The Players Band is an American 9-piece ska band formed in Baltimore in 1999. The band's musical style combines Jamaican ska, rock, and reggae, and is characterized by the use of upbeat horns and percussion. The band has performed over 500 live shows in various states, including; Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Long Island, Vermont, and Virginia. The Players Band has performed with acts such as Grammy Award Winner The Isley Brothers, Grammy Award Winner Toots & the Maytals, The B-52's, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Joe Strummer, Matisyahu, The English Beat, Third Eye Blind, Citizen Cope, Fishbone, The Toasters, The Skatalites, Reel Big Fish, The Pietasters, The Aggrolites, The Slackers, Rebirth Brass Band, Big D and the Kids Table, The Know How, King Django, The Scofflaws, Westbound Train, Eastern Standard Time, Junkyard Band and many others. Notable ska musicians who have performed on stage with The Players Band as guests include; Adam Birch (The Specials), Jeff Richey (The Toasters), Buford O’Sullivan (The Scofflaws), Vinny Noble (Pilfers & Bim Skala Bim), Dr. Ring-Ding, Morgan Russell (Eastern Standard Time) and H.R. (Bad Brains). Discography Studio albums Instrumental - 2001 Hate the Game - 2003, Victor Rice mixed 'Mama' & 'Rub A Dub'. Half-Time - 2005 Live & Direct - 2008 Skamörgåsbord - 2020, mixed by Victor Rice. Compilations D.C-ENE - 2001 on PGU Records Make It Happen – 2001 on Big Touchin’ Productions Oasis Alternative - 2002 on Oasis Still Standing - 2003 by Jump Up Records and Megalith Records Still Standing (ska compilation) Stubborn Records Sampler - 2005 on Stubborn Records The Way Things Used to Be Vol. 1 - 2020 on Bob Records Band members Dan Schneider - guitar/vocals - (Current member of The Pietasters) Nick Reider – trumpet - (Current member of Jah Works, touring member of Bumpin Uglies) David Saunier – sax Michael Gorman - bari sax Paul Ackerman aka “Pablo Fiasco” - keys – (Current member of Left Alone, H.R. and the Dubb Agents, Bad Manners, and formerly of The Pietasters, Stubborn All-Stars, and Skinnerbox.) Joe Ross - bass - (Current member of The Pietasters) Andy Schneider - drums Mark Leary - vocals/percussion Kristin "Lady Hatchet" Forbes - bass/guitar (Touring member of The Slackers) Marc Levine - percussion Notable press Lynn Strader, T. (2019). "Summer fun with Jamaican Ska music." The Journal. Conlin, B. (2012). "Frederick Road Fridays adds sounds of Appalachia and