Jam Cruise

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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 10 Jam Cruise sailings have sold out. This highly coveted event is considered to be the highlight of the year for bands and fans alike.

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe - Jamcruise 7

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.
  • Jam Cruise 10 was held January 9-14, 2012 and made stops at Labadee, Haiti and Falmouth, Jamaica.
  • Jam Cruise 11 was held January 7-12, 2013 and made stops at Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos and Coco Cay, Bahamas.

Artist list

  • Jam Cruise 6 – Warren Haynes; Michael Franti & Spearhead; Funky Meters feat. Art Neville, George Porter Jr., Russell Batiste & Ian Neville; Yonder Mountain String Band; Galactic; The Dark Star Orchestra; Soulive; Toots & the Maytals; Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings; The Everyone Orchestra feat. Kimock, Fishman, Coffin & Janover; Perpetual Groove; Grace Potter and the Nocturnals; Lotus; New Monsoon; Toubab Krewe; The Bridge
  • Jam Cruise 11 - moe.; Medeski, Scofield, Martin and Wood; Funky Meters; Galactic; Karl Denson's Tiny Universe; Femi Kuti and the Positive Force; Big Gigantic; Steel Pulse; JJ Grey and MoFro; Lettuce; Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk; Steve Kimock w/ Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram and Andy Hess; ALO; Tea Leaf Green; Breakestra; Medeski, Skerik, Deitch; The Soul Rebels; WRD; Greensky Bluegrass; Hot Buttered Rum; The Motet - Funk is Dead; Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers; The Pimps of Joytime; Marchfourth Marching Band; Boombox; Zoogma; Magic Gravy; Brokedown in Bakersfield; Wyllys & The New York Hustler Ensemble; Orchard Lounge; Kraz; Eddie Roberts Super Jam; Everyone Orchestra; Nathan Moore; Brock Butler; Scott Law and special guests Jeff Coffin; Mike Dillon; Col Bruce Hampton; Kyle Hollingsworth; Joel Cummins and Roosevelt Collier.

Controversy

On January 8, 2011, Jam Cruise's oceanliner were targeted by U.S. law enforcement agencies prior to departure from port. Individuals found to be in possession of contraband were arrested and removed from the ship's roster[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

  1. ↑ Campbell, Janie. "No High Seas for Jam Fest After Feds Raid Ship for Drugs". NBC Miami. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 

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