Vince Herman is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known as a co-founder and longtime frontman of the pioneering jamgrass band [Leftover Salmon](/page/Leftover Salmon), which he established in 1989 in Boulder, Colorado. Born on May 28, 1962, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the youngest of seven children in a musical family influenced by polka, Motown, and rock, Herman began playing piano as a child before taking up guitar in third grade.
After moving to Boulder in 1985, Herman immersed himself in the local bluegrass and old-time music scenes, initially performing with the Left Hand String Band before merging it with the Salmon Heads to form Leftover Salmon alongside mandolinist Drew Emmitt and others. The band’s innovative “jamgrass” style fused traditional bluegrass with rock, Cajun, calypso, and improvisational elements, earning them a central role in the 1990s jam band movement; they released eleven studio albums, including the acclaimed Nashville Sessions (1999) featuring guests like Waylon Jennings and Earl Scruggs, and continued releasing new material as of 2025 with Let’s Party About It, while touring extensively for over three decades.
Beyond Leftover Salmon, Herman founded the roots rock band Great American Taxi in the mid-2000s, blending Americana and jam influences, and has performed with The High Hawks since the early 2020s, a supergroup including members from Railroad Earth and other acts. In 2022, at age 60, he released his debut solo album Enjoy the Ride on LoHi Records, a country-leaning project co-written in Nashville with collaborators like the Davisson Brothers and featuring guests such as Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas, reflecting his lifelong affinity for storytelling through eclectic, live-oriented music.
Vince will be performing with his well-accomplished son Silas Herman, and Ettore Buzzini.