New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble
Veteran New York band, formed in 1994, that mixes Jamaican ska and rocksteady beats with jazz solos and tours the US, Europe and beyond.
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Dancing at New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble shows
- Crowd
- Some people dance
- Kind of dancing
- Party dancing
- What we found
- Ska beats get club crowds skanking (a bouncy freestyle dance), but this gig is at a French bistro, where most people will probably eat and listen.
This is our best guess. Checked October 3, 2026. How we decide.
How we checked (3 sources)
- 247valencia.com (opens in a new tab): Club review says the sold-out audience danced, skanked, sang and clapped through the show.
- newyorkskajazzensemble.com (opens in a new tab): Bio: created the ska-jazz style in 1994, 15 albums, many European tours.
- concertarchives.org (opens in a new tab): Concert history shows ska and punk festival bookings.
Contact and booking
- Music
- ska, jazz, rocksteady
Website and social pages
Where this came from (3 sources)
- newyorkskajazzensemble.com (opens in a new tab): Official site: NYSJE, the New York band that started the ska-jazz style in 1994; links Spotify, YouTube @nysjeofficial2464, Facebook nysje and Instagram nysjensemble.
- newyorkskajazzensemble.com (opens in a new tab): Contact page lists a booking contact (Fred Reiter, rsfreddie@earthlink.net) and management/press (nysjeofficial@gmail.com).
- newyorkskajazzensemble.com (opens in a new tab): Shows page is out of date: latest dates listed are Sept 2025 (Iridium NYC; Supernova Ska Festival, Hampton VA).
Checked October 4, 2026. Source: newyorkskajazzensemble.com. Is this your band or DJ business? Something wrong or missing? Tell us.
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