Friday, 13 June – 9:30 pm
Main stage – Outdoors
Free admission, no reservation needed
The North East Ska*Jazz Orchestra is a 16-piece big band that unites people professionally active in the Jamaican and African-American music scene.
In 2014 they released their first EP Music For Marikana, produced with the support of the Time For Africa association, with which they collaborated to build an educational-cultural center in the center of Marikana, a mining area of South Africa.
North East Ska Jazz Orchestra is regularly engaged in European tours participating in prestigious festivals such as Rototom Sunsplash, Iboga Summer Festival and Freedom Sounds Ska Festival.
Discography:
Music for Marikana (EP), 2014
Stompin’ & Rollin’, 2015
Brixton Records
North East Ska Jazz Orchestra, 2019
Brixton Records
Live Studio Session #1, 2022
Brixton Records
Sulla Rotta dei Venti, 2024
Brixton Records