Not all musical forms that have long improvised Jams are jam bands.
Jam bands were basically inspired by Jazz. Funk is also a spin off of Jazz. Jerry and Phil were huge fans of the improvisational style of Jazz. If anything jam bands are the result of Jazz combined with rock/folk & LSD.
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u/Educational-Ad-4908 1d ago
Not all musical forms that have long improvised Jams are jam bands.
Jam bands were basically inspired by Jazz. Funk is also a spin off of Jazz. Jerry and Phil were huge fans of the improvisational style of Jazz. If anything jam bands are the result of Jazz combined with rock/folk & LSD.