Jump With Joey

Joey Altruda is an American musician, composer, producer and bandleader from Los Angeles. California. His involvement in the L.A. music scene began in 1981 as a founding member of the post-punk experimental group Tupelo Chain Sex which featured blues violinist Don “Sugarcane” Harris. In 1989, with the help of drummer Willie McNeil, he created the band Jump With Joey, performing American Jump Swing music and early forms of Jamaican Ska. The group became a keystone in the revival of traditional Jamaican Ska