A handful of additional artists
have been added to the line-up for the 7th Jammy Awards. The latest
round of artist additions includes: Keller Williams, comedian Chevy
Chase, MCs Chali 2na (Jurassic 5) and Doug E. Fresh, guitar-icon Leslie
West (Mountain), neo-bop jazz trumpetist Nicholas Payton and drum
legend Roy Haynes. While most of the evening’s collaborations will
remain a surprise until show time, we can reveal that Williams will
perform with Chase, who actually played drums with Steely Dan's Donald
Fagen and Walter Becker in college.
These esteemed musicians join an already stacked line-up that includes
co-hosts Warren Haynes and Grace Potter, Booker T. Jones, Christian
McBride, Fab Faux, Galactic, Glenn Tillbrook (Squeeze), HeadCount
All-Stars, Jake Cinninger of Umphrey's McGee, James Carter, Joe Russo,
Jon Gutwillig, Kyle Hollingsworth of String Cheese Incident, Marc
Brownstein, Matisyahu, Page McConnell, Rose Hill Drive, Sharon Jones,
Tea Leaf Green and Todd Park Mohr. As in years past, a number of
surprise guests will likely grace the stage as well.
The 7th Jammy Awards will be held Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Voting will close this Friday, May 2.
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