John Paul Jones jams with Allman Brothers at U.S. charity gig

The annual Christmas Jam in Asheville, N.C., was off to a rockin' start on Friday night with John Paul Jones sitting in with the Allman Brothers Band and playing bluegrass with the Del McCoury Band.

The Citizen-Times quotes Haynes as saying Jones had traveled farther than anybody else participating in the annual event.

A mini-set on Friday with Warren Haynes on acoustic guitar and Jones on mandolin saw the two performing "Soulshine" and "Going to California." The latter might actually be better titled "Going to Carolina" due to a lyrical adaptation by Haynes. The photo at the right, credited to Paul Balicky of the Citizen-Times, is from this set and may be purchased by clicking here.

Jones didn't join the Allman Brothers Band until sometime after 3 in the morning, the Citizen-Times reported. He helped the set reach its climax with a performance of "Dazed and Confused" within the context of a unique "Mountain Jam," which utilizes the melody of "First There is a Mountain" by Donovan.

On the second day, Jones played two near-complete sets, first on several tunes performed with Michael Franti and others, and finally several Led Zeppelin songs with Gov't Mule.

Earlier on Saturday, he joined Ben Harper and the Relentless 7 for a set-ending "Good Times Bad Times."

Before a final encore jam of "When the Levee Breaks," Haynes told the crowd, as reported by the Citizen-Times, that in 20 years of having the Christmas Jam in Asheville, N.C., this year's was the best without a doubt.

The complete set lists can be found below.

2008 CHRISTMAS JAM

NIGHT ONE SETLIST (12.12.08)

GOV'T MULE
Brighter Days
Like Flies
Bad Little Doggie
Blind Man In The Dark
Sco-Mule w/ Tal Wilkenfeld on Bass and Robben Ford on Guitar
Fallen Down w/ Karl Denson

IVAN NEVILLE'S DUMPSTAPHUNK
Gasman
Mean While
She's Music
Livin In A World Gone Bad w/ Matt Grondin & Karl Denson
Badboy w/ Warren Haynes & Eric Krasno
Thank You Falletime Be Mice Elf w/ Tal Wilkenfeld, Eric Krasno, Warren Haynes, Danny Louis

DEL MCCOURY BAND
1952 Vincent Black Lightning
Squirrel Hunter w/ John Paul Jones
Little Georgia Rose w/ Travis Tritt
Old Kentucky Shore w/ Joan & Travis Tritt
My Love Will Not Change w/ John Paul Jones
Celebrate w/ The Lee Boys

JOAN OSBORNE
To The One I Love
Hallelujah
Cathedrals
Help Me w/ Warren Haynes
Christmas Time In New Orleans w/ Ron Holloway

TRAVIS TRITT
Homesick
Leave My Girl Alone
I Walk The Line
Pickin' At It
Anymore
Pressure is One w/ Warren Haynes
Movin On Over w/ Warren Haynes

WARREN HAYNES & JOHN PAUL JONES
Soulshine
Going To California

THE DEREK TRUCKS BAND
Down In THe Flood
These Days
Can't Sleep At Night w/ Susan Tedeschi
People
Anyday w/ Susan Tedeschi & Eric Krasno

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
Don't Want You
Cross To Bear
Gilded Splinters
Statesboro Blues
Stone Me w/ JJ Grey
Who's Been Talking w/ Robben Ford & Ivan Neville
Dreams w/ Karl Denson
Liz Reed w/ Tal Wilkenfeld
The Weight w/ Ron Holloway, Danny Louis, Susan Tedeschi, Joan Osborne, Ruthie Foster
Mountain Jam Intro
Dazed & Confused w/ John Paul Jones
Mountain Jam w/ John Paul Jones

ENCORE
One Way Out w/ Roosevelt Collier & JJ Grey

NIGHT TWO SETLIST (12.13.08)

MICHAEL FRANTI & JAY BOWMAN
Love Don't Wait w/ John Paul Jones, Robben Ford & Mickey Raphael
Sweet Little Lies w/ John Paul Jones, Robben Ford & Mickey Raphael
All I Want Is You w/ John Paul Jones, Robben Ford, Mickey Raphael & Eric Krasno
Hey World w/ w/ John Paul Jones, Robben Ford & Mickey Raphael & Eric Kranso
I Got Love For You w/ John Paul Jones, Robben Ford & Mickey Raphael & Ron Holloway
Say Hey



BEN HARPER & RELENTLESS 7
Number No Name
Shimmer
Lay There
Better Way
Fly 1 Time
Keep It Together
Dressed In Black
Boots
Up To You Now
Good Times Bad Times w/ John Paul Jones

GOV'T MULE
Southern Man w/ Patterson Hood
Lively Up Yourself w/ Karl Denson & Robben Ford
Livin' Lovin' Maid (She's Just a Woman) w/ John Paul Jones
Since I've Been Loving You w/ John Paul Jones on Keys
No Quarter w/ John Paul Jones on Keys & Audley Freed
The Ocean w/ John Paul Jones on Bass, Ben Harper & Mike Barnes
When The Levee Breaks w/ Ben Harper & John Paul Jones on Bass

Thanks to Michael, Clay, Wyatt and ZepContent, all on For Badgeholders Only, for bringing these details to my attention over a weekend I was otherwise occupied with my own gigs.