Jam Underground also known as JAMU, is an American

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

band noted for its

musical improvisation Musical improvisation (also known as musical extemporization) is the creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous ...

, extended

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, and merging of discrete music genres. Their music blends elements of a wide variety of genres, including

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funk Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the m ...

, hip hop,

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, and classical. Each of their concerts is original in terms of improvised textures, modes, lyrics and multiple guest artists. Jam Underground is based around the core band member

Chuck Hammer Chuck Hammer is an American guitarist and soundtrack composer, known for textural guitar work with Lou Reed, David Bowie, and Guitarchitecture. As an artist, Hammer is best known for his Guitarchitecture recordings, though he is also widely re ...

, guitar; and a wide rotating group of artists and improvisers.

References

* Welch, Chris - ''David Bowie: We Could Be Heroes'' (Thunder's Mouth Press) * Bockris, Victor - ''Transformer: The

Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. ...

Story'' (Simon & Schuster) * Prown, Pete and Newquest, HP - ''Legends of Rock Guitar'' (Hal Leonard) * Clapton, Diana - ''Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground'' (Bobcat Books) {{ISBN, 0-86276-056-9 Musical groups established in 2008 American rock music groups Jam bands