Asheville native Warren Haynes held his 28th annual eponymous Christmas Jam, at the US Cellular Center, to benefit nonprofit organization Habitat For Humanity. This year had quite an impressive lineup, featuring the talents of Haynes (of course), Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir, Michael McDonald (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan), Jamey Johnson and Alison Krauss, The Last Waltz Band (an all-star tribute to The Band), Branford Marsalis, George Porter Jr., Don Was, Eric Krasno, Bob Margolin, Duane Trucks, Marcus King and many more.
It was a (quite literally) jam-packed night with tons of guests sitting in with each group’s sets. There was non-stop music thanks to pianist Holly Bowling, who played during the transitions between sets and sat in with The Last Waltz Band performance. For yet another year, tickets sold out in a matter of days, but local video production team IAmAVL filmed and live-streamed the entire show.
Branford Marsalis
The calm before the storm…
Michael McDonald
Bob Weir
George Porter Jr.
(Left to Right) Warren Haynes, Steve Kimock and Bob Weir
Alison Krauss
Bob Weir
Eric Krasno
Michael McDonald
George Porter Jr.
Alison Krauss & Bob Weir sing “Maggie O”
Eric Krasno (right) greets Marcus King (left) as he joins them onstage.
Alison Krauss
Bob Weir
Don Was
Eric Krasno
Warren Haynes
Warren Haynes and Bob Weir
George Porter Jr.
George Porter Jr. says “Hi.”
Bob Weir
Bob Weir
Jamey Johnson
Bob Weir
Branford Marsalis
Bob Weir
George Porter Jr.
Warren Haynes
Warren Haynes
(Left to Right) Warren Haynes and Bob Weir
George Porter Jr.
George Porter Jr.
Jamey Johnson
Warren Haynes
George Porter Jr.
Branford Marsalis
Eric Krasno
(Left to Right) Branford Marsalis and Don Was
Bob Weir
Jamey Johnson
Bob Weir
Alison Krauss & Bob Weir sing “Maggie O”
Bob Weir belting it out.
Full house.
Bob Weir
Branford Marsalis & Eric Krasno
(Left to Right) Branford Marsalis, Eric Krasno & Marcus King
Branford Marsalis & Holly Bowling
(Left to Right) Bob Weir and George Porter Jr.
Eric Krasno
Michael McDonald
Alison Krauss
George Porter Jr.
Bob Weir
Pianist Holly Bowling played during transitions between full band sets.
Warren Haynes
Jamey Johnson & Alison Krauss
(Left to Right) George Porter Jr. and Branford Marsalis
Alison Krauss & Bob Weir sing “Maggie O”
Warren Haynes
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Maggie-O…is that an unreleased brand new track?!?!?! LOL
Maggie-O…is that an unreleased brand new track?!?!?! LOL