Introducing the Tikiyaki Orchestra and Master of Ceremonies Marty Lush!

(video by Tim Keenan "ojaitimo")

Friends and family attending our wedding are in for a treat...the swinging sounds of the Tikiyaki Orchestra! From their website:

The Tikiyaki Orchestra is a musical experience unlike any other today. Utilizing a unique combination of sounds....smooth, mellow vibraphone, twanging, reverb-drenched surf guitar,
pulsating theater organ, lilting Hawaiian steel guitar, bongos,congas, and an arsenal of exotic percussion from around the world, all set against the sounds of the ocean and jungle.... the Tikiyaki Orchestra transports the audience to a place and time when Cantonese food was dubbed “exotic cuisine”, and people escaped the mundane with the aid of strong, sweet rum-based cocktails served in Tiki Mugs with little colorful umbrellas... ie : Waikiki in 1960.

Evoking the spirit of past masters such as Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, and Les Baxter, The Tikiyaki Orchestra performs original material from their CDs “StereoExotique” (and "Swingin' Sounds for the Jungle Jetset" - ed.), written by award winning composer and band leader Jim Bacchi, as well as classics of the Exotica,traditional Hawaiian, lounge, surf, spy and cocktail genres, and provide the ideal sonic landscape for any tropical, Luau, swinger, fifties, lounge cocktail party, or other similarly-themed event.

The band has performed to sold-out crowds in Southern California and were the headliners at the 2008 Hukilau in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Hukilau is the East Coast's biggest and most attended Tiki weekender, attracting people from around the world.

featuring:
Jim "El Maestro" Bacchi - composer, producer, guitar, keys
Steady Eddie Cleland : Drums
Brian "Cassanova" Kassan - keyboards, guitar
Marty Lush - vibes
Gary Brandin - steel guitar
Jonpaul "Rummy" Balak - bass
Mark "Gus" Gusek - percussion


We're so glad the Tikiyakis will be there to provide the perfect soundtrack to our Tiki wedding!






Sticking around for MC duties will be Tikiyaki spokesman, vibe player, and accomplished pilot Marty Lush. I'm sure Lush is an ironic nickname...right? Guys? We better order more gin and vermouth just in case!


http://www.tikiyakiorchestra.com
http://www.tikiyakiairways.com
http://www.myspace.com/tikiyaki