• Source: The Spatial AKA Orchestra

The Spatial AKA Orchestra is a music ensemble led by Jerry Dammers of the Specials, an English 2 tone ska band popular in the late 1970s (which also went by the name the Special AKA). Dammers formed the orchestra in 2006 as a tribute to American jazz musician Sun Ra, though it grew to include other genres such as reggae, funk, and classical music.
The shows are as much about theater as music. At a festival in Norwich, England, Dammers donned a golden mask behind a row of keyboards on a stage cluttered with Egyptian mannequins, astronauts, and spaceships. The rest of the band emerged disguised as aliens and superheroes. Over 20 band members populated the stage during the night including Denys Baptiste, Larry Bartley, Roger Beaujolais, and Finn Peters. A similar show took place at the Barbican in London. The band played cover versions of Sun Ra's songs before covering the Specials, other work by Dammer, and ska music. Performers included poet Anthony Joseph, former Specials vocalist Francine Luce, Jamaican singer Cornell Campbell, and trombonist Rico Rodriguez.




Personnel


Alcyona Mick – piano
Anthony Joseph – vocals
Crispin Spry Robinson – percussion
Denys Baptiste – tenor sax
Finn Peters – flute
Francine Luce – vocals
Harry Brown – trombone
Rico Rodriguez - trombone, vocals
Jason Yarde – soprano sax
Jerry Dammers – keyboards
Nathaniel Facey – alto sax
Ollie Bayley – bass
Patrick Hatchett – guitar
Patrick Illingworth – drums
Reuben Fox – tenor sax /flute
Robin Hopcraft – trumpet
Roger Beaujolais – vibes
Shabaka Hutchings – bass clarinet
Terry Edwards – baritone sax
Larry Stabbins – saxophones
Zoe Rahman – piano
Neil Charles – double bass
Mat Fox – baritone saxophone
Guy R Clark – guitar
Steve Gibson – classical percussion, vibes




References






External links


Official site
Article at the Guardian.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Festival Glastonbury 2010
• The Spatial AKA Orchestra
• The Specials
• Jerry Dammers
• Shabaka Hutchings
• List of performers on Later... with Jools Holland
• Anthony Joseph
• Rico Rodriguez (musician)
• Finn Peters
• Denys Baptiste
• Terry Edwards