{"title":"Melbourne Ska Orchestra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelbourne Ska Orchestra is known for their legendary stage performances, featuring a 15 piece horn troupe and led by Nicky Bomba. The band was formed in 2003 after a successful sold-out performance that aimed to set a world record for the largest number of horn players on stage playing ska-skank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe orchestra is made up of talented musicians including Nicky Bomba as the band leader, vocalist, guitarist, and drummer. Other members include Pat Powell on vocals, Steve Montgomery on vocals and various instruments, Barry Deenick on bass, Steve Phillips on drums and percussion, George Servanis on drums and percussion, Elvis Aljus on drums and percussion, Dave Joseph on drums and percussion, Lennox Jordan on steel pan, Antonio Milillo and Rodrigo Pino on guitars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional members include Michael Havir playing piano \u0026amp; Hammond organ along with other instruments like Glockenspiel and Melodica. Jake Savona also contributes to piano \u0026amp; Hammond organ while Michael Caruana plays piano. The brass section consists of Patrick Cronin, David Henry, Ed Farrar,\nSarah Heffernan,and Ted Kazan all playing trumpet; Paul Coyle plays trumpet \u0026amp; trombone; Peter Slipper plays trombone; Jessica Jacobs,Wally Maloney,and a840891 play trombone as well. Tony Hicks handles clarinet \u0026amp; alto saxophone while Dean Hilson,\nJustin Forster,Pete Mitchell,Laurie Bongailas\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"one-year-of-ska","title":"One Year Of Ska","description":"\u003cp\u003eMelbourne Ska Orchestra's 2018 52 songs released as a 4 CD Boxset. In 2018 the band embarked on a crazy mission to release a song a week. For one whole year, 52 songs, 52 weeks! Paying respect to the Jamaican Sound System phenomenon, where artists would record and release new tracks on a weekly basis, the band committed to doing the same in 2018. We are not sure if any other band has done this before. It sure seems like a record of some kind has been broken. ALBUM #1 'Ska Classics' (13 songs) ALBUM #2 'TV \u0026amp; Movie Themes' (13 songs) ALBUM #3 'Read All About It' (13 songs) ALBUM #4 'Transmission Friday's' (13 songs) Melbourne Ska Orchestra are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to the stage. Audiences are blown away by up to 25 musicians performing at a time, and the joyous, energetic vibe of a Melbourne Ska Orchestra gig is one that must be seen to be believed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ABC","offers":[{"title":"CD | x4","offer_id":50473030287691,"sku":"1099071","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5f134b77-e3d5-4cb8-8a35-2cc62df8e001_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727425815"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_bce19c31_thumbnail_4096_daa8b88d-7293-4c13-8b33-9c1776e9f272.jpg?v=1727425795","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/melbourne-ska-orchestra.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}