Rotterdam Ska Jazz Foundation

“Der Name ist Programm”, they say in Germany. Indeed, armed to the teeth with drums, bass, guitar, piano, organs, and a wide range of horns, the Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation (RSJF) takes the music of the sixties as a starting point. But be careful! The RSJF is NOT a retro band in any perspective. They start where others have left and persis- tently refined their mix of ska, jazz, rock-steady, reggae and soul over the past 13 years.

In the meantime, the RSJF has recorded two EP's and three full- length studio albums. Furthermore, their music appears on various samplers throughout the world. However, the best way to experience this lubricated off-beat locomotive is live on stage.

Rocking ska-jazz with a rough edge!

The RSJF hits the road pretty constantly and played on many big Dutch festivals like Bevrijdingsfestivals, Metropolis, Oerol, Noorder-zon and the Parade, as well as major International festivals like Summer Jam, Oulala, Popkomm, Three Floors of Ska at the Knitting Factory NYC, and many other, festival or venue, varying from big to small, in e.g. The Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, Hungary, Denmark, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Austria, Croatia, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, United States, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, Russia, and will most likely play in your neighbor-hood soon!

Don't worry about a language barrier, let the music of the RSJF do the talking...

LINE UP:
Salvo Lucifora - Trombone
Zoot - Saxophones
Jeroen van Tongeren - Guitar
Hidde Wijga - Keyboards
Merijn van der Wijdeven - Bass
Dimitri Jeltsema - Drums