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March 24, 2005: For immediate release

5th Annual Jammys All-Star Concert To Be Held April 26 At The Theater At Madison Square Garden

Grateful Dead Bassist Phil Lesh To Host, Perform

An impressively eclectic group of artists ranging from revered singer/songwriter Ryan Adams to roots reggae hero Burning Spear are coming together for the 5 th Annual Jammys Awards Show and All-Star Concert to be held April 26 th at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Les Claypool, frontman for alt-metal godfathers Primus, respected piano man Bruce Hornsby, rising newgrass faves Yonder Mountain String Band, southern boogie torchbearers North Mississippi All-Stars, downtown jazz greats Medeski Martin and Wood, one-man band Keller Williams, Midwestern jam stars Umphrey's McGee and Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon are also confirmed for the show, which will be hosted by Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, who will also perform.

More big names, including this year's Lifetime Achievement Award winner, will be announced in coming weeks. In the meantime, fans can vote for the year's best album, song, DVD, download, new artist, tour, live show and archival release of the year at www.jammys.com/vote .

Founded as an alternative to mainstream award shows and produced by Relix Magazine, Jambands.com and Peter Shapiro, The Jammys is a celebration of the best in live improvisational music performance that pairs the brightest lights on the burgeoning jam music scene with stars from the pop, rock, reggae, gospel and jazz realms. In its first four years, The Jammys has become one of New York City 's premiere annual live music events and one of the top grassroots music events in the world, hosting countless historic, once-in-a-lifetime musical moments.

Last year's show featured the onstage reunion of The Black Crowes, who joined Gov't Mule for a version of their 1992 hit “Sometimes Salvation,” as well as a finale that featured sacred steel phenom Robert Randolph, legendary Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts, String Cheese Incident's Michael Kang and guitar hero Warren Haynes (of The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule and The Dead) jamming with Steve Winwood on his Spencer Davis Group hit “Gimme Some Lovin'.” Daily Variety declared: “The producers—or some cosmic forces—really outdid themselves at this year's kudofest.”

In year's past, such off-the-wall collaborations as rapper Slick Rick with the Disco Biscuits, The B-52's with Particle and Blue Oyster Cult with moe. have wowed sold-out audiences. In 2002, the concert-ending finale featured an all-star jam that included Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon of Phish, Warren Haynes, Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, and Robert Randolph, among others. Solomon Burke, The Allman Brothers Band, John Mayer, Blind Boys of Alabama, Dr. John, Toots Hibbert, Perry Farrell, Susan Tedeschi, Michael Franti of Spearhead, Harlem Gospel Choir, Black Thought, The Tom Tom Club, Marky Ramone, the Del McCoury Band and Bernie Williams of the New York Yankees, among many, many others have also performed at The Jammys in years past.

In between performances, nine Jammys trophies are handed out in categories voted on by fans, while a Lifetime Achievement award is given out at the end of the night. In years past, Lifetime Achievement trophies have been bestowed upon B.B. King, The Meters, the Grateful Dead and Steve Winwood.

Press inquiries: Paula Witt at Shore Fire Media, 718.522.7171 or pwitt@shorefire.com

Additional questions: info@jammys.com

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February 22, 2005: For immediate release

5TH ANNUAL JAMMY AWARDS:

PHIL LESH CONFIRMED TO HOST AT THEATER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON APRIL 26

NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS AND UMPHREY’S MCGEE EACH GARNER THREE JAMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

February 22, 2005 -- Legendary bassist, Grateful Dead alum, and bandleader Phil Lesh will host the fifth edition of the Jammy Awards on April 26 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. From their inception in 2000, the Jammys have catapulted to become a major national awards ceremony, paying tribute to live music with unique on-stage couplings.

The premiere grassroots music event in the country, the 5th annual Jammys will recognize the best in live music performance from the past year. As of February 21st, voting is open to the public on Jammys.com, JamBands.com, and Relix.com. The Jammys are presented by Relix Magazine, JamBands.com, and executive producer Peter Shapiro.

The first Jammys ceremony was held in 2000 at Irving Plaza with an attendance of approximately 1,000. The growing awards show migrated to Roseland for two turns before a major upgrade to the Theater at Madison Square Garden last year. Unique collaborations between distinguished musicians of differing backgrounds have become the hallmark of the Jammys; the benchmark event has featured the best acts from the worlds of alternative, gospel, jazz, funk, southern rock, hip hop, electronica, bluegrass, and country, allowing each live music segment to stretch to twenty minutes.

