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New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble

New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble
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About

New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble (NYSJE) is a New York band that originated the ska-jazz genre in 1994 - a term coined by founder Rock Steady Freddie (Fred Reiter). Formed as a supergroup drawing on members of The Toasters, The Scofflaws, and The Skatalites, the band has released sixteen albums over three decades. They are known for instrumental ska built on jazz improvisation and have completed over eighty European tours.

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16
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80+
European tours

What's new

  • 2025

    The compilation album Skallaborations, featuring guest appearances by leading ska, reggae and jazz artists from the band's thirty-year career, was first released on the Jump Up Records label on limited blue vinyl.

  • 2025-09

    NYSJE performed at the Supernova International Ska Festival in Fort Monroe, Hampton, VA, and also played a show at the New York Iridium Jazz Club.

  • 2026-06

    The band is scheduled for the This Is Ska 2026 festival, which takes place June 18-20, 2026 at Wasserburg Dessau-Roßlau in Germany.

  • 2014

    The band's song "Prime Suspect" was featured in the HBO documentary Redemption, which was nominated for an Oscar in 2014.

Tour

Dessau-Roßlau

Tracks

Skallaborations16th album (2025), compilation featuring Tommy McCook, Sharon Jones, Hepcat and others; released on Jump Up Records on blue vinyl
Break Thrustudio album released on Brixton Records (Spain), available digitally and physically
In The Momentone of the latest studio albums, praised for the band's creative form
Prime Suspectcomposition used in the HBO documentary Redemption, nominated for the Oscar 2014
Live And Gruuvylive album recorded in Europe, released on vinyl

Recent shows

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

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