Photos by Joe Schaeffer
Ultimate NAMM Jam took its place on the second floor of the Anaheim Hilton for the third year in row, and once again proved to be THE place to be to see the brightest and best musicians in town. Over 100 artists were slated to appear, including Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Ozzy Osbourne), Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, Dream Theatre, Sons of Apollo), George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob), James Lomenzo (John Fogerty, Megadeth), Alex Skolnick (Testament), Doug Aldrich (Dead Daisies, Whitesnake, Dio), Chuck Wright (Quiet Riot), Dave Amato (REO Speedwagon), Dug Pinnick (Kings X), Sean McNabb (Dokken, Music Of Cream), Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot), Derek St. Holmes (Ted Nugent, Michael Schenker), Jack Russell (Great White), Miljenko Matijevic (Steelheart), Charlie Benante (Anthrax), Ira Black (Dark Sky Choir, Lizzy Borden), Jason Bittner (Overkill), Brent Woods (Sebastian Bach, Taylor Hawkins), Paulie Z (The Sweet, Rubix Kube La), Kat Dyson (Prince), Barry Sparks (Dokken), Benny Harrison (Joe Bonamassa), Bill Hudson (Northtale, TSO), Brad Lang (Burning Rain, Y&T), Dave Rude (Tesla), August Zadra (Dennis De Young), Christopher Williams (Accept), Randy Jackson (Zebra), Danny Johnson (Rick Derringer), Robert Mason (Warrant), Marco Mendoza (The Dead Daisies, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy), Chuck Garric (Beasto Blanco, Alice Cooper), Calico Cooper (Beasto Blanco, Alice Cooper), Dilana, Mitch Perry (The Sweet, MSG), Stu Hamm (Joe Satriani, Steve Vai), Gary Hoey (Heavy Bones), Scott Page (Pink Floyd, Supertramp) and many more. Check out the pics below.