Inspired by Guru

Guru (rapper)

Keith Edward Elam , better known by his stage name Guru, was an American emcee and member of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts...

's Jazzmatazz

Jazzmatazz

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 project, the German

Germany

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 formation Jazzkantine was founded in 1993 in Braunschweig

Braunschweig

Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....

. Their first album Jazzkantine won them the "Echo Award" in 1995, the most important German music prize.

The music of Jazzkantine is a cross-over between jazz

Jazz

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 funk

Funk

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 and hip hop music

Hip hop music

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: German

German language

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 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

Jazz rap

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1998 they played at the Montreux

Montreux

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 Jazz Festival

Montreux Jazz Festival

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In 1999, they started a collaboration with the ballet ensemble of Braunschweig, resulting in the successful Tanzzkantine project.

Discography

• Jazzkantine (Jazz cafeteria, 1994)
• heiß & fettig (Hot & lipid, 1995)
• Frisch gepresst & Live (Freshly squeezed & live, 1996)
• Geheimrezept (Secret recipe, 1998)
• In Formation (2000)
• Futter für die Seele (Food for the soul, 2002)
• Unbegrenzt haltbar (Infinitely sustainable, 2003)
• Best of Jazzkantine (2004)
• Hell's Kitchen (2008)