was founded in 2012 with help from many community members including Elizabeth Bahnson, Ellen Ray Lee, Mike Ashworth, Tim Gardner, and many others. We taught kids in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club for several years before switching locations to Grace Brevard. We have partnered with Mountain School of Strings in the past, and are now an independent community organization that is still an affiliate of Regional JAM.

Transylvania County JAM hosts classes three days a week (Monday-Wednesday) and has over 60 students who regularly attend classes at Grace Brevard each week during the school year. JAM is represented in the community by several performing string bands now, including sister duo Haden and Aria, Twilight Grove, and our current JAM Performing Ensemble, The Shruggers.