what kinda music are you guys jamming? what ever it is it's got to be funky!

Reggae and Calypso, mostly.  Sambas make their way into it as well, as does the occasional bebop, depending upon how we feel.  Steel drums are a blast to accompany, and the gig is laid-back enough to give us all quite a bit of freedom to play it how we feel it.  Sometimes, though, it's simply all I can do to keep up with the changes.    The steel drum players are incredible, and sometimes we use a conga player who sings instead of a set player.  It doesn't seem to matter what we play, because steel drums *always* sound Carribean to the crowd!  The best thing is that the least I've made with these folks has been $100 for a two-hour gig.  Any longer than that and it's $100 per hour per person additional.  It keeps me in goat feed...
John

For these...

Cool those goats. BTW: I read you're from Terr Haute in Indiana. It really strikes me how many Franch names are pupping up in US.
 
Rory ....next time: pass the gig to me! I love playing standing and wearing a jacket while playing (I mostly do) ...mmmmmm ...oh ...huh ...now about that playing  ...I'll learn to I promise!!! Really!!!
 
 
Paul the bad one

Paul,
It's amazing how quickly people here in the midwest USA forget that most of us are 2nd or 3rd generation immigrants.  Everybody had to come from somewhere, right?  One of these days I'll make it back to Belgium and share a beer or three with you and Bonnie, and we can chat about video post-production and Alembic basses...
John

Yoooooooooohoooooooo!
And one (1) american coming this way!
Ok ...I'll reserve a bass too and a gig.
Blues ...in C sharp???
 
PTBO

Paul,
C sharp works for me!  I can effectively destroy pretty much ANY key, especially if there are beer and pictures involved!
John

Oh ...I am really GOOD at destroying keys!
And if I add a bit of Brother Paul's the fake one's (tafkad) book Odd meter I can play it in such a way nobody knows what we are doing anymore halfway the tune!!!
Kiddin ....well hehehehe kind off.
 
Paul the bad one

Paul; I don't see sharp at all but I can be flat as day old beer.

Hehehehehehe ...I have to remind that one!
 
PTBO

My preference is to begin in A tonal and modulate to D molished...

I'm usually just squeeking by in D minus.

What's a key? Does that have anything to do with the squiggly thing at the beginning of a row?
 

Not sure, but if you're in the wrong one I hear it can cause quite a row with the rest of the band...

Not sure, but if you're in the wrong one I hear it can cause quite a row with the rest of the band...