Artist description With its roots planted firmly in traditional Jamaican ska, the basis of General Rudie’s sound is unmistakable. However, the band blends this knowledge of the music’s origins with its modern influences to produce a sound that is truly unique. General Rudie’s strength lies in the diversity of its members and their tastes, stretching from traditional ska, to R&B, jazz and pop. This mixture combined with an awareness of ska’s foundations has earned the band respect wherever they have played. Their array of instruments provides exciting possibilities for musical development within the genre, making General Rudie a band to look out for on the music scene.

Music Style ska

Artist History General Rudie started back in February of 1997 and since then have had the opportunity to play with some of the biggest names in ska today. These bands include the New York Ska -Jazz Ensemble, the Articles, the Allstonians, the Kingpins and the Planet Smashers. They have also participated in an Inspecter 7 tour which brought them to New Jersey late in September 99. General Rudie have also had the honour of playing with the legendary Skatalites, the originators of ska music. They have also toured the maritimes with none other than the Planet Smashers. In their home town of Montreal, they have played at venues such as the Cabaret, Le Swimming, Club soda, The Spectrum and The Medley on several occasions. In the past few years the band has firmly established itself in the Toronto area and played the ARA (Anti-Racist Action) yearly benefit at the Big Bop in January. Last summer also saw the band play at the Ottawa Tulip Festival as well as the Toronto International Jazz Festival.

Group Members Phil Dixon: Vocals and Sax Rob Ranford: Drums Nicky Popovic: Trombone Stef Popowycz: Bass Marc Thompson: Organ and keys

Albums The Green Light Sessions vol 1 (EP-1999), Cooling the Mark (STOMP-Fall 2001)

Location Montreal, Quebec - Canada

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