AWeeJig Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 From our American counterpart. jambands.com Phish to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2008 JammysPhish will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award when the Jammy Awards return to New York's Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 7, 2008. This year's ceremony and all-star concert will mark the seventh installment of the The Jammys and, as in years past, will celebrate the best in live improvisational music. The Jammys will also offer a number of unique pairings among musicians from the jam, pop, rock, reggae, gospel, indie, soul and jazz realms.Produced by Relix Magazine, Jambands.com, and Peter Shapiro, The Jammys has grown considerably over the years, moving from Irving Plaza in 2000 to the Roseland Ballroom in 2001 and 2002. Since 2004 the Jammys has called Theater at Madison Square Garden its home. The ceremony has also welcomed a striking number of performers over the years, including Phil Lesh, Bob Weir & RatDog, the Allman Brothers Band, Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Steve Winwood, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, Les Claypool. John Mayer, Buddy Guy, Ryan Adams, Gov't Mule, the Tom Tom Club, Perry Farrell, The B-52s, Michael Franti, Sinead O'Connor, Burning Spear, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, McCoy Tyner, Savion Glover, Travis Tritt, moe., the String Cheese Incident, Bruce Hornsby, the Disco Biscuits, Peter Frampton, Blues Traveler, Yonder Mountain String Band, Mavis Staples, Umphrey's McGee, Zappa Plays Zappa, Chick Corea and Dave Matthews Band's Stefan Lessard, among others.As in years past, awards will be given out in a number of different categories, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, DVD of the Year, Download of the Year, Best New Artist, Tour of the Year, Live Show of the Year and Archival release of the Year. Phish has taken home a trophy at each of the ceremony's first six installments."We are extremely proud to present our Lifetime Achievement Award to Phish," says Jammys Executive Producer and Co-Creator Peter Shapiro. "Few bands have meant as much to the improvisational music community as they have, so celebrating their career is something that is a natural thing for us to do."Previous Jammys Lifetime Achievement Award winners include B.B. King, The Meters, The Grateful Dead, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood and Frank Zappa.A full lineup will be confirmed in the coming weeks. Tickets go on-sale at Noon EST on March 20 via Ticketmaster and at the Madison Square Garden Box Office. For more information go to www.jammys.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cully Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Sounds like another road trip to me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulagirl Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 anyone ever been to the jammys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Some dude named Velvet that hangs around here got to sign the guitar they auction off for charity. Brilliance......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 sharon and I almost went one year, but our oven died so we decided to buy a new one and forgo a trip to the apple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 McCoy Tyner? Fucking awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 This just gets funnier every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 anyone ever been to the jammys?I was there in 2004. Had a great time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 bouche was vying for the coveted Grilled Cheese of the Year, oh the irony when the oven died Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I think tickets for the Jammys are 1 for $3, 2 for $5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cully Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 two for a buck, what the fuck.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeeJig Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Sounds like another road trip to me!!Just talked it over with my phish despising girlfriend. And I'm marking it down on the calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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