- Jam Camp
Jam Camp is an American jam band based in the Seattle, WA area of the Pacific Northwest. The band includes: David Broyles (
guitar ), Steve Munger (saxophone ), Michael "Smitty" Smith (guitar ), Jess White (bass), and Joel Veatch (drums). The result of regular studio-basedjam session s in the late 1980s, the project was officially dubbed Jam Camp in 1989 (a reference to camping in the studio for the debut disc's recording session). The is a band creates fusionesque rock-improv in the vein of The Allman Brothers, Zappa, Crimson, Soft Machine, Brand X and Traffic - bands that influenced more than a few of their 1990s jam band contemporaries. Known for their improvisational skills, Jam Camp records in the studio straight to disc, embracing a "live" feel-based approach to music appealing to fans ofProgressive rock ,Classic rock ,Jazz and Jam alike.The band has released three CDs: "Jam Camp" (1990), "Black Hills Jam: Preserves Vol.2" (2004) and "Jam Camp Live!" (2006). References to the band and reviews of their music can be found in numerous online publications including [http://www.mxdwn.com/reviews/2005/Jam_Camp/Black_Hills_Jam MXDWN.com] , [http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=1388l Sea of Tranquility] , [http://www.progressor.net/review/jam_camp_2004.html Progressor] , [http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-25-2006-106649.asp Buzzle] , [http://www.dprp.net/reviews/200446.html#jamcamp Dutch Progressive Rock Pages] , [http://www.musreview.com/reviews/headlines.pl?50 The Music Review] , and [http://www.jazzworldquest.com/jamcamp.shtml Jazz World Quest] .
Discography
2006: "Jam Camp Live!" (Flying Spot Entertainment)
2004: "Black Hills Jam - Preserves Vol. II" (Flying Spot Records)
1990: "Jam Camp" (For Art Sake Records)
External links
* [http://www.jamcamp.com Official Band Website]
* [http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=8413 Jam Camp Electronic Press Kit]
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