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From www.jamminjamaica.com:
Jamm In Jamaica Takes The Jamband Festival International
Jamaica |
New York, NY – The inaugural Jamm in Jamaica;
festival presents fans of live music the opportunity to enjoy some of the best
the jamband and roots music scene has to offer in an ideal tropical location
– Negril, Jamaica's world-famous Seven Mile Beach. The festival
held March 25 through April 1 features nearly twenty shows in seven days on
stunning cliffs and sandy beaches, concluding in a festival day including all
of the acts on the bill.
Jamm in Jamaica performers include:
Donna The Buffalo
Railroad Earth
Under Full Sail (featuring members from ekoostik hookah's 1991-96 era
band)
Hot Buttered Rum String
Band
The Big Wu
Vince Herman
David Gans
The Everyone Orchestra
The Jamm in Jamaica festival presents multiple performances by Donna
the Buffalo, the New York state based hybrid that piles reggae, rock,
country, zydeco, Cajun, and folk on top of old-time fiddle music together. Railroad
Earth will be performing four sets during the week in Negril with their rock 'n' roll as bluegrass gets without losing the bluegrass in the
sound approach.
Under Full Sail is a reunion group made up of the original
ekoostik hookah
band members, based on its 1991 - 1996 line up: Steve Sweney (lead guitar),
Dave Katz (keys/guitar/vocals), Cliff Starbuck (bass/vocals), Eric Lanese (drums)
and John Mullins (guitar/vocals), playing together for the first time since
Mullins departed from the band in 1996.
Former Leftover Salmon front man Vince Herman will act as
the event's emcee as well as performing lively, short sets. Jamm in Jamaica
features additional diverse artists performing: bluegrass up-and-comers Hot
Buttered Rum String Band, Bay Area singer/songwriter David
Gans, and roots rock devotees The Big Wu.
The event will culminate with a massive celebratory coming together facilitated
by The Everyone Orchestra's Matt Butler who will conduct
various members of all of the festival artists in a participatory jam with the
audience.
Donna the Buffalo and ekoostik hookah are no strangers to international events.
In 2004, Donna the Buffalo took hundreds of fans on a week-long Caribbean cruise,
while ekoostik hookah has embarked on three international trips customized for
their fans including two Negril getaways and a week in Amsterdam, Holland.
Jamm in Jamaica event packages include roundtrip airfare from
thirty major airports, seven nights of accommodations in Negril, all airport
transfers, and a festival laminate for access to all shows. Packages are available
now beginning as low as $699 plus taxes.
For Jamm in Jamaica festival reservations, detailed Negril hotel information,
festival schedule, pricing and ticketing information, and additional information
please visit www.jamminjamaica.com.
Reservations are able to be completed on line.
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For questions about travel arrangements, hotels, flights, and destination related
questions, contact Sunsplash Tours at 1-800-426-7710 or by e-mail at info@sunsplashtours.com.
For questions about the bands and general festival questions, contact ProActive
Entertainment at info@proactivemgt.com.
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