The Jammy Awards—The Winners

The Jammys, now entering its 4th year, is a grassroots music awards night, recognizing the best in live music performance.

This year's ceremony was held March 16 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. The event was co-hosted by Grateful Dead drummer and world-percussion enthusiast, Mickey Hart and pedal-steel phenom Robert Randolph.

Black Crowes founders Chris and Rich Robinson performed together for the first time in over two years at the show. The brothers joined Gov't Mule for a surprise performance of the Black Crowes' "Sometimes Salvation." The reunion was one of a series of live sets during the five-hour show by an eclectic group of over 25 musicians—including Steve Winwood, Dr. John, Solomon Burke, Slick Rick, members of The Meters, Edie Brickel, Susan Tedeschi, and many more—who sat-in with bands associated with the improv-based "jam" scene.

The live collaborations featured:

* Soulive with the Harlem Gospel Choir and Reggie Watts (Maktub)

* Edie Brickell, Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers) and the Assembly of Dust (The Disco Biscuits with Slick Rick)

* Toots Hibbert (Toots and the Maytals), Dr. John, George Porter and Brian Stoltz (the Meters) and Matt Abts (Gov't Mule) * The Derek Trucks Band with Solomon Burke

* Susan Tedeschi and Dickey Betts

* Bass duet with Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones) and Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers)

* String Cheese Incident and Perry Farrell

* Gov't Mule with The Black Crowes

Steve Winwood received the Lifetime Achievement Award and performed a medley of two of his classic hits, "Dear Mr. Fantasy" and "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys," just a day after his band Traffic was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The show closed in the early hours of Wednesday morning with a jam-session on Winwood's classic, "Gimme Some Lovin.'" Winwood was joined on stage by James Carter, Robert Randolph, Michael Kang (String Cheese Incident), Warren Haynes and Dickey Betts.

The awards winners (listed below) are selected via internet voting and 50,000 fans particiapted this year.

Live Album

Gov't Mule - The Deepest End

Studio Album

moe. - Wormwood

Song of the Year

The Allman Brothers Band - "Old Before My Time"

Archival Live Album

Grateful Dead - The Closing of Winterland: December 31, 1978

Live Performance

Gov't Mule with Les Claypool, Bela Fleck, Sonny Landreth, George Porter Jr., Dave Schools, Victor Wooten and more - 5/3/03, Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, La.

Tour of the Year

Phish - Summer Tour

DVD

Dave Matthews Band - The Central Park Concert

Album Cover

String Cheese Incident - Untying The Not (art by Alex Grey)

New Groove

Psychedelic Breakfast

Grammy Jammy (Industry Award for Support of Jam Scene)

Don Strasburg, Fox Theater, Boulder, CO

Mimi Fishman Memorial Award (Community Service)

Conscious Alliance