Get Ready to Jam at the Jive Lounge
Turn up your Thursday night at Jive Blues Jam Sessions, featuring the best of the blues in Milford, live at Jive Bar & Lounge on every Thursday from 7–10 PM. Expect soulful guitar, blues-driven grooves, and a laid-back lounge atmosphere—perfect for sipping cocktails, settling in, and letting the music carry the night.
Meet The Musicians
Mike Smith Group
From the mountains of North Jersey and the hills of upper Connecticut comes, Mike Smith Group. An amorphous three-headed rock beast delivering infectious grooves and hard-hitting riffs.
Performance on March 26th
Scott Weis
Scott Weis is an American blues-rock musician and frontman of the Scott Weis Band, a high-energy trio blending blues, rock, and soul. Raised in North Jersey, Weis developed his craft early and formed the band in 2005 to create music rooted in authenticity and life experience. Known for his soulful vocals and expressive guitar work, he has shared stages with numerous blues and rock legends and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2012. Weis continues to tour and release independent music, earning a reputation for powerful, heartfelt live performances.
Performances on April 9th, May 14th, and June 11th
Chris Raabe
Chris Raabe is a blues-rooted musician from the Hudson Valley known as a local “Guitar Hero,” blending soul, rock, and blues into a unique, expressive sound that connects deeply with audiences. Raised in Orange County, NY, his passion for music was sparked as a teenager and solidified after hearing a local blues icon perform, leading him to leave college and pursue music full-time. Raabe’s performances feature soulful guitar and distinctive vocals shaped by diverse influences, and he has opened for notable artists like Leon Russell, Eric Gales, and members of The Frank Zappa Band, becoming a staple of the regional live music scene while currently focusing on recording new music.
Performances on April 16th, May 28th, and June 18th
John Bendy
John Bendy is a Brooklyn-born guitarist, who began playing at age 10 and performed his first gig at 12, going on to amass hundreds of live shows and late-night jams. Early in his career he was mentored by blues masters Bill Perry and Popa Chubby, and he co-founded the Bendy Pastorius Group with his brother Mike and drummer Julius Pastorius in 2007. Bendy played guitar on Chrissie O’Dell’s 2010 blues charting record If I Had a Dime and joined the Hipster Assassins, gaining a two-year residency at New York City’s Zinc Bar where he shared the stage with notable musicians like Jeff Coffin and Roy Hargrove. By 2013 he was performing with Felix Pastorius’ The Social Experiment and leading the Bendy Effect with Mike Bendy.
Performances on April 2nd, May 7th, and June 4th
Leo B.
Leo B. has been playing guitar since the mid-to-late 1960s, performing a wide range of styles including pop, blues, funk, classic rock, country rock, and popular hits spanning four decades. Over the years, he has played in several classic rock bands and as a solo artist, sharing stages with and opening for acts such as The Guess Who, The Chambers Brothers, Aerosmith, Badfinger, and Tina Turner. Currently, he fronts his classic rock trio, Leo & the Lizards, while also performing solo acoustic sets throughout the Tri-state area, and spends his days teaching guitar.
Performance on April 30th
Eric Langberg
Eric Langberg is a versatile solo acoustic musician known for performing at weddings, parties, dinners, galas, clubs, and private resorts with a wide-ranging set of crowd favorites spanning acoustic rock, folk, country, blues, and pop. His live shows blend timeless classics with newer material that appeals across generations.
Performances on April 23rd and May 21st