"We expect another memorable night of music from an eclectic group of musicians. The Jammys always provide musical magic with one-night-only collaborations," said Jammys Producer Peter Shapiro.

"Every year the talent and excitement at the Jammys seems to exceed the previous year. Fans should expect more unforgettable performances this year," says Steve Bernstein, President and Publisher of Relix Magazine.

Hosted by sacred steel virtuoso Robert Randolph, last year's Jammys featured performances from members of Dr. John with Widespread Panic’s John Herman, Solomon Burke with The Derek Trucks Band and Susan Tedeschi, String Cheese Incident with Perry Farrell, Steve Winwood, and a surprise reunion between The Black Crowes' Chris and Rich Robinson with Gov't Mule.

Of last year's show, The New York Times commented, "the concert celebrated the cooperative, genre-hopping spirit of jam bands." RollingStone.com observed, "The Jammys have become notable for their diverse list of performers and on-stage collaborations." The Village Voice declared, “The music rarely stops, making fans the biggest winners at this loose-limbed ceremony honoring the icons and young guns of the increasingly overlapping roots and improvised-rock scenes.”

Full list of nominees below:

TOUR OF THE YEAR

Acoustic Planet (Bela Fleck & The Flecktones/Keller Williams/Yonder Mountain String Band)

Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains

Hallucino-Genetics, Primus

Phish, Summer

Ropeadope New Music Seminar (Charlie Hunter with Bobby Previte and DJ Olive, Sex Mob horns, Benevento/Russo Duo, Critters Buggin, Lyrics Born)

Shake Holla and March (North Mississippi Allstars, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Rising Star Fife & Drum Band)

LIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

North Mississippi Allstars, Hill Country Revue Live at Bonnaroo

The Slip, Live at Lupos

Derek Trucks Band, Live At The Georgia Theater

Widespread Panic, Uber Cobra

Keller Williams, Stage

Yonder Mountain String Band, Mountain Tracks Vol. 3

STUDIO ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Antibalas, Who Is This America?

Drive By Truckers, The Dirty South

Gov’t Mule, Deja Voodoo

Medeski Martin & Wood, End of the World Party (Just In Case)

MOFRO, Lochloosa

Umphrey’s McGee, Anchor Drops

LIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Aquarium Rescue Unit 10/20/04, Georgia Theater, Athens, GA

The Disco Biscuits, Hammerstein Ballroom, 12/31/04

Phil Lesh & Friends 12/19/04

Medeski Martin & Wood with Antibalas and Cyro Baptista, Hammerstein Ballroom, 10/31/04

North Mississippi Allstars Hill Country Review, Bonnaroo Music Festival, 6/11/04

Umphrey’s McGee (with moe.) Bonnaroo Music Festival, 6/11/04

DVD OF THE YEAR

Bluegrass Journey

Festival Express

Grateful Dead Movie

JamCam Chronicles: All Good 2004

Phish - IT

Tom Dowd & The Language of Music

ARCHIVAL LIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Allman Brothers Band, Macon City Auditorium, 2/11/72

Bob Dylan, Live 1964

Jerry Garcia Band, After Midnight , Kean College, 2/28/80

Jerry Garcia Band, Lunt-Fontanne, 10/ 31/87

New Riders of the Purple Sage, Live at Veneta, OR 8/27/72

Soul Coughing, New York, NY 8/16/99

SONG OF THE YEAR

(a composition first appearing on an official release in 2004)

“Counter-Clock World” Stockholm Syndrome

“Fireflies” MOFRO

"40 Days" Chris Robinson

“In The Kitchen” Umphrey’s McGee

“Man with a Plan” Assembly of Dust

“Woody Guthrie” Leftover Salmon

DOWNLOAD OF THE YEAR

Benevento/Russo Duo with Mike Gordon, BB King Blues Club, NYC 12/31/04

The Dead, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN 6/12/04

Phil Lesh and Friends, Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA, 12/19/04

My Morning Jacket, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN 6/12/04

moe, moe.down 5, Turin, NY, 9/03-05/04

String Cheese Incident, Tweeter Waterfront, Camden, NJ, 11/27/04

NEW GROOVE OF THE YEAR

Benvento Russo Duo

Bockman’s Euphio

Tishamingo

New Monsoon

Lotus

ALO