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Live Virtual Jam Session at The Bitter End

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eJamming is set to present the first-ever Live Online Jam Session on December 10, 2006 between musicians onstage at New York City's legendary The Bitter End in Greenwich Village and musicians in Boston, Upstate New York and Los Angeles playing in real time over the Internet.

Synchronized by eJamming Studio 1.5 software, musicians in different locations around the country will perform together in a real time jam session, backing a live vocalist onstage at The Bitter End. The event is the first of its kind and begins a series of online jam sessions presented by eJamming. As a special door prize, five Annual Subscriptions to eJamming ($180 value) will be given away free at The Bitter End to audience members.

ONSTAGE IN NYC:

Guitar: Bruce Edwards - eJamming's Musical Director, eJamming MIDI technologist, and first-call New York session musician. Edwards' talent at improvisation has taken him from playing bluesy rock with G.E. Smith and Lenny Pickett of the Saturday Night Live band to the music of jazz visionary Sun Ra and R&B/Hip Hop group Fatty Koo.

Keyboard: Carlton Holmes - In addition to leading his own bands, Holmes' performing and recording credits include work with Lionel Hampton, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Garrett, Branford Marsalis, Max Roach, Stevie Wonder, Diane Reeves, Regina Belle, Donald Bryd, Terumasa Hino, and many others.

Sitting in will be members of Mark Greenberg's Sunday Night Jam, including Mark on drums, Dave Fields on keyboard and Brett Bass on bass.

Vocalist: TBA

LIVE OVER EJAMMING:

Guitar: Burr Johnson (Upstate New York) - an innovative guitarist with a powerful technique and artistic diversity who's performed with the Brooklyn Philharmonic and such legendary artists as Ray Charles, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Spyro Gyra and James “T-Model" Ford.

Drummer: David Epstein (Boston) - eJamming Music Guide and Berklee graduate whose solid time and versatility can be experienced regularly on eJamming.

Keyboard: David Schatzberg (Los Angeles) - An exceptional young keyboard player discovered by eJamming at California State University Northridge and a frequent musician in the eJamming Lobby.

Other Instrument TBD (Los Angeles) - West coast Pro Musician TBD

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