Jam-Bone is a jam band with roots in traditional rock ‘n roll and blues. It’s that simple. Three accomplished musicians, each with over 25 years experience, who share a profound love for the groove, spirit and art of improvisation have finally found a place to call home. That place is Jam-Bone.
At a typical Jam-Bone show you will hear music drawn from a diverse range of musical influences, and performed with a musical agility that seems as effortless as it is inspirational. These musicians have taken the concept of “cover band” and transformed the not-so-typical cover song into an exploration of artistic freedom and expression. Jam-Bone also performs original material primarily written by Steve & Rich but John’s creative arrangements finish off the songs to make them truly Jam-Bone originals.
RICH PLUMPTON (GUITAR AND VOCALS). Rich brings an extraordinary range of musical experiences to Jam-Bone with his innovative guitar work and Garcia-like vocals. A never ending source of energy, Rich inspires the band with a “just gotta play” attitude and a fearless knack for tackling the unexpected. Musical influences include Jerry Garcia, Mark Knopfler and David Gilmour.
STEVE K (BASS AND VOCALS). An accomplished multi-instrumentalist, Steve sings and is the bass player for Jam-Bone – but a bass player with a twist. Steve plays a Conklin 7-string bass, which allows him to essentially double as a rhythm guitar player and a bass player, giving a robust punch to rhythmic foundation of the band. As a guitarist, bass player and songwriter, Steve draws his inspiration from a diverse mix including; The Beatles, Frank Zappa, Geddy Lee, Phish, Grateful Dead, Les Claypool, Vic Wooten, and U2. Steve is a featured artist on the Conklin guitars website - check out his info at http://www.conklinguitars.com/artistprofiles/kirchuk.html
JOHN CERMENARO (DRUMS). John’s rock solid, in-the-pocket drumming is the rhythmic backbone of the band. His open playing style gives life to the improvisational aspect of what Jam-Bone does and makes every song bounce with a joyful exuberance that keeps the audience dancing. With influences such as Little Feat, Allman Brothers, and NRBQ, John has developed a style that allows him to easily navigate musical genres from reggae and jazz to New Orleans funk and flat out rock.
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Dudes, GREAT finally catching you altogether. LOVED the acoustic set. What an excellent groove you've got going there. Thanks for letting me come up and noodle on a few numbers.What do your fans call themselves? Boners? Well then I am a Boner. Big time :-)
Hope you cats had some good sets today. It was a great day to be jamming outdoors. As I just sat on my back stoop and jammed out to "Ghost" for the better part of 20 minutes :-)
Going to work SUCKED on Sunday morning, but Saturday night made it all worth it. Slee'll be playing the P'burg Oct 4th I am hoping, so save the date and we'll fit in some jams!
You'll see my ass at Cryans...unless I am incapacitated in some way. And next time bring your rig. Let's try to get something set up for the fall. A Fall Classic if you will. LOL
hey Rich, great fun talking guitars with you at the Hoedown. You need yourself a Gibson! ;) Keep in touch & let's hook up a gig together somewhere! ~Bb
hey, thanks for the add! how did you first come to hear our music? have you seen us live?
if you want more of our music, we have podcasts, videos, and 5 live soundboard recordings available for free download on the music page of our website.
in addition, we have posted an ecard with music and video from our new CD & DVD.
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