The Players Band

The Players Band is an 8-piece ska band formed in Baltimore in 1999. The Players’ musical style combines Jamaican ska, rock, and reggae, and is characterized by the use of upbeat horns and percussion. The band has played over 380 live shows performing with acts such as Grammy Award Winning Isley Brothers & Toots and the Maytals, The B-52s, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Joe Strummer, The English Beat, Citizen Cope, Fishbone, The Skatalites and many others. Recently, they headlined the “2008 Baltimore’s New Year’s Eve Spectacular” at the Inner Harbor and also welcomed Olympian Michael Phelps back to Baltimore headlining “Maryland’s Olympic Tribute Celebration at Fort McHenry”. Venues played include 9:30 Club, Verizon Center, Pier Six Pavilion, Knitting Factory, Trocadero Theatre, Chance Theater, Bottle & Cork, Rams Head Live!, Recher Theatre, 8×10, First Night Annapolis, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, and many others.

Music Monthly strongly recommends music listeners to, “go out and check [The Players Band] live, for such bands like this do not come into being very often and what they can do with music is phenomenal.”

The Baltimore Sun, described The Players Band as, “pioneers of an innovative style… focused on fanning the soul flame that ignited ska.

AP Magazine describe The Players Band as, “A rocking big band out of Baltimore and DC, the Players can hit all the styles and are a must-see live.”

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