Skaspot Mondays present 'The Evolution of Ska Music' - a weekly series

Weekly Monday night ska & reggae music series @ the Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC - Open to the public rehearsals and auditions for the "Evolution of Ska Music" production

Hear and see the early ska and reggae songs that influenced all that came after played by an all star band:

> Here is the latest info on our "All Star Ska - Reggae Band" (so far)
>
> The core members: Patrick "Dr." Watson - Musical Director, Keyboards,
> Vocals
> "Iwah" M. Paterson - Lead Guitar, Vocals
> Greg Hathaway - Rhythm Guitar, Bass and
> Vocals
>
> The three core members of this "All-Star" group, Patrick "Dr." Watson,
> Iwah M.Paterson and Greg Hathaway have amassed quite a resume in the
> reggae world despite their Canadian roots. Patrick, the group's
> Musical Director and keyboardist, has shared the stage with many of
> reggae's most famous names including Sean Paul, Toots and the Maytals
> and Burning Spear as well as having played bass for "the King of
> Rocksteady" Alton Ellis and '80s star Half Pint on their tours through
> Canada.
>
> The list of Jamaican greats guitarist Iwah has played with includes
> The Mighty Diamonds, George Nooks and original Jamaican Ska pioneer
> Eric "Monty" Morris as well as having opened for the likes of Morgan
> Heritage and Sugar Minott.
>
> Rhythm guitarist Greg has been a bastion of all things reggae and ska
> since the days of his first group Roots Roundup - one of the first
> wave of bands to play reggae locally in the 80s - his current project
> Dubfreque (pronounced Dubfreak) have opened the Commodore for the
> likes of Beenie Man, Culture (R.I.P. Joseph Hill), and dancehall
> pioneer Yellowman to name but a few.
>
> In their current incarnation of the group, they will also be joined by
> Miguel Valladares, (Migz) bassist of punk/ska band The Easy Brothers
> and Mika Huntanten, drummer for local reggae artist Fredlocks Asher.
>
> Over the next few weeks we will be adding BG vocals and a horn section
> to the band. The 5 piece core band sounded amazingly good last monday
> and it can only get better each week.
>
> In the first set of the Evolution of Ska Music, we are doing songs by:
>
> The Skatalites
> The Upsetters
> The Pioneers
> The Jamaicans
> The Paragons
> B Marley and the Wailers
> Danny Livingstone
> The Melodians
> Alton Ellis
> Symarip
> and more
>