Jammy Awards Announce Additional Artists Chevy Chase, Leslie West, Roy Haynes and More

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Source: Big Hassle

Chevy Chase, the Saturday Night Live alum, Caddyshack star and one-time college band mate of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, will perform with Keller Williams at the 7th Jammy Awards. In addition, the following artists have been added to the Jammys line up: Chali 2na of Jurassic 5, Doug E. Fresh, Leslie West of Mountain, Nicholas Payton, and Roy Haynes.

"Like most other folks I missed my chance to see Chevy perform with Fagen and Becker during their Bard days, so we're busting out the baby grand for him at the Jammys. We're all looking forward to the world premiere of the Chevy-Keller Duo," says Jammys co-creator Dean Budnick.

These esteemed musicians will join co-hosts Warren Haynes and Grace Potter along with the previously confirmed performers: Booker T. Jones, Christian McBride, Fab Faux, Galactic, Glenn Tillbrook of Squeeze, HeadCount All-Stars, Jake Cinninger of Umphrey's McGee, James Carter, Joe Russo, Jon Gutwillig, Kyle Hollingsworth of String Cheese Incident, Marc Brownstein, Matisyahu, Page McConnell, Rose Hill Drive, Sharon Jones, Tea Leaf Green and Todd Park Mohr.

The 7th Jammy Awards will be held Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster and at the Madison Square Garden Box Office. For more information go to Jammys.com.

Rock Band is a proud sponsor of the 7th Jammy Awards. Rock Band is the ultimate platform for music fans and gamers. The game challenges players to put together a band and tour for fame and fortune - all while learning to master lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals.

"We're thrilled to have Rock Band sponsor The Jammys," says executive producer Peter Shapiro. "In the spirit of collaboration and jamming, Rock Band is a natural fit."

Produced by Relix Magazine, Jambands.com, and Peter Shapiro, The Jammys has become one of New York City's premiere events and one of the top grassroots music events in the world, hosting countless historic musical moments, and drawing international acclaim for pairing the stars of the improvisational music scene with leading artists from across the musical spectrum.

This year's ceremony and all-star concert will feature a special Lifetime Achievement Award presentation to jamband giant Phish. Fans can vote for the Jammys at www.jammys.com until Friday, May 2 at 8PM Eastern.

ABOUT ROCK BAND
Published by MTV Games and developed by Harmonix, Rock Band is the ultimate platform for music fans and gamers to interact with music like never before. The game challenges players to put together a band and tour for fame and fortune - all while learning to master lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals. Featuring the most master recordings of any music game ever by the world's biggest rock artists, Rock Band includes tracks that span every genre of rock ranging from alternative and classic rock, to heavy metal and punk. Rock Band has garnered over 40 awards this year including Game Critics Award: Best of Show E3 2007 and three awards at The 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards including Outstanding Innovation in Gaming, Family Game of the Year, and Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack.

ABOUT THE JAMMY AWARDS
Critically acclaimed for creating once-in-a-lifetime collaborations between the likes of John Mayer and Buddy Guy, Ryan Adams and Phil Lesh, Sinead O'Connor and Burning Spear, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones with McCoy Tyner and Savion Glover, Travis Tritt and the Disco Biscuits, and Peter Frampton and Guster, The Jammys was founded as an alternative to mainstream award shows. The Jammys is a celebration of the best in live improvisational music performance that pairs the brightest lights on the jam music scene with stars from the pop, rock, reggae, gospel and jazz realms.

ABOUT PETER SHAPIRO
Peter Shapiro, co-creator of The Jammys (with Jambands.com founder Dean Budnick), is the former owner and operator of the influential New York rock club, Wetlands Preserve. Shapiro is a filmmaker whose credits include the critically acclaimed U2 3D, the IMAX concert film All Access and Chick Corea's Rendezvous in New York DVD box set. He is also the Executive Producer of the Green Apple Festival, which will celebrate Earth Day on April 20, 2008 with eight simultaneous festival events across America.

ABOUT RELIX
Founded in 1974, Relix magazine has for over three decades been one of the most trusted and respected music magazines in the United States. Relix is known as the bible of improvisational rock music—-while also covering everything from folk and blues to reggae, world beat and electronic music. With a readership of 360,000, Relix is a trusted voice for the passionate live music fan.