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Italiano:
Mr.T-Bone è ormai considerato un protagonista della scena ska e reggae internazionale contemporanea. Attivo dai primi anni Novanta, ha pubblicato sette dischi solisti in tutto il mondo ed è costantemente in tour tra USA, Canada, Europa e Giappone. 
Sono moltissimi i festival di cui è stato ospite, tra cui, per citare alcuni:
- Montreal Ska Festival (Montreal, QB)
- Rototom Reggae Festival (Osoppo I, 
- Benicassin Spain), 
- Three Floors Of Ska (NYC, USA), 
- Slack Fest (NYC and Boston, USA), 
- Riot Fest (Chicago, USA), 
- Chiemsee Reggae Festival (Chiemsee, Germany), 
- Lowland Paradise Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 
- Eurosonic (Groningen, Netherlands), 
- Tokyo Ska Jamboree (Tokyo, Japan), 
- Ska Town Festival (Madrid, Spain) 
- Erromo Festival (Bilbao, Spain), 
- Dance Ska La Festival (Rennes, France), 
- Dour Festival (Brussels, Belgium) 
- Mighty Sound (Prague, Czech Republic)
- Roots Dance La Valeè (Tolouse, France)

Mr.T-Bone ha anche collaborato in Italia con artisti come Vinicio Capossela, Luciana Littizzetto, Malika Ayane, The Bluebeaters, Africa Unite, Casino Royale e con artisti internazionali del calibro di Derrick Morgan, Willie Williams, Mikey Dread, New York ska Jazz Ensemble, David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7, Victor Rice, The Slackers, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Caroloregians, Dr.Ring Ding.

Gli Young Lions sono la sua band dal 2006 e da allora hanno macinato migliaia di chilometri insieme e registrato due dischi. HEROES, pubblicato nel 2008, ha ottenuto un grande successo ed ha vinto il premio come miglior disco dell'anno in Canada; il secondo e ultimo NOTHING TO LOSE è stato pubblicato negli Stati Uniti il 7 Ottobre 2011 dall'etichetta di Chicago Jump Up Records e presto arriverà anche in Italia.
Il tour del nuovo disco è partito l'8 di Ottobre 2011 dagli USA, passando per il Canada, e continuerà fino ad Aprile 2012 toccando Italia, Spagna, Francia, Belgio, Olanda, Danimarca, Irlanda, UK, Germania, Austria, Svizzera, Slovenja, Repubblica Ceca, Slovakia, Serbia, Bulgaria e Macedonia. 

A Gennaio 2012 uscirà per l'etichetta giapponese Ska in the world un sette pollici e il primo The Best Of Mr.T-Bone, che comprenderà sedici brani scelti tra i suoi lavori solisti, pertanto si preannuncia per l'estate 2012 un tour tra Giapponese, Singapore e Malesia.


Mr.T-Bone & The Young Lions sono:
Gigi De Gaspari aka Mr.T-Bone - Voce e Trombone
Marco "Benz" Gentile - Chitarra e cori
Andrea Ferraro - Organo e cori
Marco "Pakko" Catania - Basso
Enrico Battaglino - Batteria


English version:
Gigi De Gaspari, a.k.a. Mr. T-Bone, is trombone player and singer with a very long musical career. Beginning in the late 1980's in Italy he established himself as a top trombone player in the international Ska and Reggae scene. His style and musicianship led to  performances and tours throughout Europe, USA, and Japan playing with such artists as Derrick Morgan, Willie Williams, Mikey Dread, New York Ska Jazz Ensemble, David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7, Victor Rice, The Slackers, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, The Toasters, The Trojans, The Caroloregians, Dr. Ring Ding, Eastern Standard Time, Casino Royale, The Bluebeaters, Africa Unite, and many, many others.

Mr. T-Bone is currently a proud member of the Rocksteady Seven a Ska & Reggae combo led by The Slackers' sax player, David Hillyard. Mr. T-Bone has toured both the United States and Europe performing in the Rocksteady Seven. 

As band leader Mr. T-Bone has released six albums That's It (2002), Mr. T-Bone Sees America (2004), Strictly Live (2007), Heroes (2008), I Do Dub (2010), and Mr. T-Bone & Friends  Instrumental Session Vol.1 (2010).  All of his albums have been released and are distributed in the USA, Canada, Europe, and Japan.

He also works as a composer, with several Italian film soundtracks to his credit as well as commercial music for TV advertisements broadcast in Italy, USA, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

In 2006 Mr. T-Bone founded his own band named Mr. T-Bone & the Young Lions. With this group he released one album (Heroes) and toured all over Europe. He has also performed at the largest festivals in the Reggae and Ska music scene such as Rototom Reggae Festival (Italy and Spain), Three Floors Of Ska (NYC, USA), Slack Fest (NYC and Boston, USA), Riot Fest (Chicago, USA), Chiemsee Reggae Festival (Chiemsee, Germany), Lowland Paradise Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Eurosonic (Groningen, Netherlands), Tokyo Ska Jamboree (Tokyo, Japan), Ska Town Festival (Madrid, Spain) Erromo Festival (Bilbao, Spain), Dance Ska La Festival (Rennes, France), Dour Festival (Brussels, Belgium), and Mighty Sound (Prague, Czech Republic)...just to name a few. 
 
