Jamming deficiency syndrome

I got in a bluegrass jam the other day at a party. It occurred to me that this was the first casual jam I had been in in many months. In recent years we’ve gone to a few festivals every year and try to make a short appearance at the campouts (spring and fall they...

January 2014 President’s Message

Happy New Year! We hope to see many of you at the Great 48 in Bakersfield the second weekend of 2014. It is mid-December now (and I am late with the deadline for the Breakdown) and I know hotel reservations are moving briskly. New this year will be a Teen Jam Suite....

January 2016 President Message

We are heading into another busy CBA year with more events scheduled than ever before!  We have some new officers and coordinators in our volunteer stable who are scheduling events in their home areas.The first event to kick off 2016 is, of course, our big...

January President’s Message from Darby Brandli

Happy New Year 2011! I predict this year will be a good one for the CBA and all you music lovers out there. I have a list of New Year’s resolutions for the Association and they all include you to ensure success. 1. Increase our membership to 3500 members this year and...