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This afternoon the lineup for Jam Cruise 12 came out and it's a doozy. Jam Cruise 12 will set sail from Miami aboard the MSC Divinia (a new ship and a new port) on January 4th and will probably host performances by about 40 acts by the time it's all said and done on January 9th. There will be a slew of HT faves aboard the boat this year including Les Claypool's Duo de Twang, Eric Krasno, Brock Butler, Nathan Moore and The New Mastersounds. Jam [...]

Over the past four years I've spent the first or second week of January trying to explain the unexplainable in my dispatches from Jam Cruise. On this year's Jam Cruise 11, our pal Jefferson Waful came aboard to film an episode of his Jeff Waful + 1 show for Relix.com about the magic of the boat. We'll get to see the full episode later the spring, for now here's the trailer... As you can see, Jefferson spoke with many of the musicians, [...]

After four years aboard the MSC Poesia, the next Jam Cruise will take place on a different boat: the larger MSC Divinia. And the boat won't be the only thing that's different about  Jam Cruise 12 as event organizers Cloud 9 Adventures have also revealed that the Divinia will leave from Miami instead of Jam Cruise's usual departure port of Ft. Lauderdale. Also of note, Jam Cruise 12 will depart a little earlier in the year than the last few trips as it's scheduled to [...]

California's Animal Liberation Orchestra, aka ALO , were one of the band's that impressed me most on last month's Jam Cruise 11. I've been waiting for official videos of their sets and others to appear online. Today, a clip of ALO performing Plastic Bubble, a catchy tune they've performed on Jam Cruise 7 and Jam Cruise 9 as well, was uploaded to the JamCruiseTV YouTube channel . Watch as ALO plays Plastic Bubble on the Pool Deck during Jam Cruise 11...

Nearly every late night/morning on Jam Cruise 11 singer/songwriter Nathan Moore and his musical brothers-in-arms Bryan Elijah Smith and Jay Cobb Anderson held down an area of the boat each night called "The Spot" where they would perform before whoever happened to be in front of them at the time. These unscheduled performances were at the heart of Jam Cruise 11 and many musicians stopped by "The Spot" to sing and play with the trio at various points throughout the trip. Moore had his [...]

While  Jam Cruise 11  was out at sea and in the days immediately following the MSC Poesia’s return to Fort Lauderdale, we posted written recaps of the musical adventure ( Day One ,  Day Two ,  Day Three ,  Day Four ,  Day Five Pt. 1 ). Now, we've started presenting galleries of photographs featuring Jam Cruise 11 as shot by a handful of our favorite photographers. [All Photos by  Jake Plimack ] Today, we view JC11 through the lens of [...]

While Jam Cruise 11 was going on and in the days immediately following the MSC Poesia's return to Fort Lauderdale, we posted written recaps of the musical adventure ( Day One ,  Day Two ,  Day Three ,  Day Four ,  Day Five Pt. 1 ). Over the next few days we'll be presenting galleries of photographs featuring Jam Cruise 11 as shot by a handful of our favorite photographers. [All Photos by Dave Vann ] Today, Dave [...]

Yesterday I started to recap my adventures on the final day of Jam Cruise 11 , so today I'll pick up from where we left off. For the final evening, the Pool Deck was taken over by three outstanding bands from California - Tea Leaf Green, ALO and Hot Buttered Rum - while Jam Cruise stalwarts Karl Denson's Tiny Universe and Galactic were set to close out the action at the Teatro Carlo Felice. [Photo by Matthew Hebert ] Friday night was [...]

Ever since the MSC Poesia returned to Fort Lauderdale on Saturday morning, our pal Steve of CheeseHead Productions has been uploading footage from Jam Cruise 11 to YouTube at a fast and furious pace. One of the high points of each evening was the solo atrium piano sets featuring keyboardists such as Ivan Neville, Kyle Hollingsworth and Nigel Hall. On Thursday night Zach Gill of ALO took the honors and delivered an exceptional 90-minute, curfew-busting set. Among the tunes Gill [...]

The worst part about Jam Cruise is that it eventually ends. That's not to say that five jam-packed five days of music isn't enough, because it was, but the music stopped at 6AM on Saturday morning and disembarkation started just an hour later. Saying goodbye to all the amazing people I spent the week with was such sweet sorrow and returning to reality was painful. That said, I hope to take the lessons I learned, the amazing musical experiences and the positive energy with which Jam Cruise is infused with me for the rest of the year. [...]

