At The Anaheim Convention Center On January 24th

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All Photos By Krishta Photography
Video Credit: JM Farley @BBQ Moon Productions

The Ultimate Jam Night, which has been in residency at the world-famous Whisky A Go Go since 2016, held its fourth NAMM event at the arena at the Anaheim Convention Center, which marked its most significant production to date.

Ultimate Jam Night is an immersive Rock 'N Roll show. ​The event integrates several of the world's greatest musicians into a 2 1/2-hour live performance of unrehearsed cover tunes and originals from a wide range of popular music.

Created in 2015 by Chuck Wright, a world-renowned Bassist who has worked alongside everyone from Alice Cooper to Slash to Greg Allman and was a long-time member of the multi-platinum Hard Rock band QUIET RIOT, Ultimate Jam Night presents an ever-evolving themed show.

For the UJN at NAMM, it featured 83 legendary musicians, a 30-piece orchestra, and an 80-person choir. It was supported by the David Z Foundation and the Guitar Center Music Foundation, which donated guitars signed by the performers and auctioned off with proceeds going to young musicians who lost their homes in the recent LA fires.

The show was hosted by Paulie Z. of Z02, Bohemian Queen, who came out between sets performing songs alongside various featured artists. A favorite of the evening was a performance of "We Are The World", originally recorded in 1985 by American and international music stars to raise money for African famine relief. It featured many massive stars such as Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, and Tina Turner. The West Los Angeles Children's Choir/Cantarra Street Elementary School Choir brought many young performers up to the stage for backup vocals. A hilariously filmed backdrop featuring Paulie Z performing and acting out each of the parts from the original video made this such a highlight of the event.

The evening featured many artists, including STEEL PANTHER's Michael Starr, Phil X from BON JOVI, PHIL X AND THE DRILLS, LIVING COLOUR's Vernon Reed and Doug Wimbish, JANE'S ADDICTION's Stephen Perkins, Kenny Arnoff, Doug Aldrich, Alissa White-Gluz from ARCH ENEMY, Frank Bello from ANTHRAX, Gary Holt from SLAYER and EXODUS, Dug Pinnick and many, many more artists.

Nowhere else can you get such a massive show, filled with many artists playing so many songs, as on an Ultimate Jam Night.

Please visit https://www.ultimatejamnight.com/ for more information on future shows.

SETLIST:

• "Play That Funky Music" (Wild Cherry cover)
• "Hello There" (Cheap Trick cover)
• "Dream Police" (Cheap Trick cover)
• "Still of the Night" (Whitesnake cover) (with Doug Aldrich) (guitar)
• "Heartbreaker" (Jenny Darren cover) (with Frankie Bello)
• "Ramble On" (Led Zeppelin cover) (with Randy Jackson)
• "Them Bones" (Alice in Chains cover)
• "Show Biz Kids" (Steely Dan cover) (with Ben Thomas)
• "Sunshine of Your Love" (Cream cover)
• "Time" (Pink Floyd cover)
• "We Are the World" (USA for Africa cover) (with Paulie Z) (doing all the vocals)
• "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (The Rolling Stones cover) (with Jason Charles Miller) (vocals)
• Orchestral Piece with vocals
• "I Am the Walrus" (The Beatles cover)
• "Bring Me to Life" (Evanescence cover)
• "The Acid Queen" (The Who cover)
• "Hot for Teacher" (Van Halen cover)
• "Runaway" (Bon Jovi cover) (with Michael Starr)
• "Bark At The Moon" (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
• "Painkiller" (Judas Priest cover)
• "Black Magic Woman" (Peter Green cover)
• "The Trooper" (Iron Maiden cover)
• "Voodoo Child" (Slight Return)(The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
• "One Way or Another" (Blondie cover)
• "What You're Doing" (Rush cover)
• "Ace of Spades" (Motorhead cover)
• "Baba O'Riley" (The Who cover)