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Ghetto Xpress

Fri. October 20th 2023 The Toucan Free

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Ghetto Xpress

Get funkified!
Event can be attended in person In-Person Event Venue is part of the Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area
Fri. October 20th 2023 + Add to Calendar The Toucan
10:30pm - 2:00am Free

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Ghetto Xpress
from Kingston Ontario
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The ” Ghetto Xpress ” was formed in October of the year 2000, in response for the need of a new house band at the Toucan on Monday nights, a gig previously occupied by Kingston blues stalwarts Blue Monday for the previous 2 1/2 years. Blue Monday members Zak Colbert and Mike Sakell, decided to continue on with a different band and a change of concept, and formed the Express. With keyboard wizard Spencer Evans throwing his hat in, and the addition of a fresh new face on guitar, James Taylor, the band was complete. The original repertoire focused heavily on the sounds of Motown, and classic R&B, but with the addition of Jonathan Stewart a.k.a ” Bunny ” on tenor saxophone a few years ago, the band took a decidedly more funky New Orleans type approach. Zak and James eventually left the band to be replaced by Zak’s young protege, Alec Barken, on bass, and Mark Taras on guitar, and that has been the lineup for the last eight years.

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The Toucan
76 Princess St.
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Open / Operational

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Ghetto Xpress - Nov 24th @ The Toucan

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