Those individuals who will attending 2005’s Jam Cruise will have the first opportunity to purchase tickets for the Pre-Cruise Party. The event which will take place at Freebird Live in Jacksonville Beach, FL on January 5 will feature music from the North Mississippi Allstars along with Col. Bruce Hampton and the Codetalkers. NMAS and Hampton are just two of artists who will on board the Cruise which will set sail the next day and remain at sea through January 10 (Hampton will appear with Aquarium Rescue Unit, while other artists include Galactic, Les Claypool, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Keller Williams. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Robert Walter’s 20th Congress and Umphrey’s McGee). Less Than 40 cabins remain for Jam Cruise, with full details at the event web site.