Artist description San Francisco based 8-piece traditional ska band. A healthy mix of ska, jazz, funk, carribean, latin, reggae, rocksteady, etc.

Music Style Ska, Jazz, Latin, Carribean, Funk, Cuban, Reggae

Musical Influences The Skatalites, Bob Marley, Don Drummond, Cuban and Carribean music, traditional ska, latin ska, jazz, rocksteady, reggae

Similar Artists Yeska, Hepcat, Blue Beat Stompers, Mento Buru, The Skatalites, Mobtown, The Specials, Mr. Clean, Ska, Less than Jake, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, No Doubt, Buck-o-nine, Fishbone, Bob Marley, Skatalites

Artist History More than half the band attended the San Francisco school of the Arts for at least half of their 4 years of High School. Trumpet player Ivo Gruener started composing new and re-arranging old ska tunes in the middle of 1997. The guitar player, Camilo Landau, took over when things got too hectic. Sax parts changed hands for a while, but the band stands stable now with the same lineup as on our upcoming CD. The tenor player on the current Mp3s is Calvin Hubble, a guest player for this recording.

Group Members Ivo Gruener, Camilo Landau, John Igaz, Charlie Gurke, Calvin Hubble, Jody Scott

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Drums, Saxes, Trumpets, Trombone

Albums The Ska Messengers

Location San Francisco, CA - USA

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