I love Umphrey's McGee to death. I like Jam bands because the focus is on sounding good live, but for me, there's always been alot of stuff to wade through to find what really gets me going.

Jake Cinninger will definitely be a guitarist to reckon with as they gain more and more notoriety.

I like Jam bands that are more on the rock side of things. Like Umphrey's, Buckethead, Gov't Mule, et al.

In college, I listened to tons of phish and the dead, as well as Wide Spread Panic, disco biscuits, STS9, etc.. They just don't do it for me the same way.