There are a lot of great jams around town geared toward meeting other musicians and landing gigs, but few are able to thread the needle between inclusivity and professional opportunity quite like the Hideaway Jam. The sign-up sheet model might be part of what makes it so successful, but the not-so-secret ingredient in this mix is Jim Briggs. The host and guitarist radiates warmth. Like Briggs, many of the jam’s regulars are musical powerhouses, but they’re also sweethearts. That’s what makes the whole affair feel distinctly Austin. Some jams are centered around a genre. This one is centered around an attitude.
