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Thank you, Milan ♥️
On June 21st, we celebrated our launch in Milan with our Music Contest Summer 2025 Edition
Thank you to the dozens of musicians who registered and attended, to our community members, to our partners at Cascina Cuccagna, Menodue Studio and Libreria Birdland, to our wonderful audience, and a special thanks to Marco Mariani and his new Quintet featuring Rudi Manzoli (sax), Samuele Lindo (piano), Margherita Carbonell (double bass), e Daniele Delfino (drums) for the unforgettable opening set.
Some of the musicians who made the night so special
And the award goes to…
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Naked Projects, "Spizz"
• Lello Ardizzone (sax)
• Enrico Salvi (guitar)
• Luca Batelli (piano)
• Gianmarco Picuzzi (bass)
• Andrea Maggia (drums)
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Jam Bruno, "Impressions"
• Andrea Stella (sax)
• Gabriel El Bouray (guitar)
• Simone Galletti (piano)
• Stefano Scopece (double bass)
• Arturo Bassoli (drums)
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Ears Food, "The Cat"
• Gabriel El Bouray (guitar)
• Alessandro Vallese (piano)
• Juan Bellusci (drums)
Thank you again Marco, Rudi, Samuele, Margherita, and Daniele ♥️
You are invited.
Just open Jam Nation and join your next jam session. (Or create your own!)
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All details of a jam session or group music practice in one place: dates, times, attendants, formation, repertoire, music sheets, chats, and more.
No more loose ends, redundant communications, missed updates, chasing others across multiple platforms.
What do you play?
Jam Nation is where the music community comes to know who you are and what you have been up to.
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All your jam sessions and stage performances, in one app.
Whether on world-class concerts or first group practice sessions, keep all your work in one place, let the music community follow your evolution, and match you with the best fellow musicians.
What are you looking for today?
Professional practice? Sure.
Ask Jam Nation to match you only with musicians of your same level looking for a serious practice session, and arrange all the details of your jam session in one place, including a “jam session chat room” shared among participants.
A fun jam? Check.
Did you ever want to play music but were afraid of feeling awkward in front of more skilled, demanding musicians? No longer! Tell Jam Nation that you are looking for a joyful session and you will be matched only with musicians who are there to have a good time.
Playing while out of town? Also check.
Are you traveling for work or leisure, or did you move to a new city and don’t know whom to play with and where to catch the local community of musicians? Open Jam Nation and quickly scan for musicians and jam sessions in your area, or launch your own!
Exam preparation? Of course.
Do you have an ensemble or group music exam and need to find the right partners to practice and prepare your repertoire? Select the instruments and repertoire you need to practice and reach out to the local community of musicians.
Student at a Music School?
Good news—you qualify for our promotion!
Nothing is as important to develop your technique, style, talent, and performance skills as playing in group.
Jam Nation not only helps you organize group sessions among your fellow classmates without the usual headaches (filtering by skill level, focus of the session, repertoire, etc.), it also opens up to a world of possibilities to meet students from other music schools, alumni, or professional musicians.
Ask your school about us!
Are you a music school, educational institution, private instructor, community program, or industry association that works with music students? Apply to Join Our Schools & Institutions Offer here.
Where will your music take you next?
Borne in Milan and Tokyo. Eager to see the world!
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London (Summer 2025)
Hear it from other members
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"I believe that at the heart of Jam Nation lies an incredibly innovative idea—never before has there been such an efficient platform that connects musicians with just a couple of clicks. It’s a fast and practical tool, perfect both for those taking their first steps in the music world and for seasoned musicians seeking fresh inspiration."
Nathan C. 🎹
Milan
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"The community of Jam Nation has given me the chance to meet new musicians who have also become friends, sharing my deep passion for music."
Michele C. 🎺
Milan
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"Jam Nation is an amazing way to connect with fellow musicians, find jam sessions, and collaborate on new projects. It opens up countless opportunities to create music together. I can't wait to see what it brings to the music community!"
Emily S. 🎷
London
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“Jam Nation is the ideal app to connect and jam with musicians efficiently. Unlike other social networks, it truly understands what we need as musicians to collaborate and create music together.”
Makoto K. 🎹
Tokyo
What are we cooking? 👨🏻🍳
Getting musicians to play together is only the first step of our journey.
We want to go far, integrating bars and venues, music studios, labels, organizing events, awarding prizes, providing a platform to everyone with a passion for music to find new and exciting fellow musicians to enjoy making music or easily coordinate among your band or music school classmates, and provide you with a platform to live your music without geographic boundaries.
When you join Jam Nation you are not only empowering yourself with tools to develop your musicianship, you are also casting your vote for a global nation of musicians committed to break through geographic and commercial barriers to live their music in full.
How did everything start?
I am not on socials, but you can find a lot about me (some would say too much) on lucaferrara.com, including how to contact me—and I reply to every email, so, say hello.
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I have been playing music since I was a teenager (guitar first, than saxophone, then trumpet). Not professionally—I never aspired to be the next Miles Davis—but with enough dedication and passion to jam regularly with friends.
There is nothing quite like the rush of locking in with a rhythm section, trading solos, and feeling the music evolve in real time!
But there was one thing that always got in the way: organizing the damn jam session.
Finding musicians who matched each other’s levels and interests was a challenge in itself. Some were too advanced and impatient, others too casual and unreliable.
Even when the right people were found, coordinating schedules felt like a full-time job. Who was free on which date and time? What tunes were they comfortable with? What keys? Did they have charts? The back-and-forth messages dragged on for days, sometimes weeks—only for someone to cancel last minute. 🤯
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If musicians could just connect easily—filter by instrument, skill level, availability, repertoire, and more—getting together would be effortless.
I imagined a platform where everything was streamlined: musicians could find each other, confirm sessions, and even track who had played together before.
The idea consumed me. I had never built an app, but I knew the pain points better than anyone.
I spent months sketching out ideas, speaking with musicians, and finding developers who shared my vision.
Slowly, what started as a personal frustration turned into something much bigger: a platform designed to remove all the logistical barriers and let musicians do what they love most—play.
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That’s how Jam Nation was born.
What started with a single musician’s struggle became a solution for thousands.
Now, in music hubs around the world, players of all levels can connect instantly, join sessions, and build their own musical communities.
No more endless messaging. No more mismatched jams. Just music, the way it was meant to be.
And me? I still play my trumpet (and I am still no Miles Davis), but now, I spend less time organizing and more time doing what I love—jamming 😍
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There is a long list of people I will be eternally grateful to for all their input, suggestions, help, encouragement, and constructive criticisms.
Thanking everyone is impossible, but here is my best effort, in order of “appearance” (first names only… you guys know who you are!)
Kerredine, Roberto, Marco, Marco, Nathan, Toby, Jack, Sergio, Eric, Aman, Mukesh, Anukaran, Marco, Angelo, Riccardo, Makoto, Alexa, Annalaura, Riccardo, Federico, Paolo, Vittorio, Camilla, Gaia, Andrea, Giovanni, Arturo, Luca, Lina, Paul, and Anas.
Our Community Guidelines.
At Jam Nation, our goal is to connect and build a meaningful community of musicians—worldwide—and deliver to them tools and services to meet, play, develop their careers, and enjoy their music.
These Community Guidelines support this mission by encouraging professional, caring, and thoughtful behavior and content-sharing, and we want to make sure the spirit at the heart of our community is delivered to you in a clear and concise way with these Community Guidelines.
