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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Slightly Stoopid, Summer Haze 2007 tour

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Umphrey's McGee in April 2007

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

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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.