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Tønsberg, Oslo, Norway (1994 – present)

Jaga Jazzist is an experimental jazz band from Tønsberg, Norway, that rose to prominence when the BBC named their first official album, A Livingroom Hush (Smalltown Supersound/Ninja Tune), the best jazz album of 2002. The core of the band are brothers and main songwriters Lars Horntveth and Martin Horntveth. Martin formed Jaga Jazzist together with Ivar Christian Johansen in 1994 while they still were in their teens. Johansen later left the group to start other projects like Ravi (hip hop). The Horntvedt brothers are also prominent figures of the Norwegian pop act The National Bank, besides solo projects.

The band feature trumpets, trombone, electric guitar, bass, tuba, bass clarinets, Fender Rhodes, vibraphone and a rack of electronics, as well as strong melodies and rhythms. Talk Talk, Soft Machine, John Coltrane, Don Cherry, Aphex Twin, Stereolab, Squarepusher and Tortoise are frequently mentioned as sources of inspiration. Jaga Jazzist is widely considered to be one of the premier acts of the so-called nu-jazz movement of Scandinavia.

Free tracks can be downloaded at their offical website, http://www.jagajazzist.com.

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LucifericLumber wrote:
Wednesday morning

so much Zappa in the new single. I'm kinda puzzled.

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lunacode wrote:
Sunday evening

new single=love

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claudia_l wrote:
14 days ago

Similar tunes : the hotel costes g r o u p >> > ☆ The Hôtel Costes Group Playlist ☆ : only: full tracks | free downloads ;

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Mr-Usuario wrote:
16 days ago

This guys are great.

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koala_kid wrote:
17 days ago

like them! very fresh music!

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DrunkyFunky wrote:
20 days ago

one-armed bandit is awesome. hope the new album will be released in time)

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I_Love_HXC wrote:
last month

Saw them support Efterklang the other night. So good.

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ClintSpector wrote:
last month

one-armed bandit available on mp3 here: http://mp3.platekompaniet.no/site/web3/view.ftl?page=product&productId=3154739 probably available for norwegians only though.

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NinjaTune000 wrote:
last month

Yep, the "One-Armed Bandit" radio edit can be found here http://www.ninjatune.net/jagajazzist . The full single is out 23rd November with a the album "One-Armed Bandit" out 25th January...

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glitchshit wrote:
last month

new album is called one-armed bandit with a release for the 25th of january. huge disappointment with the release date, but they're kind enough to give us a radio edit for now - http://www.ninjatune.net/jagajazzist

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frikkslan wrote:
last month

New song is amazing!

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glitchshit wrote:
last month

five more days until they reveal a new song. they need to hurry up with this release. i can only listen to the four albums for so long without getting antsy.

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2nd_face wrote:
last month

...soon)

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glitchshit wrote:
last month

no record release date revealed yet, but they're going to be playing a new song in late oct. for nrk1. maybe a nov/dec release?

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ItsMeRedmond wrote:
September 2009

whens the new record being released?

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Gvaz wrote:
September 2009

OOoooooOO

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MrOrangePajamas wrote:
September 2009

it's been too long since What We Must. anxiously awaiting more.

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forkbanger wrote:
September 2009

They said they were mixing the album in May, WHERE IS IT?!

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Dollarsdukk wrote:
August 2009

@Nineteen-Eleven It's Djága ("j" not sounding like the scandinavian "j") jàzist. I have a live album here, which the band is introduced by Lars.

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blindfoley wrote:
August 2009

Music for the blind now available!!!

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