''JamBase'' is an
online database
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and news portal of
live music
A concert, often known informally as a gig or show, is a live performance of music in front of an audience. The performance may be carried by a single musician, in which case it is sometimes called a recital, or by a musical ensemble such as an ...
and
festivals
A festival is an event celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, Melā, mela, or Muslim holidays, eid. A ...
with a focus on
jam bands
A jam band is a musical group whose concerts and live albums substantially feature improvisational " jamming". Typically, jam bands will play variations of pre-existing songs, extending them to improvise over chord patterns or rhythmic groo ...
.
It was founded by Andy Gadiel and Ted Kartzman in 1998. The website primarily acts as a service, providing a public
API
An application programming interface (API) is a connection between computers or between computer programs. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standard that describes how to build ...
that concert promoters and venues use to publish concert data to the site. The data is also used by third-party developers for other products. In addition to raw data, the website includes a news section publishing information about concerts in a blog format.
, ''JamBase'' ranks as the 4,945th most visited sites in the United States according to
Alexa
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, and 27,837th globally.
, JamBase's public API at http://api.jambase.com has been re-enabled, allowing developers to incorporate concert listings into their apps and services.
References
External links
*
Online databases
1998 establishments in the United States
American music websites
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