Jam Cruise

Jam Cruise
Genre	Jam band music, jam, funk, rock, jazz, and electronic

Jam Cruise is an annual five-day, music cruise, featuring jam, funk, rock, jazz, and electronic performances, as well as musical workshops, activities and other programs. Produced by Cloud 9 Adventures, Jam Cruise has dispatched fifteen cruises since 2004. The cruise departs from PortMiami, Florida and stops in ports throughout the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.

Jam Cruise features musical collaborations and musician-led jam sessions throughout the event. The schedule is designed to allow participants to collaborate with performing artists in venues such as the “Jam Room” and “Jazz Lounge,” where the musicians rotate in and out of live stage sessions.

During days at sea, music begins playing at noon and continues on until the early hours of the morning. Days when the ship is stopped at a port, the music typically begins around 5pm as the ship departs from that port. Jam Cruise also runs theme nights, artist activities, and autograph signings on the ship.

The first Jam Cruise was organized by Mark Brown and Cloud 9 Adventures. Held on the MS Regal Empress from January 6 to 10, 2004, the cruise sailed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas and Key West, Florida. While the first Jam Cruise (known as Jam Cruise 1) carried 800 cruisers and featured 18 bands and artists, the event has grown to accommodate over 3,000 and more than 40 bands and artists.

===== Jam Cruise 15 =====
Jam Cruise 15 was held on the Norwegian Pearl from January 20-25, 2017
Leaving from Miami, FL, ports of call included Ochos Rios, Jamaica, and Grand Cayman Island.
Lineup: The Original Meters, Griz, Galactic, Big Something, Moe., Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Lettuce, Kamasi Washington, The Motet, Break Science, Dopapod, Turkuaz, Percy Hill, The Hip Abduction, and more

===== Jam Cruise 14 =====
Jam Cruise 14 was held on the MSC Divina from January 6-11, 2016
Leaving from Miami, FL, ports of call included Cozumel, Mexico and Costa Maya, Mexico.
Lineup: Dr. John & The Nite Trippers • Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue • Joe Russo's Almost Dead • Galactic • Karl Denson's Tiny Universe • Lotus • Lettuce • JJ Grey & Mofro • Soulive • Snarky Puppy • Keller Williams (Solo + w/ More Than a Little) • The New Mastersounds • Dumpstaphunk • Anders Osborne • Electron • ALO • Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers • Southern Soul Assembly • The Werks • The Floozies • TAUK • Twiddle • Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath • Marco Benevento • Cabinet • Everyone Orchestra • Roosevelt Collier's Super Jam • Zach Deputy • Worship My Organ • Stanton Moore Trio • Rayland Baxter • Con Brio • Nathan Moore • DJ Logic • Motion Potion • Special Guests: Fred Wesley, Leo Nocentelli, Mike Dillon, Col. Bruce Hampton, Amy Helm, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Paul Hoffman, Anders Beck, Eric McFadden, Joel Cummins, Will Bernard, Ron Holloway, Jans Ingber, Weedie Braimah, Cris Jacobs, Scott Pemberton, Johnny Sansone, Holly Bowling • Masters Camp at Sea: Vernon Reid, Stanley Jordan, Oteil Burbridge, Melvin Seals, Johnny Vidacovich, Daniel Lamb, Congo Sanchez, Ashish "Hash" Vyas

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