JAPRAZZ

Fresh new stuff is rockin clubs in Switzerland! The seven man live rap crew that JAPRAZZ is consists of five Jazz musicians, one MC and a DJ. Within a short period of time they've managed to find a style unknown to this day in their country. Hailing from all corners of Switzerland, they delve into the well known virtues of Rap music, grab the spirit of Jazz on the way and resurface with something called innovation. Playful melodies intertwine with pumping rythms, raps clash with intrumental solos and rehearsals are never harmonious; albeit that controversy Japrazz walk that fine line that marks authenticity. Based on that and the fine beats delivered by producer and organist T.moe, MC Phylinguistart enthralls audiences with his storytelling, wordplaying, humorously ironic way of rapping. In fact, look up "stage presence" in any given dictionary and you'll find smiling back at you. The Jazz faction of the band name heroes like John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk in the same breath as HipHop legends A Tribe Called Quest and The Roots as their idols, and it's exactly that mix that enables them to deliver the power-laden live shows they've become infamous for. ///// DEUTSCH ///// Erfrischende HipHop-Klänge erfreuen seit geraumer Zeit die Clubs der Schweiz. Die siebenköpfige Combo Japrazz, bestehend aus Live-Musikern, DJ und MC, hat innert kurzer Zeit zu einem dynamischen und unverwechselbaren Stil gefunden: Manchmal verspielt, manchmal treibend und doch immer authentisch. Davon getrieben entführt MC Phylinguistart das Publikum mit seinen Geschichten über alltäglich Ungewöhnliches und zieht es mit seiner schieren Ausstrahlung auf der Bühne in seinen Bann. Die Musiker bewundern Jazzgrössen wie John Coltrane und Thelonious Monk genauso wie HipHop-Legenden The Roots und A Tribe Called Quest und vereinen diese Elemente in einem fulminanten und energiegeladenen Auftritt auf der Bühne.