Jaymz Bee and the Royal Jelly Orchestra
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Jaymz Bee and the Royal Jelly Orchestra is a Canadian lounge music band.
The band was formed by Jaymz Bee, following the breakup of The Look People, and were quickly offered a spot on Molly Johnson's Kumbaya Festival bill. The band's best known album, 1997's Cocktail: Shakin' and Stirred, featured lounge interpretations of classic Canadian rock songs, ranging from Rush and Bryan Adams to Crash Test Dummies and Alanis Morissette.
The core of the band consisted of Bee, Jono Grant on piano and guitar, Great Bob Scott on drums, George Kollar on bass, Sarah McElcheran on trumpet, Jim Bish on saxophone, flute and clarinet, Richard Underhill on alto and soprano sax and Collen Allen on tenor sax and flute. A vast array of guest vocalists, including Molly Johnson, Taborah Johnson, Melleny Melody, Kyree Vibrant, Monika Deol, Ed the Sock, Moxy Früvous, Greg Keelor, Albert Schultz and Ralph Benmergui, also performed with the band from time to time.