Inspired by Guru's Jazzmatazz project, the German formation Jazzkantine was founded in 1993 in Braunschweig. Their first album Jazzkantine won them the "Echo Award" in 1996,[1] the most important German music prize.
Jazzkantine | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Braunschweig, Germany |
| Genres | Jazz, funk, hip hop |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | www |
The music of Jazzkantine is a cross-over between jazz funk and hip hop music: German rap over music and beats heavily influenced by jazz standards, often interpreted in a very funky way. This genre is also known as jazz rap.
In 1998, they played at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
In 1999, they started a collaboration with the ballet ensemble of Braunschweig, resulting in the successful Tanzzkantine project.
Discography edit
| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany [2] |
Austria [3][4] |
Switzerland [5] | ||
| 1994 | Jazzkantine | 62 | - | - |
| 1995 | heiß & fettig | 38 | - | 25 |
| 1996 | Frisch gepresst & Live | 90 | - | 32 |
| 1998 | Geheimrezept | 18 | 41 | 19 |
| 2000 | In Formation | 54 | - | 80 |
| 2002 | Futter für die Seele | 68 | - | 62 |
| 2003 | Unbegrenzt haltbar | - | - | - |
| 2004 | Best of Jazzkantine | - | - | - |
| 2008 | Hell's Kitchen | 23 | 73 | - |
| 2009 | Unser Eintracht | - | - | - |
| 2012 | Jazzkantine spielt Volkslieder | - | - | - |
| 2013 | Ultrahocherhitzt | - | - | - |
References edit
- ^ Echo Pop, 1996[permanent dead link] www.echopop.de, accessed: 30 August 2014
- ^ musicline.de: Chartverfolgung / Jazzkantine / Longplay Archived 17 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, accessed: 30 August 2014.
- ^ austriancharts.at: JAZZKANTINE - GEHEIMREZEPT (ALBUM), accessed: 8 September 2014.
- ^ austriancharts.at: JAZZKANTINE - HELL'S KITCHEN (ALBUM), accessed: 8 September 2014.
- ^ hitparade.ch: DISCOGRAPHIE JAZZKANTINE, accessed: 8 September 2014.
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