Jam band
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| + | '''Jam bands''' are musical groups whose live albums and concerts relate to a unique fan culture that began in the 1960s with [[The Grateful Dead]], and continued in the 1990s with bands like [[Dispatch]]. The performances of these [[Musical ensemble|bands]] often feature extended [[musical improvisation]] ("[[jam session|jams]]") over rhythmic [[groove (music)|groove]]s and [[vamp (music)|chord patterns]], and long sets of music that cross genre boundaries. | ||
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| + | ==List of jam bands== | ||
| + | Some of the prominent artists associated with the jam-band scene include: | ||
| + | <!-- Notable bands only, please. Ideally each entry should cite a source stating that the band is indeed a jam band. --> | ||
| + | *[[Allman Brothers Band]] | ||
| + | *[[Bela Fleck and the Flecktones]] | ||
| + | *[[The Black Crowes]] | ||
| + | *[[Blues Traveler]] | ||
| + | *Dr.[[Dan Matrazzo]] and the Looters | ||
| + | *[[Dave Matthews Band]] | ||
| + | *[[Derek Trucks Band]] | ||
| + | *[[The Mantras]] | ||
| + | *[[Dispatch (band)|Dispatch]] | ||
| + | *[[The Disco Biscuits]] | ||
| + | *[[Furthur (band)|Furthur]] | ||
| + | *[[G. Love & Special Sauce]] | ||
| + | *[[Galactic]] | ||
| + | *[[Gov't Mule]] | ||
| + | *[[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]] | ||
| + | *[[The Grateful Dead]] | ||
| + | *[[Hot Tuna]] | ||
| + | *[[Jefferson Airplane]] | ||
| + | *[[Jerry Garcia Band]] | ||
| + | *[[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] | ||
| + | *[[John Butler Trio]] | ||
| + | *[[Leftover Salmon]] | ||
| + | *[[Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade|Les Claypool's Frog Brigade]] | ||
| + | *[[Little Feat]] | ||
| + | *[[Lotus (American band)|Lotus]] | ||
| + | *[[Medeski, Martin, & Wood]] | ||
| + | *[[moe.]] | ||
| + | *[[Moonflowers]] | ||
| + | *[[My Morning Jacket]] | ||
| + | *[[New Riders of the Purple Sage]] | ||
| + | *[[O.A.R.]] | ||
| + | *[[Percy Hill]] | ||
| + | *[[Perpetual Groove]] | ||
| + | *[[Phil Lesh and Friends]] | ||
| + | *[[Phish]] | ||
| + | *[[Railroad Earth]] | ||
| + | *[[Tea Leaf Green]] | ||
| + | *[[Umphrey's McGee]] | ||
| + | *[[Robert Randolph and the Family Band]] | ||
| + | *[[The Samples]] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Deadhead]] | ||
| + | *[[Psychedelic rock]] | ||
| + | *[[Jammy Award]] | ||
| + | *[[List of jam bands]] | ||
| + | *[[List of jam band music festivals]] | ||
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Jam bands are musical groups whose live albums and concerts relate to a unique fan culture that began in the 1960s with The Grateful Dead, and continued in the 1990s with bands like Dispatch. The performances of these bands often feature extended musical improvisation ("jams") over rhythmic grooves and chord patterns, and long sets of music that cross genre boundaries.
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List of jam bands
Some of the prominent artists associated with the jam-band scene include:
- Allman Brothers Band
- Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
- The Black Crowes
- Blues Traveler
- Dr.Dan Matrazzo and the Looters
- Dave Matthews Band
- Derek Trucks Band
- The Mantras
- Dispatch
- The Disco Biscuits
- Furthur
- G. Love & Special Sauce
- Galactic
- Gov't Mule
- Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
- The Grateful Dead
- Hot Tuna
- Jefferson Airplane
- Jerry Garcia Band
- Jethro Tull
- John Butler Trio
- Leftover Salmon
- Les Claypool's Frog Brigade
- Little Feat
- Lotus
- Medeski, Martin, & Wood
- moe.
- Moonflowers
- My Morning Jacket
- New Riders of the Purple Sage
- O.A.R.
- Percy Hill
- Perpetual Groove
- Phil Lesh and Friends
- Phish
- Railroad Earth
- Tea Leaf Green
- Umphrey's McGee
- Robert Randolph and the Family Band
- The Samples
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See also
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