New Frontiers: How the Jamgrass Genre Originated in Colorado

After originating in such places as the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, jamgrass music has blazed a storied path through Colorado and beyond. Since the early days, when the free-flowing spirit of rock first intertwined with the traditional tones of the hills, a wide variety of artists have worked the bluegrass- and improvisation-rooted genre into unforeseen shapes. The following acts, which are all tied to the Centennial State, indelibly carved their names on the flourishing tree of the genre and continue to inspire emerging generations of pickers, grinners and sonic adventurers.

Dive into the state’s jamgrass roots with these ten bands, organized chronologically:

Chris Daniels
Denver resident and bandleader Chris Daniels, of Chris Daniels & the Kings, has long had a foot in jam and…