THE NEW YORK SKA-JAZZ ENSEMBLE
The New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble (NYSJE) is an internationally renowned recording and touring group. Since the bands inception in 1994, they have released five CDs and they have performed regularly throughout Europe, Canada, USA, and South America.
NYSJEs recordings and performances have garnered them critical acclaim for their high energy, creative originals, kinetic ska interpretations of jazz standards, as well as their potent mix of dance hall, reggae, rock steady and jazz. Performance highlights include: The North Sea Jazz Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, The Quebec Festival de Musique, Musiques en Ete (Geneva), The Bob Marley Reggae Festival with Israel Vibration and Sister Carol, and The Discover and Bell Atlantic Jazz festivals in the U.S. In addition, NYSJE has the singular distinction of being the first American Ska band to play in Poland after the wall came down.
The band had been featured in Downbeat, Reggae Nucleus, The Beat, Ragga and Jazziz magazines. NYSJE s music can be heard regularly on television-- on the Nickelodeon network, MTVs Road Rules, as well as two nationally airing Campbells Soup Commercials. In Italy, their video, Properly, airs on MTV.
NYSJEs albums are distributed by Stomp Records in Canada, Megalith Records in the U.S., and Grover, Alternative+Brixton Records in Europe. This past summer(07) the band stormed through Europe once again playing 36 shows in Hungary,Czech Republic,France,Italy, Slovenia, Serbia, Lithuania, Belgium,Switzerland,Germany, Spain and more! The band returns this December for shows all over Europe.
NYSJE is currently working on tracks for their upcoming CD slated to be released the Spring of 2008. The band puts on an incredible live show so check the tour dates page for upcoming shows in your area.
FOR BOOKING INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
UNITED STATES
[email protected]
EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, ETC.
OH LORD Productions
3, Rue du champ fleuri
35310 CHAVAGNE - FRANCE
Tél : 00 33 (0)299 64 33 10
Franck : [email protected]
Fabien : [email protected]
BUY NYSJE SONGS ON ITUNES! (click picture and allow ITunes to launch)
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NYSJE - SUMMER EUROPEAN TOUR 2008
JULY
11/07 - Barcelona (Spain) Nowa Reggae Festival + Luciano & Zion Train
12/07 - Montauban (France) Festival Jazz à Montauban + Beat Assailant & Tumi and The Volume
13/07 - Tours (France) Festival Terres de Son + Tiken Jah Fakoly & Micky Green
15/07 - Pfarrkirchen (Germany) Club Bogaloo
16/07 - Tolmin (Slovenia) Riversplash Festival + Midnite
17/07 - Pula (Croatia) Seasplash Festival
18/07 - Celje (Slovenia) Festival "Z Glasbo Do Vrelisca"
19/07 - Bosco Albergati (Italy) Festa Dell'UnitÃ
20/07 - Cesena (Italy) Villa Silva
21/07 - Verona (Italy) Musica in Movimento
22/07 - Vienna (Austria) Arena
25/07 - Etziken (Switzerland) Etziken Open Air + Open Season
26/07 - Chambery (France) Festi'Vital
28/07 - Carcassonne (France) Festival De La Bastide
29/07 – Paris (France) New Morning
31/07 - London (UK) Underworld
AUGUST
01/08 - Plymouth (UK) Maker Sunshine Festival + Dreadzone
02/08 - Erromo (Spain) XI International Ska-Reggae Festival + Jim Murple Memorial
03/08 - Bristol (UK) The Bierkeller
05/08 - Bilbao (Spain) Jazz Club
06/08 - Valencia (Spain) El Loco
07/08 - Madrid (Spain) Gruta 77
09/08 - Les Vans (France) Festival Ard'Afrique + Le P'tit Dernier
10/08 - Bersenbrück (Germany) Reggae Jam Festival + Ken Boothe & Dr Ring Ding
12/08 - Berlin (Germany) Lido
14/08 - Thuin (Belgium) Centre Culturel de Thuillies + Freddy Loco
15/08 - Haarlem (Netherlands) Haarlem Jazz Festival
16/08 - Budapest (Hungary) Sziget Festival / Stage Converse + REM, Goran Bregovic , Maceo Parker & Serj Tankian
17/08 - Nisville (Serbia) Nisville Jazz Festival
18/08 - Dubrovnik (Croatia) Club Orlando
19/08 - Kamnik (Slovenia) Kamfest
20/08 – Brescia (Italy) Radio Onda d'Urto
21/08 - Kassel (Germany) Schlachtof
22/08 - Zielona Gora (Poland) Roze Jazz Festival
23/08 - Vroutek (Czech Republic) Church(ill) Festival
24/08 - Antaprude (Lithuania) Regeneratorius Festival
25/08 - Szczecin (Poland) Tiger Club
26/08 - Hamburg (Germany) Hafenklang
28/08 - Helsinki (Finland) Liberté + Blaster Master
29/08 - Tampere (Finland) Klubi + Blaster Master
30/08 - Turku (Finland) Klubi + Blaster Master
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