List of jam bands

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The following is a list of notable jam bands, or bands on the jam-band circuit. Jam band performances often feature extended musical improvisation ("jams") over rhythmic grooves and chord patterns, and long sets of music that cross genre boundaries. [1]

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Jam bands

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Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit, October 2004 ARU102004.jpg
Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit, October 2004

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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington, August 1, 2007 Flecktones at Zoo Tunes.jpg
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington, August 1, 2007

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The Cardinals, live at the Manchester Academy, England, November 2008 The Cardinals08.jpg
The Cardinals, live at the Manchester Academy, England, November 2008

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Dave Matthews Band: Dave Matthews, Boyd Tinsley, and Butch Taylor in Melbourne during their first tour of Australia Dave Matthews Band - Close Up Melbourne 2005.jpg
Dave Matthews Band: Dave Matthews, Boyd Tinsley, and Butch Taylor in Melbourne during their first tour of Australia

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Gov't Mule performing in 2008 Govt-Mule2.jpg
Gov't Mule performing in 2008

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Hot Tuna at MerleFest, 2006. Left to right, Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen and Barry Mitterhoff Hot Tuna at Merlefest 2006.JPG
Hot Tuna at MerleFest, 2006. Left to right, Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen and Barry Mitterhoff

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moe. tuning their instruments between songs on March 3, 2007 Moeband.JPG
moe. tuning their instruments between songs on March 3, 2007

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The North Mississippi Allstars in a wedding reception performance in Gunnison, Mississippi, 1999 N-Miss-Allstars-DBL EX.jpg
The North Mississippi Allstars in a wedding reception performance in Gunnison, Mississippi, 1999

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Phish

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Grateful Dead drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, of the Rhythm Devils Devils.jpg
Grateful Dead drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, of the Rhythm Devils

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Slightly Stoopid, Summer Haze 2007 tour StoopidArena5.jpg
Slightly Stoopid, Summer Haze 2007 tour

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Umphrey's McGee in April 2007 Umphreysmcgee.jpg
Umphrey's McGee in April 2007

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Yonder Mountain String Band, April 21, 2007, The Fillmore, San Francisco Ymsb.jpg
Yonder Mountain String Band, April 21, 2007, The Fillmore, San Francisco

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See also

References

  1. "What is a jam band?". Jambands.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2007.
  2. "Quicksilver Messenger Service's LIVE AT THE OLD MILL TAVERN - MARCH 29, 1970 Recording Set for 8/27 Release". Broadway World. August 13, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2019.