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The jam-band movement gained mainstream exposure in the US in the early 1990s with the rise of Phish and the Dave Matthews Band as major touring acts and the dissolution of the Grateful Dead following Jerry Garcia's death in 1995. Jam-band artists often perform a wide variety of genres.
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.
This is a list of jam band music festivals. This list may have some overlap with list of historic rock festivals and list of reggae festivals . Jam bands are musical groups who relate to a unique fan culture that began in the 1960s with Grateful Dead (see deadheads ), and continued with The Allman Brothers Band , which had lengthy jams at concerts.
Blues Traveler is an American rock band that formed in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1987.They are known for their extensive use of segues in live performances, and could be considered a key part of the re-emerging jam band scene of the 1990s, spearheading the H.O.R.D.E. touring music festival.
Moe (stylized as moe.) is an American jam rock band, formed at the University at Buffalo in 1989. The band members are Rob Derhak (bass, vocals), Al Schnier (guitar, vocals, keyboard), Chuck Garvey (guitar, vocals), Vinnie Amico (), Jim Loughlin and Nate Wilson (keyboard).
Eddie Jerome Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter.He is the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and one of three guitarists for the rock band Pearl Jam.
The System lead singer Mic Murphy was a road manager for the band before the start of his record career. [3] After the 1985's album Seeekret, the band disappeared for unknown reasons. Most of the musicians continued working with other projects. In the 1990s, however, the group re-formed as Kleeer at some occasions. [2]
The band honed their style while playing at bars and fraternity-house shows in the Philadelphia area in the mid-1990s. Bassist Marc Brownstein credits the improvisational ingenuity demonstrated by the jamband Phish during the 95-97 tours as a particular inspiration for the Disco Biscuits' unique sound. He recognized that improvisation-inclined ...