SPRING/SUMMER 2008 REGGAE MUSIC!!!!!!

 

NEW RADIO SHOW!

FRESH ROOTS RADIO is my new show that will air Saturday Nights 10pm-12am on 93.5 WVBR in Ithaca, NY. The focus is Jamaican Music Styles so expect to hear the very best in REGGAE, ROCKSTEADY, SKA, and DUB MUSIC. The first show is coming up on April 19th. Please tune in! If you are not from the 5 county area surrounding Ithaca, please make sure to tune in online at WVBR.COM


SUMMER RESIDENCY:

THE MILLIONAIRES OF LOVE will be kicking off our weekly summer residency at the Nines in Ithaca, NY on May 29th. We will be performing every Thursday throughout the whole summer and fall. The Millionares of Love is a 7 to 10 piece (depending on how many horns) reggae, rocksteady, and ska orchestra playin' it like the good 'ol days.

I play the drums in this group that also features Kevin Kinsella on vocals and guitar, Lee Hamilton on Sax, Elisa Sciscioli- vocals, percussion. Travis Bettencourt- bass, Wllis McKenna- guitar, Daniel Frankhuizen- keyboards, and an assorted rotating cast of trumpet and trombone players.


ROLLERSKATE!!!!

REGGAE ON THE RINK is the evolving reggae rollerskating party- next event- SATURDAY MAY 31st from 7-10pm at Cass Park in Ithaca, NY- all ages! skate and blade rentals! Cass Park in Ithaca, NY has finally seen the light and will be hosting this event once a month this coming summer of 2008 - I will be spinning the tunes and providing positive vibes. Don't miss this great event!

THE ETHIOPIANS!

Another exciting project that I am working on is bringing in LEONARD DILLON (THE ETHIOPIANS) FROM JAMAICA to perform at Ithaca Festival on Friday June 20th from 7:30-9:00pm on the new State St stage. The event is FREE and OUTDOORS on the night of the Summer Solstice! I have gathered a great backup band called SOLID FOUNDATION that includes a lot of the musicians that I have performed with in both John Brown's Body and Adonai and I.

The cast includes Leonard and his 2 backup singers plus:

David Solid Gould- bass
Tommy Benedetti - drums (John Brown's Body, Adonai and I)
Kevin Kinsella- rhythm guitar (Millionaires of Love, John Browns Body, Food Clothes and Shelter, 10 ft Ganja Plant)
Nate Silas Richardson- lead guitar (Sim Redmond Band, Black Castle, John Browns Body, Food Clothes and Shelter, 10 ft Ganja Plant)
Daniel Frankhuizen- keys (Millionaires of Love, Food Clothes, and Shelter)
Lee Hamilton- Sax (Millionaires of Love, J-San and the Analogue Sons, John Brown's Body)
Jared Sims- Sax (Adonai and I)
Brian Thomas (Adonai and I, John Brown's Body)
Craig Akira Fujita- percussion (Adonai and I, Pressure Cooker, Joint Chiefs)

 

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