Bio
Ska Island is a high-octane dance machine rooted in first-wave ska and Jamaican roots music with jazz overtones. The band turns up the heat with sweltering solos and grooves deeper than The Mariana Trench. Ska Island has members spanning from Vancouver, BC to Tulum, Mexico and congregates as a musical collective in the Pacific NW, performing a mixture of original compositions and classic ska hits by legends such a The Skatalites, Jackie Mitoo, Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso, and many others.
Highlights of Ska Island's 2026 season include the Summer Sessions at Slim's Ska Festival, Roots Festival, Northwest World Reggae Festival, Barter Fair, Freemont Friday, BrodieNation, Port Angeles Concerts on the Pier, Juniper Jam, Lincoln County Fair, Independence Day at Siletz Bay, and tours to Oregon and Northern California.
Andy "Mr Cakes" Codrington
Trombone - Bellingham, WA / Belize
Kevin "Zed" Zelenak
Bass - Lopez Island, WA
Johnny Toulouse
Electric Guitar - Olympia, WA
Matt "Mash" Nash
Tenor & Baritone Sax - Whidbey Island, WA
Orion Lackey
Keyboard, melodica, hand-whistle - Bellingham, WA
Joe Ginet
Guitar, melodica, keyboards - Williams, OR
Richard Brown
Drumset - Vancouver BC
Pat Doran
Alto, Baritone Sax, penny whistle, clarinet - Lummi Island, WA
Shoutout to the incredible Ska Island family members who have joined us on stage over the last few years; most importantly Seattle's Prince of Reggae Adrian Xavier, as well as Joe Jefferson (guitar), J'aime Cordova (percussion), Davee C / James Woznak / Paul Huppler / StuHeart Johnson (drummers), Lennox Holness (bass) Bob Antolin (sax), Jose DeHowitt (keys), Hawk Arps (keys / vibraphone) and guest vocalists Rocker-T, Sarah Christine, Kady Fox, Liondread, and the Great Fantuzzi.