102 words: What do you get when a salesman, web-designer, and an attorney walk into a bar? One incredible rock trio that carries forward the jamband music style of the Grateful Dead, Phish, and Little Feat. They're called Jam-Bone and their promise is to reconstruct familiar songs into original and spontaneous jams. No one is better equipped to do this. Steve Kirchuk changes the chemistry of the standard 3-piece rock band formula by introducing his 7 string bass guitar. Add Rich Plumpton's highly skilled and innovative rhythm/lead/slide guitar. Tie it together with the punctuated groove laid down by John Cermenaro on drums. That's Jam-Bone.
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Now Apple recognizes what central Jersey has known since 2004; Jam-Bone's original music combines a unique sound with songs that are instantly likeable. The makers of the iPOD have now added Jam-Bone's first four songs to their iTUNES on-line music store.
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Jam-Bone's musical style borrows heavily from jam band favorites like the Grateful Dead and Phish, but this rock trio doesn't stop there. Jam-Bone effortlessly reconfigures familiar rock and blues with spontaneous improvisation that makes every show a new treat, for them and for their audience.
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Fans of jam bands like the Grateful Dead, Phish or Little Feat will fall in love with central Jersey's Jam-Bone. With Jam-Bone you'll hear a diverse range of musical influences blended to give new life to familiar songs by the Beatles, Petty, Floyd, Clapton and others. Jam-Bone's sound packs more than seems possible from just three guys, and it should with a 7-string bass, in-the-pocket drumming, and Garcia-like guitar. Cuts from their upcoming album have already garnered airplay on WZZO. Live performances by Jam-Bone are infrequent, which is all the more reason not to miss a single one.
Once upon a time ... or "the history of Rich and this band"
~ by Rich Plumpton I grew up in England, and started out playing bass at 13 years old. After a year, I moved on to guitar after hearing Dire Straits' Sultans of Swing. I played in my first band, Satellite, when I was 14 years old and my first real gig was in front of over 300 people at my boarding school in England. That year we did a short tour of other schools, getting to the gigs by using public transportation - not an easy feat when you have to carry all the equipment yourself. I still have no idea how we got those gigs After moving to America, I started a high school band, Amethyst Rock, and played the usual high school Battle of the Bands, teen socials and roller rink gigs. Later, I formed Catch-22 with my two brothers - one on bass and one on drums. And so started my love affair with the rock and roll three-piece format. My brother Simon has gone on to play in a number of exciting projects including stints with a number of successful Vermont bands including Chin-Ho!, and The Dave Keller Band http://www.davekeller.com. While I was at college I joined a goofy bar band called Mickey and the Ziptones. Mickey went on to become a stand-up comic, and the band broke up. After that I stayed with the Ziptones drummer and started the band Fallout, which eventually became a very strong 3-piece. We played hundreds of gigs over a fairly short period and gained a strong local following. After the breakup of Fallout I joined Sneak's Noise http://www.sneaksnoise.com/ which also had a strong local following and had independently released an LP (remember those?) Recently I helped out at a CD release party for two former members of this band who have since started a new project, Real Live Girl www.reallivegirl.net . Finally, after a not-so-short break from music, I met Steve K. through a local non-profit organization. After hearing Steve play acoustic guitar at a friend's house, I realized I had finally found a fellow musician whose head was in the right place. After hearing him play bass, I knew I had to start a band with him. Within a couple of years, the timing was right to start a new musical endeavor, and so Jam-Bone was born. With the arrival of drummer John Cermenaro, we were able to develop a completely satisfying, energetic and exciting new sound which enables me to explore my guitar playing in totally new ways, and which lets Steve show the world how a 7-string bass can sound like a band all on its own. The way that John's musical drumming interacts with what Steve and I are doing is truly inspirational, and makes me realize that this band has everything I have ever wanted: precision, chops, skill, and a damn good attitude. It's truly a pleasure to be playing with two people who are not only great musicians, but also really great guys. |
Jam-Bone is a jam band with roots in traditional rock 'n roll and blues. When these three accomplished musicians (who share a profound love for the groove, spirit and art of improvisation) found each other in 2004, they found a place to call home. That place is Jam-Bone.