Jimmy Jazz Records is a Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 independent record label from Szczecin

Szczecin

Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....

. It releases mostly punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

, ska

Ska

Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...

, psychobilly

Psychobilly

Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...

 and hardcore

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 music artists. The label issues its own zine Garaż. Except for records Jimmy Jazz sells clothes and other merchandise connected with the music it promotes.

History

Jimmy Jazz Records was started by Zdzisław Jodko, who had previously run Rock'n'Roller record label. Most of the bands who released their albums under Rock'n'Roller continued to co-operate with Jimmy Jazz Records.

Current artists

• The Analogs
  The Analogs
  The Analogs is a Polish street punk band. They originated in Szczecin, and are quite successful on the local and international punk rock scene....
  
  
• Anarchol
• Anti Dread
  Anti Dread
  Anti Dread is a Polish punk rock band playing since 2003. According to band's members the name means simply that none of them wear dreadlocks.-Style:...
  
  
• Bang Bang
  Bang Bang
  Bang Bang is a 1998 album by American indie/roots rock band Dispatch. It is their second album, following Silent Steeples.-Track listing:#"Here We Go" #"Bats in the Belfry" #"The General"...
  
  
• The Cuffs
• Dumbs
• The Headhunters
  The Headhunters
  The Headhunters are an American jazz-funk fusion band, best known for their albums they recorded as a backing band of jazz keyboard player Herbie Hancock during the 1970s. Hancock's debut album with the group, Head Hunters, is one of the best-selling jazz/fusion records of all time.-History:Herbie...
  
  
• Karcer
  Karcer
  -1984:*Krzysztof Żeromski - guitar, vocals*Dariusz Lewandowski - vocals*Dariusz Elwert - bass guitar*Wojciech Soboń - drums-1988:*Krzysztof Żeromski - guitar, vocals*Dariusz Elwert - bass guitar*Paweł Wirkus - drums-1990:...
  
  

Former artists

This includes artists whose records were released by Rock'n'Roller label, the predecessor of Jimmy Jazz records.

• Bazooka Service
• Beerzone
• Dr Cycos
• The Hunkies
  The Hunkies
  The Hunkies are a Polish hardcore band founded in 2003. Some of the members are also playing in The Analogs band.- Members :*Paweł Czekała - bass guitar*Paweł Boguszewski - drums*Piotr Skotnicki - guitar...
  
  

Compilations

• Punks, Skins & Rudeboys Now! - a series of CDs accompanying Garaż zine.
• Prowadź Mnie Ulico, 2004
• Prowadź Mnie Ulico Vol. 2, 2005
• Tribute to Partia, 2006
• Prowadź Mnie Ulico Vol. 3, 2006
• Prowadź Mnie Ulico Vol. 4, 2007