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YUCHTET is the 8-piece jazz band of Brooklyn-based composer and drummer Leo Yucht, who draws on influences from classic big band jazz to trap to create a sound that is both familiar and fresh, accessible and progressive, at times deep and heavy but overall just fun, unpretentious, and self-explanatory.

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Yuchtet’s Debut Album 'Earworm' Is A Modern Big Band Jazz Statement Worth Hearing

Source: Chris Bush
July 16, 2025

Brooklyn-based composer, drummer, and bandleader Leo Yucht released earworm, the debut album from his jazz group YUCHTET. The six-track, 45-minute record is now available for streaming everywhere and on limited edition translucent blue swirl vinyl pressed by PMP in Nashville, TN. Blending influences from classic big band jazz to modern trap, earworm invites listeners on imaginative journeys across time and genre – evoking a jazzy, cool ride around New York City in “Citi Bike Anthem" or a frantic cannon battle ...
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