Jay Funk Dawg

We had such a good time... thank you Hamilton! Big ups to Briguy for hooking us up with the gig. High Plains Drifter played a great warm up set for House of David Gang. We played lots of great Peter Tosh, Bob Marley and our own originals - special guest vocalist Mike from Riddim Riders joined us and helped bring us into Hamilton's reggae family. Looking forward to seeing you all again soon.

Dear Jambanders, I've seen King Sunshine a whole bunch of times - they're one of Toronto's top live acts and have been around for years. I just heard that the next show on Saturday, November 15th is their last show with singer Maya. If you are a fan (or friend) of King Sunshine - you should come out and show your support for the band at their final performance of 2008, and final performance with singer Maya. here's the info: Saturday November 15th The OPERA HOUSE with Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Toronto, ON $20 www.nujazz.ca

nice to see you at Garaj Mahal there Lukey!

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super pumped for this show! facebookers - check out this video! http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/video/video.php?v=35117247634&oid=31091103235&ref=share

Thanks to all who showed up last night! We had a great time... big ups to Lowrain, Sarabelle and Allison for show up and dancing up a storm... we had a great time and we look forward to jammin' with you guys again. regards, Jay and the House of David Gang

yay for saturday!

I hope you all got my flyer! lol!

woot woot check out the interview on Phunky Party radio at 3 pm! It's the Punky Reggae Party on C101.5 FM. Bringing you the best in Reggae, Punk, and Ska from Canada and around the world! Every Thursday from 3pm-6pm. If you don't have a radio but are on your computer click here to listen live http://c101.mohawkcollege.ca/ Feel free to give us a call at the studio during our show at 905-575-2101, we take requests and welcome your feedback! Give us a shout and enjoy the vibes. Show love, make peace & unify!

anyone check this?

REGGAE * BREAKS NYE!

Hey Everyone, Things are heating up for the Nujazz Festival - I'm so very excited about it! Please check it out on the new www.Nufunk.ca site - we've got a great podcast highlighting the Nujazz Festival that was done by Mr. Tunes. Thanks! -jay

yay!!

That's from Live/Acoustic - great Tune! the song name is: Let the morning in link: http://goods.theslip.com/catalog.php?act=view_prod_info&id_prod=696&i=&l=&sid=pGeQuvM6yjfgLIU

GO OBAMA!

Please confirm your attendance on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wall.php?id=33035460221#/event.php?eid=33035460221 -j

I hope y'all can join us next Saturday. we're rehearsing this week to deliver a great show !

this is going to be crazy get your tickets!!

door tickets available tonight!

who's in??

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check out the updated www.nujazz.ca