In October 2010 Mr. T-Bone released his first instrumental album entitled Mr. T-Bone & Friends  Instrumental Session Vol. 1 on Chicago's Jump Up Records. The recording featured many great artists Mr. T-Bone specially invited to record with him, such as David Hillyard (The Slackers), Kincaid Smith (Hepcat), Larry McDonald (The Rocksteady 7), Roger Rivas (The Aggrolites), Tommy Tornado (Rude Rich and the High Notes), King Django, and many others. The release of the album was celebrated in Europe in the Spring of 2011 with a tour where Mr. T-Bone was backed in different areas of the continent by the most important bands of the European Ska scene, The High Notes, The Caroloregians, The Upsttemians, and The Gramophone Allstars.

Mr. T-Bone is set to release a new vocal album with the Young Lions this October, which will be released by Chicago's finest label, Jump Up Records and distributed in Europe by the German label Grover Records. The release will be followed by a long tour of the USA, Canada, and Europe beginning in early October. Mr. T-Bone will be backed during the North American portion of the tour by Washington DC's greatest Ska-Jazz band, Eastern Standard Time. The tour will head west from Washington DC through the Midwest,  and then north into Canada, culminating in a performance at the renowned Montreal Ska Festival. The North American leg of the tour will end in New York City, but Mr. T-Bone will  fly back to Italy to join his band, The Young Lions, to embark on a six month tour of Europe, traveling to Italy, Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, and the Balkans.

Find out more and keep up with Mr. T-Bone through his website, www.mrtbone.com
 

Ska Jazz Messengers es una propuesta musical formada en julio del año 2009. Estos 7 músicos se anexan  a la admirable escena del ska y el jazz hecho en la capital venezolana. De igual manera la banda forma parte de ese refrescamiento dentro del panorama de la movida musical venezolana. El sonido de los “SJM” se enmarca bajo la oleada de bandas que hay actualmente en todo el mundo haciendo música jamaiquina con la versatilidad del jazz; esa oleada que algunos han denominado como: “cuarta ola del ska”, siendo este término, un retorno a las raíces de gran parte de la música popular jamaiquina, (aquella de  principios de los 60’s) ska, reggae y rocksteady  con un tratamiento del jazz moderno. 


El repertorio que manejan los Messengers pasa por variopintas influencias musicales que van orientadas hacia el Ska, el Rocksteady, el Reggae con tratamientos de Jazz, pinceladas de Bossa Nova y Soul de antaño. La banda maneja un set de temas propios entrelazados con versiones conformadas desde standards de jazz, temas jamaiquinos,  arreglos a composiciones musicales de culto popular a nivel latinoamericano y global, hasta temas de compositores venezolanos como Aldemaro Romero.

Sus temas tienen una orientación tanto en la parte instrumental como en la parte vocal. De las múltiples influencias que alimentan la banda podríamos nombrar a: The Skatalites, Don Drumond, Jackie Mitoo, Prince Buster, Alton Ellis, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, The Ska Flames, Determinations, New York Ska Jazz Ensemble, Jump with Joey, Hepcat, Henry Mancini, Tom Jobim, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, The Jazz Messengers, Aldemaro Romero, Walter Wanderley, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Yellow Magic Orquestra, Stevie Wonder , Amy Winehouse, Ella Fitzgerald, George Benson, entre otros.


Formed in 2003 the Melbourne Ska Orchestra is an orchestra with a difference. Comprising up to 36 members this juggernaut contains some of Australia’s finest musicians and performers. The band can perform with as little as 18 members and as many as 36. Lead and directed by the energetic and charismatic Nicky Bomba (John Butler Trio, Bomba, Bustamento), they are a force to be reckoned with.

The bands debut self-titled release resulted in sell out national shows, multiple major festival appearances, three international tours and a host of awards and nominations. The new album Sierra-Kilo-Alpha, was released on April 22, 2016. Showcasing a new trajectory sonically, it respects the roots of the genre retransmitting 2Tone signals while introducing new hybrids that are fresh and exciting.

Melbourne Ska Orchestra’s live performance is explosive and infectious. Their unique take on the genre of Ska has wowed audiences all over the world. From Montreal to New York, Istanbul to London and with the approval of Reggae and Ska pioneers like Stranger Cole, Owen Gray, Carlos Malcolm, Ranking Roger and Neville Staples, to name a few, the Melbourne Ska Orchestra is resonating with audiences worldwide – young and old.

Es un proyecto que inicio uno de los pioneros del ska mexicano Rafael Montoya Patiño
Iniciándose en una banda llamada “almas difusas”, donde nació una inquietud para aportar algo diferente a lo que en ese tiempo se escuchaba en México (un grouge, dark, punk, rock mexicano, etc).
Rafael al tener otras inquietudes, sale de ésta banda para integrarse a lo que fue la“La Matatena” dándole un toque particular con sonidos de lo que hasta el momento son un gran éxito, tal como “Su Majestad” “Antes” “Ciervo Herido” “Grita Fuerte”, “Gusanos”, "Debe Ser” “Ste Ska”, entre otras.
Por diferencias se rompe lo que fue “La Matatena” quedando divididos. Después, tras haber dejado una huella particular en escenarios de la república mexicana parten a Europa con el bajista, saxofonista, trompetista y guitarrista de la original “Matatena” en donde Montoya enriquece su aservo musical del viejo continente siendo “La Matatena Royal Club” y regresa con más fuerza para dar un brinco a su movimiento musical, grabando un disco llamado “De la Agonia al Extasis”, sin embargo surge la separación de la banda por inquietudes personales, iniciando Montoya, lo que se llama”La Poderosa e Indestructible (Matatena) Royal Club de México”,en donde el señor Montoya convoca músicos de todo el mundo para crear un colectivo para que le de fuerza y enriquecer un movimiento en él que ha creído y dedicado su vida.
Por lo que no que da más que decir que Viva la Fiesta y el Eterno Carnaval!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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