About Camp Jam
Camp Jam’s multi-level curriculum schools students in every aspect of playing in a real rock and roll band. From playing techniques, plenty of band rehearsal, song writing, to stage presence, Camp Jam’s variety of classes will turn the bedroom player into a bona fide rock star. Not only do you learn from a rock legend, you get to take the big stage on Friday.
Click here for more info on our program for 11-17 year olds
If your child is ages 7 to 10, why not have them spend a week of fun jammin' out in their very own rock band, designing their own marketing packet, and participating in team building activities - all while learning from the best professional musicians in your area. That's what Camp Jam Kidz is all about ' a bunch of kidz, having a good time while learning how to rock out!
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Camp Jam Day Camp (Ages 11-17) 
Registration Fee Per Session: $549
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-4:30pm | Friday starts at 9am with the concert at 6pm
Location: Lake Forest Academy | 1500 West Kennedy Rd. | Lake Forest, IL 60045
Session Dates: July 09-13 | July 16-20
Camp Jam Kidz Camp (Ages 7-10)
Registration Fee Per Session: $399 (additional sessions $349)
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm; Friday 9am-4:30pm | Friday starts at 9am with the concert at 4pm
Location: Lake Forest Academy | 1500 West Kennedy Rd. | Lake Forest, IL 60045
Session Dates: July 09 - 13 | July 16 - 20
Camp Jam Overnight Camp (Ages 12-17)
Registration Fee Per Session: $1,495 (additional sessions $1,345)
Hours: Starts the Sunday before the day camp week | Friday concert 6pm
Location: Lake Forest Academy | 1500 West Kennedy Rd. | Lake Forest, IL 60045
Session Dates: July 08 - 14 | July 15 - 21
Aftercare: Kids can stay up to 5:30 for $20 per child if paid in advance and $40 per week if paid at the camp.
Kids can be dropped off as early as 8:30 (BUT NO EARLIER) for no additional charge.
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Check out these awesome music videos from Overnight camp in Chicago. At Camp Jam Overnight, campers have the opportunity to make a professional music video of one of the songs that they are performing that week.
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You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
True Life Presents: Camp'd Out- I'm Going to Rock Camp
Camp Jam was featured in an hour long episode of MTV's new series, "True Life presents: Camp'd Out --I'm Going to Rock Camp." Follow four of our Camp Jammers as they embark on their weeklong journey at our Camp Jam Overnight program in Chicago. Watch them as they fulfill their dreams of rocking on the big stage at the House of Blues Chicago.....
Youths find more reasons to pick up that guitar and jam - and parents don't mind it at all
As the Krazy Kobra Kidz took the stage with a thundering rendition of a Black Sabbath classic, the moms in the front row shouted "Whoo hoo!" and mouthed along the words, "I AM IRON MAN."
This was, after all, their music.The stuff of the 1970s.....
Forbes Traveler featured Camp Jam in a recent article about Cool Summer Camps for Kids. Congrats to Colin Reineberg for gettin' some rad press!
Image courtesy Forbes Traveler.
Guitar hero gives his pointers - Derek rocks Chi Town on the Camp Jam Spring Tour. Camp Jam and NAMM's Ready-Set-Rock! Tour owned Chicago April 12 and 13, and the Daily Herald captured the vibe.
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