After a one year hiatus, the Jammy Awards are returning to New York City on May 7. Tickets for the show, which will return to Madison Square Garden's WaMu Theater, go on sale Thursday, March 20th (this afternoon). This year's co-hosts will be Warren Haynes, the hardest working man in rock and roll today, and Grace Potter, the coolest chick currently walking the planet. For now, the only other announcement concerning the show is that Phish will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, joining such past recipients as Steve Winwood, The Grateful Dead, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Frank Zappa. You may now commence rumormongering as to who will show up and accept and whether they will bring their instruments with them.

Presented by Relix Magazine, jambands.com and Peter Shapiro, the Jammys are known for mixing diverse artists together for once-in-a-lifetime pairings. In 2006, Peter Frampton memorably teamed up with Guster and Martin Sexton for a fantastic version of "Do You Feel Like We Do" and Bela Fleck & The Flecktones jammed with piano legend McCoy Tyner and tap dancer Savion Glover. In years past, Travis Tritt has shared the stage with the Disco Biscuits, Particle has backed The B-52s and Umphrey's McGee was hip enough to be square with Huey Lewis.

The show is always a highlight of the New York concert season so if you are in the vicinity, treat yourself and come to the show.

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