Jamaica ska at the Nicollet on Franklin Ave. Tuesday, January 20. Time TBA. www.the-nicollet.com

I'm playing with Minneapolis ska/reggae/jazz band The Skruffians. I cop the drum styles of my childhood heroes Lloyd Knibb, Carlton Barrett, Sly Dunbar and whatnot. We do classic Jamaican ska of the Skatalites, plus horn-driven ska originals and other dance and listening music.