what is Makemake? here's more info on Planet Earth www.myspace.com/planetearthfunk Planet Earth have been called soul, funk, acid jazz, R&B, power funk and so on. But whatever you want to call them, they are sure to make you move. Emerging as one of the vanguards of funk revival, they have been playing the Toronto club scene since 1999 and now boast two releases of original material out on the band-owned label Sleeping Eddie Music (THE ALI SHUFFLE-1999, and ELASTICITY-2001) with a third new disc scheduled for release in spring 2008. In recent years, PE have made appearances as an opening act for Maceo Parker, K-OS, Maestro, and Joey DeFrancesco. Three sold-out Soul in the City concerts, Toronto International Film festival cast parties (1998 and 1999) at Skydome for Dreamworks), Beaches jazz festival appearances (1998-2004), charity events, and a six year running thursday night slot at famed Toronto nightclub The Orbit Room. PE recently had six of their original songs chosen for two feature films: "Fall" (starring Michael Madsen) and "Silver Man" (starring fellow Canadian Eugene Levy). Both records, produced by the band, have received excellent reviews and sold well as independent releases. Since 2000, the quartet has used weekly gigs to create a buzz and get their live act down. Now as an eight piece band, PE hires the elite of Toronto's music scene to flesh out their signature sound on stage and in the studio. Appearing on saxophone: John Johnson, Shawn Nykwist, Chris Mitchell, Vern Dorge, Perry White and Steven Kennedy; on trombone: Gord Myers, Russ Little, & Steve Donald; guitarists Jake Langley, Arvil Wray, John Tilden, Kevin Breit, Donna Grantis, and Dan Nordermeer; members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, along with special appearances by Alex Lifeson, Lee Oskar, Holly Cole, Jackie Richardson, Doug Riley, Kevin Turcotte, Guido Basso, and others. Planet Earth's musicians were all born and raised in Toronto. Nathaniel Littlejohn is a self-trained vocalist who began singing at the age of three to old 45's. His eclectic taste in music has added considerably to that collection over the years, immersing himself in gospel, R&B, soul music and funk. His ear for nuance and rhythmic phrasing have earned him a following of audiences marvelling at the range and power of his voice. "Elasticity is a sexy album" says Littlejohn, "lyrically, it's very personal." Littlejohn dresses, moves and grooves in the funk style. "It's my job to make the venue like my rec room and make the audiences have a good time." And that they do. 2004 Juno award winner and Planet Earth organ/keyboard player Dylan Heming began studies at Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music at age ten. First focusing on classical repertoire and theory, later moving into jazz, R&B, and electronic music. "This band has two distinct vibes. We're not always trying to capture our live sound in the studio. We improvise a lot on stage, but in the studio, we feed off a different energy." Heming met Glenn Olive in 1994 while working with a touring act and have been locking down funk grooves ever since. Apart from his role within Planet Earth, Dylan writes for his own trio and sextet settings, as well as composing for television and film. Olive, also a Royal Conservatory alumni, started on violin and classical guitar quickly moving on to the electric guitar so he could play along with his Beatles and Motown records. Soon he would move to the bass and never look back. Olive's bass stylings (along with the inimitable tone from his weathered vintage Fender jazz bass), has become the backbone of the PE funk sound. Olive says, "when you spend time with great musicians and audiences, you feed off everyone's energy. You forget all the influences and just use the energy of the moment." Olive met Riley at a recording session in 1996 and quickly introduced him to Littlejohn and Heming. From that meeting, the core of Planet Earth was born. Ben Riley acquired his first drum set at age three, later moving to private lessons and then on to York University for highly advanced music studies. Riley's versalitiy and fluid approach on the drums naturally extended into co-writing and arranging for PE's two CD's. "After playing together for years and doing our first album, we've gained the confidence to go into the studio and not worry about proving ourselves too much" Riley says. Bens musicianship and dedication to his craft have seen him become one of the most accomplished and sought after drummers in the city, working with international jazz and mainstream artists.

It's a Tribute to Peter Tosh -maybe it's hard to see - but it says Tribute right against the H in Tosh. We will however be summoning Tosh's spirit right in the middle of Hess Village! Facebook event link: http://www.facebook.com/wall.php?id=33035460221#/event.php?eid=33035460221

Hey everyone, The House of David Gang is playing their first gig in the Hammer - we hope to get all you Come Together and Reggae Heads out to see us. We've got a great show ! Hope to see yas! -jay & hodg Saturday November 8th House of David Gang "One of Canada's Top Reggae Collectives!" plus High Plains Drifter @ Touche - 9:00PM -- 19+ :: $5 http://www.myspace.com/houseofdavidgang http://www.highplainsdrifter.ca House of David Gang is a Toronto-based reggae outfit that delivers late 70s and early 80s style Jamaican reggae originals mixed with folk, soul, calypso, afrobeat, hip hop as well as classic reggae material of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. Formed in Toronto over 15 years ago, the band is fronted by seasoned reggae veteran King Selah – a fixture of the Canadian Jamaican Reggae scene - and members have included members of Resinators, Irie Band, Explorer Band, Revelation, Selassie I Power, Imagine Rainbow Warriors and many others.