The Jam Bones

July 11, 2008: We have placed some old Jam Bones concerts in archive.org for your listening pleasure. We have additionally added a few videos on youtube.com! Enjoy!

June 13, 2008: The Jam Bones band is back to the trio format and will maintain the combo format on premium selected gigs.

June 4, 2008: Hot off the press - band co-founder, music co-writer and drummer/vocalist CR Stewart is now back with the Jam Bones band full-time. Welcome back CR!

May 25, 2008: This week, the Syracuse New Times has released an excellent review of our 2008 New Recipe CD. Please click here to read it!

Feb 24, 2008: Mark Bialczak's review of the new Jam Bones CD, "New Recipe", from the Syracuse Post Standard, can be read by clicking here.

Feb 11, 2008: The Jam Bones are pleased to announce that we will be returning to the fourth annual "Tap into the MOST" fundraising event on April 5th. We will be scheduling an interview with Dave Fresina at TK99 late in March to talk about the show as well as play new cuts from our CD.

Jan 9, 2008: The long awaited Jam Bones CD is now available for on-line purchase! Please click this link to get your copy today!

Jan 7, 2008: We have revised our lineup and brought on keyboarist Tom Witkowski who also played on our "New Recipe" CD due out in just a couple days. This is a huge lineup change for us, and a very exciting time, so be sure to see the new Jam Bones band in action asap!

Dec 4, 2007: We are please to announce that we have just added The Beach Boys' "Surfin' Safari", and a killer swing medley of "Jump Jive and Wail" with "Flip Flop and Fly" and "Caledonia". Be on the lookout for these new tunes!

Nov 27, 2007: The Jam Bones website has been updated! With the site update, we have added new sound clips from our forthcoming CD "New Recipe" for your listening pleasure. We have also added "Day-O" from Harry Belefonte, "Under The Boardwalk" from the Drifters, "Two Pina Coladas" by Garth Brooks, "Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives, and "Jamaica Farewell" by Harry Belefonte and will have yet more tunes in upcoming days.

Nov 14, 2007: We have been notified that the Upper State Indie Awards has nominated The Jam Bones for best Rock and Roll cover band. We thank you for this great nomination!

Oct 23, 2007: The Jam Bones have recorded 12 songs at Subcat Studios in Skaneateles, NY for an upcoming CD Release. The band will finish the songs in November and the CD titled "New Recipe" should be available in January 2008.

Sep 21, 2007: The Jam Bones have just added Billy Prestons's funky "Will it go round in circles", the R&B classic "I Heard it through the Grapevine", and Led Zeppelin's extended Blues rocker, "The Lemon Song". The Jam Bones have also finished writing the 12 original songs for the upcoming disk and have secured studio time in October and November at Subcat in Skaneateles, NY.

Aug 17, 2007: We are very proud to have just added a performance at the New York State Fair on Saturday, September 1st. The band will be playing two sets on the Special Events Stage at noon and again at 2pm. As always, we encourage you to stop by and check out our show!

Aug 1, 2007: The Jam Bones have just added the Manfred Mann Song "The Mighty Quinn" to our set. We have several new songs including originals nearing completion that will be added in upcoming weeks.

May 23, 2007: We are pleased to report that the songwriting for our second all-original disk is progressing very nicely. We have 3 songs completed and 13 others in the hopper. We will be debuting our first songs at various performances around the region. We know you'll enjoy our second CD offering!!!

April 1, 2007: The Jam Bones had a great time at the Tap Into The Most fundraiser for the Museum of Science and Technology in downtown Syracuse. The turnout this year was spectacular and the Jam Bones debuted Cream's tune "Strange Brew" at the event. SOCIAL!!!!

February 4, 2007: We are proud to report the addition of several more songs to our setlist. We've added "Hold on I'm Coming" by Sam & Dave, "Blues Power" by Eric Clapton, "I Can't Stop Lovin' You" by Ray Charles, and "For What it's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield. More soon!

January 7, 2007: The Jam Bones are very proud to inform our fans that we have been chosen as the number one band/concert for the Central New York area in 2006 as reported by the January 2007 edition of The Central New York Table-Hopping Magazine. Number two was a Paul Simon concert at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown and number six was Syracuse University's Brazilian Drum Ensemble. We want to thank all of you for helping make this happen!

