Billy’s Band

by Cressy • Profile • Tags: alcojazz, blues, children s hospital, club music, country, dilly, double bass, indie club, jazz, jazz blues, music scene, novik, russia, studying medicine, swing, time billy, tom waits

Billy’s Band is one of the brightest bands on Russian indie club music scene. Their music is a fusion of jazz, blues, swing and rock. The members often describe their style as “romantic alcojazz” or “funeral Dixieland with infinite Happy End.” The band’s discography counts 5 studio albums, 3 live albums and countless compilations. Billy’s [...]

September 15, 2009

Empty Black Box

by Denise • Explore, Recommend • Tags: artist, atsushi, aya, bass trombone, dance, EBB, Empty Black Box, esqe, groove, indie, Japan, jazz, jazz groove, keyboards, music, ponch, Recommend, reggae, shinya, swing, tenor saxophone, tenor trombone, world

Formed in 2002, Empty Black Box’s swing-esqe style finds their jazz groove in their latest single Foolish. Empty Black Box members are Yatz [Vocal], Gami [Bass], Ponch [Guitar], Atsushi [Drums], Kana [Keyboards], Aya [Tenor Saxophone], Sally [Tenor Trombone] and Shinya [Bass Trombone]. Homepage here.