Green Space Blues Jam 2025

Green Space Blues Jam 2025  

Our 21st Annual Green Space Blues Jam will be held on Friday, May 16th, 2025. Join us in person for an evening of live music, a variety of delicious snacks, assorted desserts, beer, wine, Stormalong hard cider, non-alcoholic drinks, and an online silent auction for a great cause at Stonehurst, 100 Robert Treat Paine Dr, Waltham MA 02452.

The online auction is open and ready to bid through Sunday, May 18, including during/at the Green Space Blues Jam on Friday, May 16. Money raised will help us continue creating a legacy of land conservation., including during/at the Green Space Blues Jam on Friday, May 16

Your ticket supports the work of the Waltham Land Trust to preserve and protect open spaces in our community. 

Ticket prices are: 

• $40.00  -  Under 40 years old
• $85.00  -  General Public
• $75.00  -  Current WLT Member: Important! You must login to see Member Ticket pricing!

This year we are thrilled to have live in person, Paul Rishell and Annie Raines!

For 31 years Paul Rishell & Annie Raines have been hailed as one of the world’s best blues duos. They have recorded 6 albums together including the W.C. Handy Award-winning Moving to the Country (2000), and received numerous award nominations from the Blues Foundation. They have performed and recorded with John Sebastian, Susan Tedeschi, Pinetop Perkins and Rory Block. They have opened for Ray Charles, Dr. John, and Little Feat, and performed on international radio and TV shows including Late Night with Conan O’Brien and A Prairie Home Companion.

From 2011 to 2022 they worked as Visiting Artists in the American Roots Music Program at Berklee College of Music in Boston, teaching Country Blues techniques and history to new generations of aspiring musicians. They continue to perform American roots music and their own compositions at festivals, concert halls, and clubs all over the world.

"While their guitar, harmonica, and vocals are roiling, muscular, and masterful, their shows are down home- friendly and fun-loving." - Scott Alarik, Boston Globe

The WLT would like to thank all the 2025 GSBJ sponsors:

The collective generosity of BXP, ECarter with their Havening Techniques®, Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, Gloria & Peter Ryan, and the Rotary Club of Waltham, Inc. significantly contributes to this endeavor. Further support comes from the kindness of David & Emily Hutcheson, Marie Daly, The Nelson Companies, Ltd., The Village Bank, and Diana Young. Bentley University, along with the thoughtful contributions of John Dieckmann & Betsy Sharawara, Michael Williams & Anna Sura, Barbara Jacobs & Ted Nyder, and Nadene Stein & Tyrone Sandefur, also play a vital role. The 128 Business Council, the Elinor & Jack Marcou Charitable Foundation, Failla & DeFrancesco Family Dentistry, Dan Melnechuk & Amy Rothstein, Marc Rudnick & Sally Wetzler, Lauren Sloat, and Watertown Savings Bank are also gratefully acknowledged for their partnership. We also want to give a special shout-out to Boston Beer Company, Stormalong Cider, and Sumo Liquors for their generous donation of beverages for the event! We truly appreciate your support in making this evening even more enjoyable.