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What is a Jam Band?
Jam band (or Jamband)
...is a term that refers to bands, albums, festivals, etc., that relate directly or indirectly to the jam band culture. The concerts of such bands may feature extended musical improvisation over rhythmic grooves and chord patterns.[1] Jam bands may exist within a variety of genres, including rock, psychedelic rock, heavy metal, progressive rock, funk, progressive bluegrass, blues, country music, folk music, world music, electronica, and jazz fusion.[1]
The seminal group, the Grateful Dead, were originally categorized as psychedelic rock.
Contents: 1 History of the term "jam band" 2 Jam scene 3 Taping 4 Jam bands downloads 5 Venues and festivals 6 Related links 7 References 8 External links
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Typical instruments: Guitar - Bass - Drums - Keyboard Mainstream popularity -- Peaked in the late 1990s subsequent to the rising popularity, underground prior to this with some mainstream hits within other genres. Also very popular in Festivals. Regional cities: Denver - Bay Area - East Florida - Southern California - Austin, Texas 
Interesting Links: Jambands.com JamBase Honest Tune Magazine Endless Boundaries Music In and Around the Jam Scene! Jamaroo Canadian Jamband Community Jamband and Indie Podcast
The album cover of Live/Dead (1969) by the Grateful Dead. Critic Robert Christgau remarked that it contained the "finest rock improvisation ever recorded".
The seminal group, the Grateful Dead, were originally categorized as psychedelic rock.
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Typical instruments: Guitar - Bass - Drums - Keyboard
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