Jam Cruise
Held annually in January, Jam Cruise is a music festival on a cruise ship. It features artists of the jam band genre playing at multiple venues aboard the vessel. While some aspects of the journey are typical of all cruise lines (ports of call with shore excursions, abundant dining opportunities), other features are unique to the Jam Cruise experience - most notably, intimate performances by bands from the top of the scene. Each of the past 9 Jam Cruise sailings have sold out. This highly coveted event is considered to be the highlight of the year for bands and fans alike.
Destinations
- Jam Cruise 1 was held January 6-10, 2004 and made stops at Nassau, Bahamas and Key West, Florida.
- Jam Cruise 2 was held January 10-14, 2004 and made stops at Nassau, Bahamas and Key West, Florida.
- Jam Cruise 3 was held January 6-10, 2005 and made a stop at Freeport, Bahamas.
- Jam Cruise 4 was held January 7-13, 2006 and made stops at Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Costa Maya.
- Jam Cruise 5 was held January 2-7, 2007 and made stops at Cayo Levantado and Grand Turk Island.
- Jam Cruise 6 was held January 4-9, 2008 and made stops at Roatan, Honduras and Cozumel, Mexico.
- Jam Cruise 7 was held January 4-9, 2009 and made stops at Belize City, Belize and Costa Maya, Mexico.
- Jam Cruise 8 was held January 3-8, 2010 and made stops at Ocho Rios, Jamaica and George Town, Grand Cayman.
- Jam Cruise 9 was held January 4-9, 2011 and made stops at Roatan, Honduras and Costa Maya, Mexico.
Artist list
- Jam Cruise 9 - Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman, & Jay Lane are Scaring the Children, The Rhythm Devils feat. Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Galactic,
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, God Street Wine,
Stockholm Syndrome, Lotus, JoJo's Mardi Gras Band,
ALO,
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk,
Easy Star All-Stars,
Lettuce,
Garage A Trois,
The New Mastersounds,
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears,
Anders Osborne featuring sets with Stanton Moore & Robert Walter and with George Porter, Jr & Johnny Vidacovich,
Big Sam's Funky Nation,
Cornmeal,
Some Cat From Japan featuring Ron Johnson, Will Bernard, Scott Metzger, Eric Bolivar & Nigel Hall performing a tribute to Jimi Hendrix.
Greensky Bluegrass,
Big Gigantic,
Zach Deputy,
The Pimps Of Joytime,
Maceo Parker Super Jam, Papadosio, The Everyone Orchestra featuring Matt Butler, Nutritious, Jeff Bujak, Wyllys, Nathan Moore, Brock Butler, David Gans. Special Guests: Leo Nocentelli, Fred Wesley, Col. Bruce Hampton, Jennifer Hartswick, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Pee Wee Ellis, Joel Cummins, Robert Walter, Steve Kimock, Taylor Hicks.
Controversy
On January 8th, 2011, Jam Cruise's oceanliner were targeted by U.S. law enforcement agencies prior to departure from port. Individuals found to be in possesion of contraband were arrested and removed from the ship's rooster[1]
Activities
- Jam Room
- Rock Star Karaoke
- Texas Hold Em Tournament
- Presidential Election HeadCount
- Theme Nights
- Funky Bingo
- Moog Workshop
- Blues Guitar Workshop
- Sax Workshop
- Autograph Signings
External Links
References
News articles