“Rivers Gonna Rise,” one of the albums best
tracks, was performed next. Vocalist Alicia Shakur outdid herself. This lady is one fine singer. Count M’Butu added to the percussion section. In fact, the Count remained onstage for the next two songs as well, along with Karl Denson. “On a Real Lonely Night” and “A Change is Gonna Come” both never sounded better baby. In fact, it was so good, Warren kept both guests onstage for a rousing rendi- tion of the Jimi Hendrix classic, “Spanish Castle Magic.” The set was rounded out with “I Wish,” with
Denson and Rob Ingraham joining in, and a smoking cover of Steely Dan’s “Pretzel Logic.” After a short wait, the band returned for an
Alison Murphy
her set really picked up when she invited Warren, Terrance Higgins and Trombone Shorty out for an apt cover of Blind Faith’s “Can’t Find My Way Back Home.” Crow closed her set with a bit of holiday fun, rock- ing “Run, Run Rudolph” with Warren. The jam band of all jam bands, String
Cheese Incident, turned in a lively set. They turned it up with “Desert Dawn,” “Colorado Bluebird Sky,” and a pair of tunes accompa- nied by Anders Osbourne, “Joyful Sound” and “Junco Partner.” The band was later joined by Count M’Buttu for a tight jam on “Can’t Wait Another Day.” Karl Denson stood in on “Rosie,” and Warren played on “Outside and Inside,” but the obvious highlight of the set was an all out String Cheese jam on Dylan’s “Quinn The Eskimo,” with Osbourne, M’Butu, Denson and Nigel Hall. Righteous. Then it was time for headliners The Warren
Haynes Band, rocking songs from their Grammy nominated Man in Motion record. This is one mighty ensemble, and the funky Stax opener “Tear Me Down” had people dancing in their seats and dancing in the isles.
encore with a stage full of jammers, including David Shaw, Ed Williams, Zack Feinberg, Rob Ingraham, Dr. Dan Matrazzo, Mike Barns, Count M'Butu and Artimus Pyle. Warren spoke about the recent school shootings, and dedicated the encore to the families and sur- vivors of the tragedy. The band played a beau- tiful cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine,” with a few verses of “I’ll Take You There” inserted in the middle. It was really nice. And with that, the Christmas Jam came to
an end. It had been a great night of music for a great cause, Habitat for Humanity. One that will not soon be forgotten.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
save the planet.
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