# DAVID HILLYARD & THE ROCKSTEADY 7 Releasing ‘Home For Dinner’

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- Published: 2026-02-18T12:00:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **ACCLAIMED NYC SKA AND JAZZ COLLECTIVE DAVID HILLYARD & THE ROCKSTEADY 7 RELEASING NEW ALBUM _HOME FOR DINNER_**

#### **“Until Then” (feat. Chris Murray) and title track 󠀁[out now](https://zjwgpy.clicks.mlsend.com/tf/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjEwOTI4NjUsXCJsXCI6MTc5NjgxNTU4MDYxMzg1MjY3LFwiclwiOjE3OTY4MTU3MzYyNzQ5NjE0Mn0iLCJzIjoiM2YzZmU4OGNmMDU3YzZkNiJ9)󠁿; Full album arrives February 20**

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**David Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7** return with _Home For Dinner, _a vibrant new
album that finds the long-running New York–based collective operating at the crossroads
of Jamaican rhythm and jazz tradition. Formed in 1992 by saxophonist David Hillyard,
best known for his work with **The Slackers**, the group has spent decades refining
a sound built on deep groove, melodic sophistication, and the communal spirit of
classic ska.

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**_Photo: Kyna Maria_**

_Home For Dinner_ was co-produced and mixed by **Roger Rivas (The Aggrolites) **
and reflects the band’s long-standing, open-door approach and the rotating-cast 
dynamic that has defined their live shows for decades.

Anchored by legendary percussionist **Larry McDonald,** the record features contributions
from an expansive group of collaborators, including guest vocalists **Chris Murray,
BNegão, and Felipe Machado;** keyboard work from Rivas, **Vic Ruggiero, and Mike
Sarason**; and backing vocals from **Chiquis Lozoya **and the late **Greg Lee,**
drawing from the extended musical family of **The Slackers, The Aggrolites, and 
Hepcat.**

The album’s first single,** “Until Then” (feat. Chris Murray) **highlights the band’s
ability to balance classic ska rhythm with thoughtful, melodic songwriting. The 
album’s title track, “Home For Dinner,” is an upbeat, traditional ska instrumental
driven by buoyant horns and a joyful rhythmic pulse. Both tracks are streaming now.

Home For Dinner

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Watch this video on YouTube

Across the album, Hillyard pairs original compositions with inventive interpretations
of songs like **“Ca Purange,” “Mack the Knife,” “Mi Estrella,” and “Grazing in the
Grass,” **reimagined through the band’s distinctive rhythmic lens. The result is
a record that feels celebratory and deeply human, music made to move bodies, lift
spirits, and bring people together.

_Home For Dinner _will be released on February 20 via Org Music on LP, CD, and digital
formats.

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Vinyl format includes a double LP pressed on transparent red color vinyl and double
sided insert.

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**TRACKLIST:**

 1.  This Day (Soul of Africa)
 2.  Home For Dinner
 3.  Grazing In The Grass
 4.  Until Then (ft. Chris Murray)
 5.  Jackpot
 6.  Let’s Get Lost
 7.  Ca Purange
 8.  Death In The Arena
 9.  Jazz Ska
 10. Humungous Blues
 11. Tenha Fe (ft. Felipe Machao & BNegão)
 12. Mack The Knife
 13. Do It Good

Produced by David Hillyard and Roger Rivas 
Mixed by Roger Rivas at Rivas Studios
Mastered by Mitch Rackin Recorded in Cranford, New Jersey by Marc Critelli at Shillelagh
StudiosCover Photo by Gingersnaps aka Danielle Rose Malvaux Design and Layout by
Jeremy Fury

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