Last Dance: Full Audio Of Star-Studded Final Wetlands Show On 9/10/01 Surfaces 20 Years Later [B.Getz on L4LM]

In the wee hours of September 11th, 2001 legendary NYC jam hub Wetlands Preserve hosted a monumental superjam featuring DJ Logic’s Project Logic ably assisted by the likes of Mike Gordon, Stanley Jordan, and Warren Haynes. This special session was part of a celebrated closing week at the iconic club, which was shutting down in just a few nights.

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Revisiting RECONSTRUCTION, Jerry Garcia’s Short-Lived Bay Area Jazz-Funk Squad From 1979 [B.Getz on L4LM]

Among the more underrated projects in Jerry Garcia lore is Reconstruction, a Bay Area jazz-funk sextet formed by bassist John Kahn in early 1979. Historians often categorize Reconstruction as an iteration of the ever-fluid Jerry Garcia Band, rather than stand-alone ensemble. Anecdotal evidence points to the notion that Jerry was more of a sideman or special guest in this particular instance and capacity, relegating Reconstruction to outlier status in the annals of the Garciaverse.

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D’ANGELO & THE SOULTRONICS – Aug 24, 2000. Taj Mahal- Atlantic City. [B.Getz / JamBase 20-for-20]

On August 24, 2000, three childhood friends and I pulled up to the Taj Mahal Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and stepped into the most spectacular concert I’ve had the privilege of experiencing in my 42 years on this rock, thanks to D’Angelo & The Soultronics on the Voodoo World Tour.

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DILLAGENCE: Stream 33+ Hours of JAY DEE / J.DILLA On This 711-Track Career Anthology [Soundcloud]

Check out this 33+ hour, 711-track exhaustive J.Dilla anthology, distributed over six 5+ hour volumes on Soundcloud. Shoutout to @araQual from Okayplayer’s The Lesson for putting in WORK to create this magnificent document. Long Live DIlla Dawg!

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Choosing Our Own Religion: A Diary of Big Cypress & The Long Gig, Twenty Years Later [B.Getz on L4LM]

December 31st, 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of Phish‘s storied midnight–sunrise set at Big Cypress at the turn of the century on 12/31/99.

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In A Perfect World: A Look Back at New Orleans Jazz Fest 2017 [B.Getz on L4LM]

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is an incomparable celebration that bridges the months of April and May with a joyous jamboree. Its associated “After Dark” calendar once again quenched the cultural thirst of the thousands who flocked to New Orleans this spring.

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Mining the Deep End in Search of a Utopian Dream: Envision Festival 2016 [B.Getz on L4LM]

originally published on Live For Live Music     The Envision Festival community travels great lengths in time, space, and within

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