For each night of Jam Cruise there's a theme that dictates how many cruisers will dress. Past theme nights included Super Hero Night, Green Night and Disco Party. Thursday's theme was "Cirque Du Funk" and I'd say about 80% of those on board dressed in costume. In the four years I've done Jam Cruise, I've never seen as many people dress up as they did on Thursday which made the experience of walking around the boat even more surreal than usual. The schedule for this year's cruise is a little different than in years past. Previously the final full [...]

The second day of Jam Cruise is a day spent at sea steaming towards our first port. The schedule of music and activities starts at noon, just a few hours after the last notes had been played the previous night, and runs until early the next morning - and that's just the music that's been scheduled. My favorite part of Jam Cruise are the impromptu performances you won't find on any schedules. Northern California's Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers opened the Pool Deck at noon and attracted a surprisingly large crowd considering the "early" hour. You [...]

It's time once again for me to try to describe the indescribable: Jam Cruise. For those unfamiliar, Cloud 9 Adventures charters a cruise ship each January, fills it with outstanding musicians and the music fans who love them for a five-day adventure at sea. With six "official" venues on the boat and plenty of impromptu picking parties and jam sessions on every corner, the options are limitless for fans of the many styles of music that fall under the "jam" moniker. As has been mentioned in the past - this is my [...]

There's news on the Jam Cruise front this morning as a number of additional special guests artists have been announced, along with the lists of those performing the famed solo piano sets in the atrium and those leading the action in the Jam Room each night. Let's start with the three special guests that have been added to Jam Cruise 11: Umphrey's McGee keyboardist Joel Cummins, String Cheese Incident keyboardist Kyle Hollingsworth and lap steel master Roosevelt Collier of The Lee Boys. Each night on Jam Cruise one of the [...]

The organizers of Jam Cruise have just announced that troubadour Nathan Moore and Perpetual Groove front man Brock Butler have just been added to the lineup for Jam Cruise 11 . For those that haven't attended Jam Cruise in the past, this bit of news might not seem like a big deal, but for those who have - this is totally a big deal. Why? Because Brock and Nathan are a huge part of what makes Jam Cruise so special as the pair each hold court in their respective locales on the boat. [...]

Jam Cruise is celebrating their 11th anniversary January 7-12, 2013 aboard the MSC Poesia departing from Fort Lauderdale. The ship is heading to Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos as well as Coco Cay, a private island in the Bahamas. Cabins go on sale on May 30th. Purchase cabins Lineup moe. Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood [...]

For the 11th installment of the floating music festival known as  Jam Cruise , event organizers Cloud 9 Adventures have put together a power-packed lineup that mixes scene favorites with up-and-coming jam acts. This year's lineup features plenty of Jam Cruise veterans as well as a number of bands that have never set sail aboard Jam Cruise in the past. Set to depart Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on January 7 and return on January 12 aboard the MSC Poesia, Jam Cruise 11 will visit Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos and Coco Cay, a Private Island in [...]

We're already a month into 2012 and therefore it's time to take a quick look back at what local artists were up to in January. With such big events as Jam Cruise, Preservation Hall Jazz Band's 50th Anniversary blowout at Carnegie Hall, the Best of the Beat Awards last weekend, there's already been a healthy [...]

Cloud 9 Adventures – the team behind music travel experiences Jam Cruise, Holy Ship!, Mayan Holidaze and Panic en la Playa – gives back to the communities they visit via their non-profit organization Positive Legacy. For Jam Cruise’s recent 10th sailing, the MSC Poesia visited ports in Haiti and Jamaica where Positive Legacy partnered with various organizations on humanitarian and environmental outreach projects to benefit the specific needs of both communities. In Haiti, Positive Legacy is proud to have teamed up with Soles4Souls – with contributions from One World Running [...]

With each passing year more videos surface on YouTube after Jam Cruise and for the recently completed Jam Cruise 10 there are hundreds on clips available for your viewing pleasure on the video portal. Now, while the quality of this footage is fantastic, it's no substitute for the pro-shot, complete sets that iClips captured. iClips was everywhere on the boat and should start rolling out streams featuring nearly all of the scheduled performances from Jam Cruise 10 soon. But back to the clips available on YouTube - many of the [...]