Q: What do a pig mask and Waka Flocka flame have in common?
A: A jazz trio.
Not yet graduated from Humber College’s Jazz program, 20 year old Torontonians Matt Tavares, Alex Sowinski and Chester Hansen are envisioning a different take on rap music. Or, if you’re a jazz fan, a different take on Bop music.
What started as an afterschool jam session quickly grew to much more. Bonded by a love of 40s, Hip-Hop and a disdain for traditional Jazz, BadBadNotGood are pushing to the forefront of modern music. Whether it’s doing interpretations of infamous thug emcees such as Gucci Mane or of 90’s legends A Tribe Called Quest, rap music has never sounded so different, so fresh, yet so familiar. Having only had one sold out show at Toronto’s Red Light bar, their talent is quickly being recognized across North America by the likes of LA Weekly, Exclaim Magazine and Prefix Magazine. BadBadNotGood could easily be described as the band that brings Jazz lovers and Rap lovers together under one roof, appreciating each other’s genres. Hell, it wouldn’t be a surprise if BadBadNotGood were to inadvertently convert fans of one genre to the other.
Not to rest on their laurels, you won’t have to wait too long as original compositions will be released in the near future, until then you can enjoy a mixtape of their innovative interpretations (as well as other goods) for free on their website, http://badbadnotgood.tumblr.com/.