Emerging from the East Bay underground warehouse party scene, New Zombies is a 10-piece band playing original music influenced by Afrobeat, Afropop, highlife, reggae, and other energetic music. The band draws its name from Fela Kuti's landmark album Zombie. Its influences and inspirations include Fela, King Suny Ade, James Brown, and Sun Ra, creating a new sound that takes international dance music in adventurous directions. Fronted by four saxes and propelled by a dynamic rhythm section, the band includes members of a diverse range of other Bay Area avant jazz and rock ensembles.
Steve Adams - tenor sax
David Slusser – tenor sax
Dan Plonsey – baritone sax
Michael Zelner – alto sax
John Shiurba – guitar
John Finkbeiner – guitar
Lynn Murdock – keyboards
Steve Lew – bass
Suki O’Kane – percussion
John Hanes – drums
Original compositions by
Dan Plonseyhttp://newzombies.us
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Next Music is a Bay Area instrumental quartet playing ska, reggae and dub
soundscapes inspired by Jamaican legends Lee "Scratch" Perry, Sly and Robbie,
Augustus Pablo, and The Skatalites, and American hip hop and avant-jazz innovators
J Dilla and Sun Ra.
Max Miller-Loran - trumpet
Steve Blum - keyboards
Rob Ewing - bass
Jason Levis - drums
https://soundcloud.com/robewing/sets/junior-reggae
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Doors at 8, music at 8:30pm
Advance tickets: http://ashkenaz090816.eventbrite.com/
Cost: $10 advance / $12 door
Videos featuring musicians playing at this event
Ken Filiano/ Steve Adams Duo at the Stone