(photo by Rita Hurault)
The music business is a great way to not make a living, but what adventures!
Just got back from Jamm in Jamaica, a week in Negril with several of my favorites: Donna the Buffalo, Railroad Earth, Hot Buttered Rum, the new/revived edition of eKoostik Hookah, The Big Wu, Matt Butler’s Everyone Orchestra, and Vince Herman. This wasn’t a frenetic festival with multiple stages – there were several sets each day, with every act having days off in between performances until the final day, when we all performed in one long and splendid show. Each band brought fans from their region and elsewhere, so we all got to hang out on the beach with old and new friends, and we all got to play for each other’s audiences. There was plenty of time for hanging out and jamming, too.
I had the pleasure of sitting in with Donna the Buffalo (see photo above), Railroad Earth, Hot Buttered Rum, and Hookah, and in my sets I was joined by members of all those bands as well. And I played in the Everyone Orchestra, too – a highlight was singing “That’s the way uh-huh uh-huh I like it” with Jeb Puryear of DTB.
And when Tara Nevins of DTB had a problem with her acoustic guitar, I happily lent her mine:
More photos on my flickr page: Blue Sunset, Tim Carbone Plays the Drums, and more to come.
Big thanks to Jeff Spencer and his partners for inviting me to this excellent event, and I hope we get to do it again next year!
Hey David,
I was so pleased to meet you in Negril. Thank you so much for coming and I am so glad you and Rita had a nice time.
See you next year!
Peace,
Hilary
Thanks for taking such good care of us, Hilary! I hope we get to do it again.
David, it must have been different for the musicians, but for the fans that went, many people I talked to felt ripped off by jeff spencer and I hope he gets put out of business by the lawsuits that will likely follow this incredibly bad event. Rip off prices for tickets and the worst sound system I have ever been subjected to. Don’t support this guy!