Gomez, Béla Fleck And More To Play Jam Cruise 4

Gomez, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (pictured above), Digable Planets and Antibalas Aftrobeat Orchestra have signed on for the fourth annual Jam Cruise. The first-timers will join 20 other acts, including veterans Galactic, Umphrey's McGee, Keller Williams and Karl Denson's Tiny Universe.

Also on the boat for year four: The String Cheese Incident side-projects (Remarkable Elba Kramer featuring Kyle Hollingsworth, Zilla featuring Michael Travis, Honkytonk Homeslice featuring Billy Nershi and Elastic Mystic featuring Michael Kang with DJ Lorin), Steve Kimock Band, Fantastic 4 (featuring Eric Krasno, Robert Walter, Cheme Gastelum and Adam Deitch), and more artists TBA.

Jam Cruise 4 will leave port from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., January 7, 2006, floating six days and six nights with stops in Ocho Rios (Jamaica), Grand Cayman and Cozumel, Mexico.

For more information, including prices, go to www.jamcruise.com.

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