The New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble (NYSJE) is an internationally renowned recording and touring group. Since the band’s inception in 1994, they have released seven CD’s and they have performed regularly throughout Europe, Canada, USA, and South America.

The NYSJE’s recordings and performances have garnered them critical acclaim for their high energy, creative originals, kinetic ska interpretations of jazz standards, as well as their potent mix of dance hall, reggae, rock steady and jazz. Performance highlights include: The North Sea Jazz Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, The Quebec Festival de Musique, Musiques en Ete (Geneva), The Bob Marley Reggae Festival with Israel Vibration and Sister Carol, and The Discover and Bell Atlantic Jazz festivals in the U.S. In addition, NYSJE has the singular distinction of being the first American Ska band to play in Poland after the wall came down.

The band had been featured in Downbeat, Reggae Nucleus, The Beat, Ragga and Jazziz magazines. NYSJE’ s music can be heard regularly on television-- on the Nickelodeon network, MTV’s “Road Rules”, as well as two nationally airing Campbell’s Soup Commercials. In Italy, their video, “Properly,” airs on MTV.

Stomp Records in Canada, Megalith Records in the U.S., and Grover, Alternative+Brixton Records in Europe, distribute NYSJE’s albums. This past summer (05) the band stormed through Europe once again playing 32 shows in Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, France, Italy (including their 1st stint in Sicily), Holland, Switzerland, Germany, and Spain. The band will perform this fall in Venezuela and will return to Europe December 9 through New Year’s.

NYSJE released their 6th full-length CD, “Skaleidoscope”, this past summer and will soon release their definitive “Collection: NYSJE 1995-2004.”

 

All acts on this roster are represented by Solar Penguin worldwide, except (*)

LIVE ACTS
Amos (Sounds Of Subterrania)
Arrested Development (Edel) *
At The Farewell Party
Bauchklang (Klein) *
Bubble Beatz *
Buscemi (Labels) *
Cargo City *
Cats On Fire *
Chromeo (V2) *
Dan Deacon *
Daniel Johnston
!dELAdAP (Chat Chapeau)
De La Soul *
Gasmac Gilmore *
George Clinton *
Gooseflash *
Holiday Fun Club (SoS)
IAMX (Major Rec)
Ipunx
King Automatic *
King Khan & The Shrines (Hazelwood)
The King Khan & BBQ Show (In The Red)
Kosheen PA/DJ-Set (Universal) *
Lapko *
Leningrad Cowboys *
Mardi Gras.BB (Hazelwood)
Mezcaleros
Mo` Horizons (Agogo)
Mon Roe (Roasting House)
My Robot Friend (Soma) *
Pest (Ninja Tune)
Pop Levi (Counter) *
Public Enemy *
Racoon (PIAS)
Reverend's Revenge (Hazelwood)
Rummelsnuff *
Russkaja (Chat Chapeau)
Smokestack Lightnin (Emi) *
Stateless (!K7) *
The Blue Sinners (Motor Digital)
The Fashion *
The Great Bertholinis (Hazelwood)
The Heavy (Counter) *
The Lemonheads *
The Low Frequency in Stereo *
Toni L & Safarisounds (360°)
Underwater Sleeping Society *
Urban Delights (Unique)
Velveteen *


DJs
4 Hero (Talkin' Loud) *
Adam Freeland (Marine Parade) *
Alex Gopher (V2 Music) *
Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) *
Aphrodite (Urban Takeover)*
Birdy Nam Nam *
Buscemi (Labels) *
Commix (Metalheadz)
Cyantific (Hospital) *
Dani Siciliano (!K7) *
Danny Byrd (Hospital) *
DJ Cam (Columbia) *
DJ Jazzy Jeff (Various) *
DJ Krush (Sony) *
DJ Marky (Brazil) *
DJ Patife (Brazil)*
DJ Premier (Gang Starr)*
Dub Pistols (Distinctive) *
Dunkelbunt *
Etienne de Crecy (V2) *
Freddy Fresh (Sony) *
Gilles Peterson (Talkin` Loud) *
Goldie (Metalheadz) *
Gooseflash *
Guns´n´Bombs (Kitsune Maison) *
Hacienda (Ministry Of Sound)
Hexstatic (Ninja Tune) *
High Contrast (Hospital) *
Julie Marghilano
Kenny "Dope" Gonzales (MAW) *
Knee Deep (Clubstar)
Kosheen DJs (Universal) *
Llorca (Fcom/Pias) *
Logistics (Hospital) *
"Little" Louie Vega (MAW) *
London Elektricity (Hospital) *
Louis Osbourne (Kingdom Come)
Martin L. Gore (Depeche Mode) *
Masters At Work (MAW) *
Michael Rütten (Compost)
Mickey Finn (Urban Takeover) *
Miguel Migs (Naked Music) *
Mo` Horizons (Agogo)
My Robot Friend (Soma) *
Nu:Tone (Hospital) *
Paco de la Cruz (Brazilectro)
Peter Hook (New Order/Joy Division) *
Plump DJs (Finger Licking) *
Shy FX (Digital Soundboy) *
Smith & Mighty (!K7)
Syncopix (Hospital)
Talvin Singh *
The Buttbrothers
The Freestylers DJs *
The Happy Mondays DJs *
Tomahawk (Hospital)
zero dB (Ninja Tune)*

MCs
J.MC
MC Tali (Full Cycle) *
MC Wrec (Hospital) *
Stamina MC *



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