Phish will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 7th
Jammys this evening. The quartet joins an impressive list of Jammy
Lifetime Achievement Award winners, including B.B. King, The Meters,
The Grateful Dead, Steve Winwood, Buddy Guy and Frank Zappa. The night
will feature numerous tributes to the Vermont Quartet through several
different mediums. Phish lyricist Tom Marshall, journalist Anthony
DeCurtis (who penned a 2003 cover story for Relix on Phish), Pot Culture
co-authors Steve Bloom and Shirley Halperin, Assembly of Dust frontman
Reid Genauer, Relix Editor-in-Chief Josh Baron, Sirius Jam_On’s Jess
Besack, Q104’s Ken Dashow and Jonathan Clarke, Rock Band visionary Tony Calandra and Zenbu Media president Steve Bernstein will be among the evening’s presentors.
An impressive mix of musicians will also perform throughout the night
in a number of unique configurations, including Booker T. Jones, Chali
2na (Jurassic 5), Chevy Chase, Christian McBride, Doug E. Fresh, The
Fab Faux, Galactic, Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze), Grace Potter, Jake
Cinninger (Umphrey's McGee), James Carter, Joe Russo, Jon Gutwillig and
Marc Brownstein (the Disco Biscuits), Kyle Hollingsworth (String Cheese
Incident), Leslie West (Mountain), Matisyahu, Page McConnell, Rob
Marscher (Addison Groove Project), Rose Hill Drive, Roy Haynes, Sharon
Jones, Tea Leaf Green, Todd Park Mohr (Big Head Todd & the
Monsters) and Warren Haynes. Several special guests are expected.
The Jammys will begin at 7:30 PM sharp with a performance by the evening’s hosts, Warren Haynes and Grace Potter. A limited number of tickets are still available at www.jammys.com.
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