NEW YORK SKA-JAZZ ENSEMBLE – Live in Gouvy – LP

Label: Brixton Records
Code: BR-040-LP
Format: LP vinyl
Release: 9/12/2016

“Live in Gouvy” was recorded in the summer of 2015 at “Ferme de la Madelonne”, a historic club in Belgium. This album captures the incredible energy of a NYSJE concert. Fans in Gouvy love NYSJE, so it was the perfect venue to capture the excitement and energy felt by both the band and the audience.

This is the first time NYSJE have released a full album featuring a three-piece horn section. The line-up is as follows: Rock Steady Freddie (tenor sax, flute, vocals), Nana Yao Dinizulu (drums), Earl Appleton (keyboards), Alberto Tarín (guitar), Ben Basile (bass), Mark Paquin (trombone, vocals) and Kevin Batchelor (trumpet, vocals).

“Live in Gouvy” is also the New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble’s 13th album. Each of these albums has been lovingly crafted by a group of musicians who are true masters of their instruments, and this new album is further proof of that. The bonus track is the only track recorded in the studio, featuring the virtuoso guitar playing of Alberto Tarín.

Rock Steady Freddie pioneered the NYSJE sound with the band’s original line-up in 1994. To date, the band has performed in 32 countries and continues to tour out of their love for music.