Badbadnotgood

Badbadnotgood Is Truly Goodgoodnotbad

by Dave Wayne
December 20, 2016

Among the pleasantest surprises of 2016, a year replete with many notably unpleasant surprises, was the appearance of IV by the poly-stylistic jazz / instrumental hiphop quartet BadBadNotGood. IV came hot on the heels of Sour Soul, their remarkable 2015 collaboration with Ghostface Killah. If you still bristle when you see the words “jazz" and “hiphop" together in the same sentence, it may well be time to drop the attitude and give the music of BadBadNotGood—BBNG to their fans—a good ...

Extended Analysis

Badbadnotgood: BBNGLIVE 2

by Thomas Carroll
March 30, 2012

Hip-hop grooves and electronics are not new to the jazz world. In the 1970s, forward-thinking jazz giants such as trumpeter Miles Davis and keyboardists Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea popularized the sound of electrified keyboards and horns supported by rhythm sections of slapping bass players, superhuman fusion drummers and funky electric guitarists. Since at least 2003, piano trio The Bad Plus has been deconstructing popular rock and electronica songs and even more recently pianist Robert Glasper released an album full ...