Happy Birthday Jennifer Hartswick: 10 Collaborations With Umphrey’s McGee
By Scott Bernstein Aug 18, 2017 • 11:29 am PDT
Today marks vocalist and trumpeter Jennifer Hartswick birthday after a celebration yesterday in the City of Mobile. Hartswick was made a honorary citizen of the city by its mayor and then headlined a concert at Brickyard Dauphin Street. Jennifer might be best known to our readers for her long and impressive tenure as a member of the Trey Anastasio Band, but she also is one of the most frequent guests in Umphrey’s McGee history.
Hartswick first sat-in with Umphrey’s McGee on September 11, 2005 on covers of The Lounge Lizards’ “Big Heart” and “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers at Higher Ground in Burlington, Vermont. Jennifer hit it off with the band that night and on the off day that followed. She has gone on to guest with UM a total of 27 times on 66 songs (47 different tunes).
The most recent JHa/UM collaboration took place on July 2, 2017 at Red Rocks, where Hartswick led the six-piece on a debut cover of “Red Barchetta” by Rush as well as the mashup “Electric Avenue To Hell” – a song on which she contributed to the studio version found on Zonkey. In honor of Jennifer’s birthday, here’s either audio or video of 10 standout collaborations with Umphrey’s McGee followed by a complete list of each of Hartswick’s appearances with UM:
December 6, 2006 – Sweet Child O’Mine (Guns N’ Roses) @ Nokia Theater
December 14, 2007 – You Got The Love (Rufus) @ Caribbean Holidaze
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December 29, 2007 – Holding Back The Years (Simply Red) @ Aragon Ballroom
December 13, 2008 – Day Dreaming (Aretha Franklin) @ Caribbean Holidaze
[Captured by 3xwidepackage]
November 12, 2010 – Barracuda (Heart) @ Bear Creek
January 21, 2012 – At Last (Etta James) @ Nokia Theater
[Captured by PBRandPBJ]
January 29, 2012 – Let’s Dance (David Bowie) @ Mayan Holidaze
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May 7, 2016 – No Ordinary Love (Sade) @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
[Pro-Shot video captured by TourGigs and shared by Umphrey’s]
July 2, 2017 – Red Barchetta (Rush) @ Red Rocks
[Pro-Shot video captured by TourGigs and shared by Umphrey’s]
July 2, 2017 – Electric Avenue To Hell (AC/DC, Eddy Grant) @ Red Rocks
[Captured by aershko]
A History Of Jennifer Hartswick & Umphrey’s McGee Collaborations
- September 11, 2005 – Big Heart (Lounge Lizards), Ain’t No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
- January 7, 2006 – Memphis Underground (Herbie Mann)
- January 9, 2006 – Tell Me Something Good (Chaka Khan & Rufus)
- February 16, 2006 – Bullhead City (Original)
- July 5, 2006 – Black Water (Doobie Brothers)
- September 8, 2006 – Polythene Pam > She Came In… (The Beatles)
- December 2, 2006 – Sweet Child O’ Mine (Guns N’ Roses)
- May 25, 2007 – No Ordinary Love (Sade)
- December 14, 2007 – You Got The Love (Rufus)
- December 29, 2007 – Holding Back The Years (Simply Red)
- December 31, 2007 – Mulche’s Odyssey (Original), Resolution (Original), Black Messiah (The Kinks), Wizard Burial Ground (Original), Miss Tinkle’s Overture (Original), Auld Lang Syne (Traditional), Alex’s House (Original), Bright Lights Big City (Original), 5:15 (The Who)
- December 13, 2008 – Day Dreaming (Aretha Franklin)
- February 13, 2009 – Memphis Underground
- November 14, 2009 – Cemetery Walk (Original), Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough (Michael Jackson), Barracuda (Heart), Baby Honey Sugar Darlin’ (Original), Partyin’ Peeps (Original)
- December 13, 2009 – Barracuda
- November 12, 2010 – Barracuda
- July 15, 2011 – Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough
- January 21, 2012 – At Last (Etta James)
- January 29, 2012 – Let’s Dance (David Bowie)
- January 10, 2015 – Ain’t No Sunshine
- February 5, 2015 – Bullhead City, Barracuda
- August 14, 2015 – Lean On Me (Bill Withers)
- April 7, 2016 – Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough, I Got You (James Brown), Black Water, Ophelia (The Band), Let’s Dance, I Want A New Drug (Huey Lewis & The News), Late In The Evening (Paul Simon), Live & Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings), Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel), Barracuda
- May 6, 2016 – 1000 Places To See Before You Die (Original), Alex’s House (Original), Forks (Original), Improv Quarter, Ringo (Original), Sledgehammer, Wizard Burial Ground, I Can’t Go For That (Hall & Oates)
- May 7, 2016 – Red Tape (Original), Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough, No Ordinary Love, Women Wine & Song (Original), Wife Soup (Original), Bad Friday (Original)
- September 4, 2016 – Electric Avenue To Hell (Mashup)
- July 2, 2017 – Red Barchetta (Rush), Electric Avenue To Hell
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