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After meeting in Humber College’s jazz program in Toronto, Canada, keyboardist Matthew Tavares, bassist Chester Hansen and drummer Alexander Sowinski found a shared appreciation for jazz and hip-hop music. Known for their imaginative interpretations of hip-hop songs, the group’s first wave of covers included artists like Gucci Mane and Odd Future.
BadBadNotGood released “The Odd Future Sessions Part 1” on Youtube, which caught the attention of lead rapper Tyler, The Creator who being rather fond of the video helped it go viral. In June 2011 the group uploaded their debut album “BBNG” to Bandcamp, which features a host of jazz interpretations of artists including A Tribe Called Quest, Waka Flocka Flame and of course Odd Future. The album was recorded in one three-hour session after which they performed their first show at The Red Light in Toronto, Canada.
In October 2011 BadBadNotGood recorded a live jam session with Tyler, The Creator in drummer Sowinski’s basement, which has gone on to receive over one million views. The group opened for Roy Ayers at the Nujazz Festival in early 2012, played for Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards in London, and played at a tribute to J Dilla in Toronto, covering his songs “Lemonade” and “Hard in da Paint”.
The trio’s sophomore album “BBNG2” this time recorded in a ten-hour studio session was released in April 2012. It features covers of well known artists Kanye West, James Blake and Feist. BadBadNotGood followed the release with being the band-in-residence at 2012’s Coachella festival, playing a total of six times including being the backing band of Frank Ocean.
A year later BadBadNotGood contributed to the production and composition of the soundtrack for “The Man with Iron Fists” and the lead single from their third album “Hedron” appeared on the compilation “Late Night Tales: Bonobo”. The groups third full-length “III” came out in 2014 and features the singles “CS60”, “Can’t Leave The Night” and the B-Side “Sustain”.
Críticas en vivo
In 2014 its hard to imagine a Jazz band would be able to engage young audiences at all, let alone incite mosh pits at their gigs. For a trio of precociously talented individuals, BadBadNotGood put on a hell of a show.
Rising to prominence through a series of hip hop covers, BBNG now dazzle audiences with their own takes on everything from Flying Lotus to DOOM alongside their increasingly engaging original material. Using everything from arpeggiated synths to booming 808s, the guys make sure that audiences aren’t going to write this off as just another Jazz show. But don’t think its all a load of cheap tricks. Underneath the engaging cover choices and synth wizardry is a level of musicianship almost unseen in a contemporary setting. With expressive piano work, nimble bass and frantically finessed drumming, BBNG make sure their musicianship is always in the spotlight.
BadBadNotGood are making Jazz cool again which many would have said was nothing short of an impossibility. In doing so though, BBNG have pooled their influences into something much more than just Jazz and it makes for a truly unique live spectacle, one that would be just at home in a cramped basement as it would on a festival stage. But you can still impress your friends by saying you went to a jazz show…
CATFROMJAPAN
It was soooo good. It makes no sense that they're that good at that age. They play with the experience of someone who has been playing for 60 years but with the energy of their actual ages. There are few bands quite like them. The keyboardist sounds like he has the entire history of jazz under his fingertips. The drummer can switch between breakneck speed and slow, soulful grooves in the blink of an eye, all while holding the band together like a fucken metronome. The bassist played with so much taste and feel it was impossible not to dance. The saxophonist knew exactly how to listen to the song, and play WITH it to enhance and thicken their sound instead of playing over it.
But most of all, they were just having the time of their lives. They looked so relaxed considering the complexity and speed of what they were playing. When I met them afterwards I expected them to be cocky and pretentious, and they were some of the nicest, humblest, politest, funniest and most down-to-earth guys I've ever met.
A must-see band. I'll be seeing them whenever they play near me until I/they die.
Cherokee00
Toronto experimental jazz/hip hop trio BadBadNotGood or BBNG for short have a deceptive band name as no part of their performance could ever be described as bad. It is in fact nothing short of musical innovation as they strip everything back to its very core musically and seem to rebuild it from scratch right there on the stage.
There are tones and instruments that should not naturally go together and vocal tones that do not suit however the clever way they layer it all together means you have a break beat quality that is only ever going to be truly appreciated in a live setting. Performing music from across the three albums, the artists come together with killer guitar riffs and rap verse on the likes of 'Flashing Lights' and 'UWM' which go down really well the gathered fans. They keep stage chatter to a minimum throughout the night but do thank the crowd for coming to see them before dropping a remix of Odd Future leading into their own track 'CS60' to end the proceedings tonight.
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zoetrope69
A decent set although it felt like a jam session. The guys came out to do the sound check and then never went back in, they just continued to play and it became the set.
This time they didn't have any singers to join them which might be the reason for the jam session. Last time I saw them they had Charlotte Day Wilson with them to sing, so that seemed to make a difference.
james.gargon
Let's just say that this show was bad, bad, and not good at all. Ghostface didn't even show up. The band didn't seem to know how to improvise. The venue was hot as hell, sweaty mess. The only reason I stayed as long as I did was because I was holding onto the hope that ghost was still going to show. Artists that don't show to their own shows really bum me out.
lydiayost
Amazing band with huge vibes. Loved it. Amazing band with huge vibes. Loved it. Amazing band with huge vibes. Loved it. Amazing band with huge vibes. Loved it. Amazing band with huge vibes. Loved it. Amazing band with huge vibes. Loved it. Amazing band with huge vibes. Loved it. Amazing band with huge vibes. Loved it.
Pure musical genius. These gouts know how to jam! I have never been more entertained by instrumental music in my life. Best show I've ever seen, best music I've ever heard. Every style they play makes you want to dance and I'm so glad they played 3 encores because I never wanted it to end.
hannahrod75
They definitely rocked, a little more jazzy than I expected, I was expecting more hip-hop stuff, but the guy who opened for them gave me the hip-hop I wanted, so I guess it was a complete show for me. Sound could playing. Would see them live again without doubt.
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