Jam band music is a genre that emphasizes live improvisation and extended instrumental solos. It often incorporates elements of rock, blues, jazz, and folk music. The music is characterized by a free-flowing, organic sound that encourages audience participation and dancing. Jam bands typically have a loyal fan base and are known for their energetic live performances.
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Banjo, Mandolin, Violin, Organ, Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Trumpet, Trombone, Double Bass, Clarinet, Saxophone, Horn Section
Popular jam band Songs
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Music From & Inspired By)
2023
Shake Your Money Maker
1990
Songs from a Ghost Town
2004
Travelogue: Blues Traveler Classics
2002
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, 5/31/2019 (Live)
2020
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List of jam band artists
Here is a list of jam band artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the jam band genre. You can find out what jam band genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
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60
1083114
2
62
1579336
3
46
446142
4
62
742101
5
60
374212
6
48
222812
7
51
412698
8
44
286274
9
39
219241
10
42
60189
11
46
201820
12
39
102248
13
55
386849
14
38
144696
15
38
47805
16
41
146786
17
45
135960
18
49
341182
19
40
33433
20
42
223425
21
41
94895
22
33
70609
23
39
100662
24
39
43222
25
39
14303
26
38
118433
27
41
105882
28
52
171847
29
65
1786862
30
51
212958
31
34
103958
32
63
1942194
33
42
57884
34
40
50899
35
51
539770
36
31
81097
37
48
272584
38
54
653613
39
41
71953
40
57
206303
41
43
179734
42
49
131650
43
30
16777
44
40
120740
45
35
94409
46
32
19991
47
27
66685
48
39
87919
49
53
502361
50
52
287699
51
38
59460
52
44
130650
53
37
129892
54
35
84663
55
43
210027
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50
209803
57
29
40593
58
43
112029
59
39
30249
60
40
125135
61
46
96697
62
39
123168
63
44
49309
64
34
26801
65
43
14423
66
43
86713
67
37
98509
68
42
199449
69
33
45876
70
39
139830
71
39
86466
72
40
122040
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31
52475
74
39
50029
75
38
19759
76
38
62746
77
38
114161
78
32
50821
79
37
15593
80
35
27389
81
36
67977
82
34
18356
83
35
48017
84
31
11040
85
33
42452
86
32
34934
87
33
9186
88
32
24118
89
30
18074
90
31
7079
91
31
27184
92
31
26884
93
30
33484
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29
25683
95
28
9514
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28
4402
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28
26383
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26635
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