The John Popper Project

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The John Popper Project
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The John Popper Project performing in 2008
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OriginUnited States
Years active2003–present
Labels Relix
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The John Popper Project (formally The John Popper Project Featuring DJ Logic) is an American jam band that plays a combination of rock, hip hop, and improvisational jazz.

The group formed out of a jam session in San Francisco in December 2003 that featured John Popper of Blues Traveler, Rob Wasserman of RatDog, and DJ Logic.

The band's lineup currently consists of Popper on vocals and harmonica, DJ Logic on turntables, Tad Kinchla on bass guitar, and Marcus Bleecker on drums.

The group released a self-titled album in October 2006.

Band members

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