Back Country Access is hosting their annual Avalanche Jam which is a benefit for the Colorado Avalanche information Center.
Friday September 7
633 S. Broadway (near Broadway & Table Mesa) in front of Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder, CO
5-10pm
Tix are $40 but for a great cause, and you get 10 billion acoustic banjo notes as played by the Expedition Quartet.

Last night at the Perkinstock festival in northern Maine I was fortunate enough to sit in with the amazing Shannon Whitworth playing some tunes from her new record No Expectations. Go buy her new album! Outstanding production, beautiful tunes and playing throughout. And also playing was the always dope guitarist John Stickley, the superlative bassist Barrett Smith and the ever-present Charlie Rose on cello and mandolin. I actually think Charlie has cloned himself to be playing 5 gigs at once, on several continents and coasts.

For those into the digital thang, one can purchase our new release Ten Thousand Leaves on Apple's iTunes here.

From JazzMando.com comes a review of Ten Thousand Leaves

Jake Schepps is easily labeled a progressive banjo player. The term is hardly oxymoronic anymore, with trailblazers such as indefatigably versatile Bela Fleck and jazzer Pat Cloud, there is already a new standard credibility of the instrument breaking the bounds of banjo convention, producing amazing literature beyond folk/hillbilly or "swamp" music. Schepps' compositional skills alone demonstrate this propensity, but we enjoy his playing as well.

For those in Blue Hill, Maine next weekend (8/17), I'll be sitting in on a few tunes with the amazing Shannon Whitworth at the funky little Perkinstock festival. We will play some tunes from her amazing new record No Expectations. Also, Expedition has been chosen as a partner band with the Steam Powered Preservation Society, alongside the likes of Uncle Earl, Bruce Molsky and the wonderful Jeff and Vida.