Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation
Encyclopedia
Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation is a band from the Netherlands playing a mix of ska
, jazz
, rocksteady
, reggae
and soul
, with a strong '60s influence.
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, rocksteady
Rocksteady
Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor to ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was performed by Jamaican vocal harmony groups such as The Gaylads, The Maytals and The Paragons. The term rocksteady comes from a dance style that was mentioned in the Alton...
, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
and soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, with a strong '60s influence.
Discography
- 2007: Motiv Loco (Megalith RecordsMegalith RecordsMegalith 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 graphic artist for the Toasters...
) - 2005: Sunwalk U.S. (Megalith Records)
- 2005: Sunwalk (Grover Records)
- 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