Best of St. Louis 2010
Arts & Entertainment
Best Jam Band
Fresh Heir
Horn sections are the new black. Just ask math rockers like So Many Dynamos or Americana bands like Magnolia Summer, both of which, onstage or in the studio, have gotten a cool sonic bump and blast from going brassy. Fresh Heir's horns, however, aren't just a one-off. Integrated into the ensemble, the band's brass, wickedly charted and smoothly played, makes all the difference in transcending the conventions of neo-soul and jazz fusions and making the most out of the Heir's heavy Stevie Wonder-ment. Fresh Heir grooves more than it jams, but when these folks want to light up the guitar and clavinet duels, they've got improvisational pyromania to burn.
Previous Winners
- 2013 Best Jam Band - Reelfoot
- 2012 Best Jam Band - The Stone Sugar Shakedown
- 2011 Best Jam Band - Aaron Kamm and the One Drops
- 2009 Best Jam Band - Vitamen A
- 2008 Best Jam Band - Messy Jiverson
- 2007 Best Jam Band - Jake's Leg
- 2006 Best Jam Band - Madahoochi
- 2005 Best Jam Band - Madahoochi
- 2003 Best Jam Band - Naked Groove
