Umphrey’s McGee first crossed paths with Joshua Redman when Jake Cinninger and Joel Cummins opened for Redman at the iconic Chicago club Martyrs’ in October of 2002. As the story goes, it was after that evening that Jake and Joel began to brainstorm on how they could have Joshua collaborate with Umphrey’s. By the fall of 2002, Joshua (son of jazz icon Dewey Redman) had released seven albums as a frontman, albums that featured Christian …

All photos by Abby Matthews.

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In the latest installment of Upon Further Review, we present the third instant replay from #umbowl IX: The Debut of “Unevolved” from Chicago, IL on November 12, 2022. Premiered in the Raw Stewage set, it’s composed of four different sections of previous improvisations as voted on by fans. Full show at umlive.net. “Push The Pig” July 23rd, 2017 • Peoria, IL “In The Kitchen” November 1st, 2012 • Northampton, MA “Dump City” March 15th, 2007 …

Ryan Stasik plays “America The Beautiful” at The Haunt on 9.11.01 in Ithaca, NY

I have gotten a few inquiries to elaborate on the art for the AFAF NFT. So this is that. (a thread) Since UM began recording Asking For A Friend over two years ago, I’ve found myself particularly moved by this batch of songs and the poignancy of the lyrics. Everything we’ve collectively gone through these last couple years has things landing harder. As we dug into design for the vinyl editions and explored the handwritten …

All photos by Tara Gracer. Enjoy \mm/  

Joel joins Weird Music from an undisclosed airport lounge to talk about music marketing, approaches to music, and more. Available wherever you pod or right here on youtube:   

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A weekend for the books. 🇮🇸👀 All Photos by Tara Gracer.

From the desk of Joel Cummins: We are thrilled to be supporting my good friend (and my dad’s best friend) Tim Kanold as he runs the Chicago Marathon and raises money for the Alzheimer’s Association in honor of my dad, Jerry Cummins, who passed away from ALZ in 2016. Tim is someone who brought out the best in my dad, pushing him as a friend and as a colleague in the world of math. Tim …

THE MIRACULOUS LOVE KIDS, AFGHANISTAN’S ONLY GIRLS MUSIC SCHOOL, APPEAL FOR HELP The charity and children that I’ve been involved with and collaborating with (respectively) for the last eight years, the beloved Miraculous Love Kids, are in jeopardy. The founder and renowned guitarist, Lanny Cordola (past guitarist for famous hard rock musicians), is stuck in Islamabad right now, wondering if he and the girls can find safety. I may never see those Afghan girls I …