November 29, 2006: The Jam Bones are happy to report that the band has added "Ain't too Proud to Beg" by The Temptations, "Running Down a Dream" by Tom Petty, "I'm a Roadrunner" by Bo Diddley, "Late in the Evening" by Paul Simon, "When Push Comes to Shove" by The Grateful Dead, and "Save The Last Dance for Me" by The Drifters.

November 8, 2006: We've been working on a new set of Blues and R&B material! We've recently added I'm Goin Down (Freddy King), Worried Life Blues (Popularized by Ray Charles), Wouldn't Treat a Dog (Bobby Blue Bland), and High Cost of Lovin' (Gary Moore).

September 19, 2006: We have added yet more songs to our ever growing list. The new songs added are: Use Me (Bill Withers), Knock on Wood (Wilson Pickett), and Hey Bartender (The Blues Brothers). We have also redesigned our web site and will have new movie clips available shortly! The Jam Bones already has bookings well into 2007 so be sure to book us while we still have open dates!

August 30, 2006: The Jam Bones have just added the following songs to the active rotation: Walkin the Dog (Rufus Thomas), The Letter (Joe Cocker), Spooky (Classics IV), Mack The Knife (Bobby Darin), Oh Lonesome Me (Kentucky Headhunters), Come Together (The Beatles), Jesus Left Chicago (ZZ Top), and Crazy about an Automobile (Ry Cooder). Be on the lookout for our next set of music which will be out shortly!

August 21, 2006: With the success of the 2005 Sammy-nominated "Shake & Bake" CD released in January 2006, the Jam Bones are pleased to announce that we are beginning to work on a new CD, which will arrive in 2007.

July 19, 2006: Between a heavy gig schedule the Jam Bones has added Stevie Ray Vaughans heavy handed "Cold Shot" as well as a rockin' Delbert McClinton styled version of the classic "You are my Sunshine". We've also added Willie Nelson's huge country standard "Always on My Mind". We have many many more in the hopper so please stay tuned!

June 21, 2006: The Jam Bones has added the following 7 songs to the set list: Hungry Like The Wolf (Duran Duran), Summertime Blues (Eddy Cochran), Taxman (The Beatles), Play That Funky Music (Wild Cherry), Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison), Route 66 (Nat King Cole), and Into The Mystic (Van Morrison). Stay tuned for many more additions coming shortly.

June 9, 2006: The Jam Bones has selected over 70 new songs that the band will be working on. We have recently added Buddy Miles "Them Changes" and "Little Willy" by The Sweet into our rotation. As we promised, there's a huge amount of material we intend to play - spanning Rock, R&B, Blues, Country, Pop, and Jams. Be on the lookout for a lot of new material soon!

May 17, 2006: The Syracuse area music awards (SAMMY's) committee has nominated the Jam Bones CD "Shake and Bake" for best Rhythm 'n' Blues recording along with four other area groups. Please support the Jam Bones and vote for us.

May 10, 2006: You can now sign up for our news notification service by emailing us. Simply click here to do so.

May 1, 2006: We are very proud and excited about bringing bassist extraordinaire Drew Hall back to the Jam Bones! Drew, from New York City, brings a missing dimension of bass expertise to the band. Drew is a high quality player - and as such, we'll be adding a bunch of new music to the group very shortly. We are committed to moving the band forward again!

Apr 23, 2006: We have booked performances at The Locke Field Days, The Inlet Concert Series, The Oswego Farmers Market, The Madison County Fair, and our most recent addition Harborfest! Please refer to our schedule for this and all our other dates.

Apr 14, 2006: We want to thank all our patrons who supported us for our three CD release parties! Kudos to all of you and special thanks to Subcat Studios who recorded our fine project. We will be playing songs off our CD all around Central New York so please be sure to check us out.

Apr 3, 2006: April's Tap Into The MOST fundraiser at Armory Square in Syracuse was a huge success this year with a record turn out. The Jam Bones tried something completely off the wall and hooked up a remote PA system for the main room that tapped into the bands main PA. It worked like a charm and brought our music to both levels of the Museum.

Mar 29, 2006: Our CD is available now at the Sound Garden, Able Al's, Borders Books and Music, and online through our web site and at our performances. Be sure to pick up your copy of our highly regarded disk!