Animal Jazz
Animal ДжаZ ("ДжаZ" can be transliterated as "jazz", although "Джаз" is the usual Russian spelling) is a Saint Petersburg-based band playing alternative rock and pop rock. They were formed in 2000. As of 2020, they have released 15 studio albums, including five acoustic albums.
Animal Jazz | |
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 Animal Jazz performing in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Kap-Kan Records |
| Members | Alexander "Mihalych" Krasovitski Igor Buligin Evgenyi "Johnson" Ryahovski Sergey Kivin Alexander Zarankin |
| Past members | Sergey Egorov Boris Golodec Stanislav Gavrilov Andey Kazachenko Yan Lemskiy Gennadiy Mikrukov |
| Website | animaljazz |
Overview
Animal Jazz formed in Saint Petersburg on 22 December 2000. They have been nominated twice for the Fuzz Magazine Awards and played at both ceremonies: in 2003 as "Best New Band" and in 2004 as "Best Live Band". In August 2006, Animal Jazz headlined the alternative stage of the biggest Russian open-air rock festival, Nashestvie. The band was nominated in a few categories for RAMP 2008 (Rock Alternative Music Prize) and won in the categories "Best song of the year" and "Soundtrack of the year".
Animal Jazz have opened for:
- Rollins Band (Moscow, 24 January 2002, and St. Petersburg, 25 January 2002)
- Garbage (St. Petersburg, 2 July 2002)
- Clawfinger (Moscow, 26 September 2003)
- The Rasmus (St. Petersburg, 15 October 2004)
- Linkin Park (St. Petersburg, 1 June 2014, and Moscow, 2 June 2014)
Band members
Current
- Alexander "Mihalych" Krasovitski – vocals
- Igor Buligin – bass
- Evgenyi "Johnson" Ryahovski – guitar
- Sergey Kivin – drums
- Alexander Zarankin – keyboards
Past
- Sergey Egorov (2000–2004) – drums
- Boris Golodec (2000–2004) – keyboards
- Stanislav Gavrilov (2004–2005) – keyboards
- Andey Kazachenko (2005–2007) – keyboards
- Yan Lemskiy (2004–2008) – drums
Discography
Electric albums
- Animalизм (Animalism) (2002)
- Стереолюбовь (Stereolove) (2004)
- Как Люди (Like People) (2004)
- Шаг Вдох (Step Inhale) (2007)
- Эгоист (Egoist) (2009
- Animal ДжаZ (Animal Jazz) (2011)
- Фаза быстрого сна (REM Sleep Phase) (2013)
- Хранитель весны (Keeper of Spring) (2015)
- Счастье (Happiness) (2018)
- Время любить (Time to Love) (2019)
Acoustic albums
- Unplugged (2005)
- Unplugged II: раритеты (Unplugged II: Rarities) (2006)
- 1:0 в пользу осени (1:0 in Favor of Autumn) (2007)
- AZXV: Акустика (AZXV: Acoustics) (2016)
- Acoustic with Detsl (2018)
Soundtracks
- Graffiti (2006)
Compilations
- The Best (2004)
- Single Collection (2005)
- AZXV (2015)
- Шаг Вдох. Трибьют (Step Inhale. Tribute) (2017)
