| Jazzkantine | |
| Background: | temporary |
| Origin: | Braunschweig, Germany |
| Genre: | Jazz, funk, hip hop |
| Years Active: | - present |
Inspired by Guru's Jazzmatazz project, the German formation Jazzkantine was founded in 1993 in Braunschweig. Their first album Jazzkantine won them the "Echo Award" in 1996,[1] the most important German music prize.
The music of Jazzkantine is a cross-over between jazz funk and hip hop music: German 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.
In 1998, they played at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
In 1999, they started a collaboration with the ballet ensemble of Braunschweig, resulting in the successful Tanzzkantine project.
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany [2] | Austria [3] [4] | Switzerland [5] | |||
| 1994 | Jazzkantine | 62 | - | - | |
| 1995 | heiß & fettig | 38 | - | 25 | |
| 1996 | Frisch gepresst & Live | 90 | - | 32 | |
| 1998 | Geheimrezept | 18 | 41 | 19 | |
| 2000 | In Formation | 54 | - | 80 | |
| 2002 | Futter für die Seele | 68 | - | 62 | |
| 2003 | Unbegrenzt haltbar | - | - | - | |
| 2004 | Best of Jazzkantine | - | - | - | |
| 2008 | Hell's Kitchen | 23 | 73 | - | |
| 2009 | Unser Eintracht | - | - | - | |
| 2012 | Jazzkantine spielt Volkslieder | - | - | - | |
| 2013 | Ultrahocherhitzt | - | - | - | |