Iron Pickers

From its inception, Marathon Jam was created to serve.

It began as a gathering place for studio session players who wanted to use their music as a way to do some good in the community. That initial impulse to be of help to others grew until, in 2003, we began to work for the families of injured Soldiers, Veterans and First Responders.

Marathon Jam is now a 501c3 charity with a Board Of Directors, corporate sponsors and wonderful volunteers.

Our biggest fund raising event is held annually on the last Saturday of February when we play music for twelve hours straight (thus the MARATHON in Marathon Jam) and the money we raise goes to the Fisher Houses of Ft. Bragg and Camp Lejeune.

At the end of that event, we bestow the coveted black T-shirt and title of “Iron Picker” on the musicians who play and sing the entire Jam. The logo/motto “curatus per musica”, healing through music, is on the front of the shirt over the heart and shows the care and the spirit of what they do.

Those extremely talented and giving players and the music they make are the backbone of Marathon Jam.