Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation is a band from

the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

playing a mix of

ska Ska (; , ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a w ...

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

rocksteady Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor of ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was the dominant style of music in Jamaica for nearly two years, performed by many of the artists who helped establish ...

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...

and

soul The soul is the purported Mind–body dualism, immaterial aspect or essence of a Outline of life forms, living being. It is typically believed to be Immortality, immortal and to exist apart from the material world. The three main theories that ...

, with a strong 1960s influence.

Discography

* 2015: ''Knock-Turn-All'' ( WTF Records) * 2007: ''Motiv Loco'' (

Megalith Records Megalith Records is a ska record label founded on August 22, 2002 and located in Norman, Oklahoma. It is owned by Robert "Bucket" Hingley of The Toasters and the defunct label Moon Ska Records, and managed by Jeremy Patton, current webmaster and g ...

) * 2005: ''Sunwalk U.S.'' (Megalith Records) * 2005: ''Sunwalk'' (

Grover Records Grover is a blue Muppet character on the PBS/HBO children's television show ''Sesame Street''. Self-described as lovable, cute, and furry, he is a blue monster who rarely uses contractions when he speaks or sings. Grover was originally perfor ...

) * 2004: ''Black Night - Bright Morning'' (Grover Records) * 2003: ''Shake Your Foundation!'' (Grover Records)

Current members (as of 2011)

*Arjen Bijleveld - Trombone *Zoot - Sax *Joep van Rhijn - Trumpet *Jeroen van Tongeren - Guitar *Merijn van de Wijdeven - Bass *Hidde Wijga - Keys *Dimitri Jeltsema - Drums

External links

Official website
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