disJam is an
acid-jazz and
jazz-funk
Jazz-funk is a subgenre of jazz music characterized by a strong back beat ( groove), electrified sounds, and an early prevalence of analog synthesizers. The integration of funk, soul, and R&B music and styles into jazz resulted in the cre ...
band from
Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...
, Germany.
[ disJam overview, ]Allmusic
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The band's members have included Christoph Kähler (drums, guitar and vocals),
Sascha Panknin (bass guitar, guitar and keyboards), Volker Kurnoth (guitar and vocals), Ralf Petter (keyboards and vocals), Ole Janssen (saxophone) and Oliver Schumacher (percussion and keyboards).
disJam was formed in the early 1990s and has been known in Germany, Switzerland and Austria since the mid-1990s; they have frequently been on tour with
Die Fantastischen Vier
Die Fantastischen Vier (, "The Fantastic Four"), often shortened to Fanta 4, is a German hip hop band from Stuttgart. The members are Michael Schmidt (Smudo), Andreas Rieke, Thomas Dürr, ''janitor''), and Michi Beck. They were, together wit ...
, as well as performed on their albums ''
Lauschgift'' and ''
Live und Direkt''.
Discography
* ''Phuturing the Poetry of Lemn Sissay'', Yo Mama Records, 1994.
* ''When It's Cold EP'', Yo Mama Records, 1994.
* ''disJam'', Instinct Records, 1995.
* ''Money'', Yo Mama Records, 1997.
* ''Return of the Manchurian Candidate'',
Shadow Records, 1998.
* ''Hybrid Honey'', 5000 Records, 1999.
* ''Completely Happy With It EP'', 5000 Records, 1999.
* ''Hybrid Honey'',
Shadow Records, 2000.
[ disJam discography, ]Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the dat ...
. Accessed on line 22 December 2007.
References
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German jazz ensembles