Biography
Jazzkantine
Effective period / Period of releases: 1994 - 2022
Members: George Bishop, Ole Sander, Christian Eitner, Gunter Hampel, Dirk Erchinger, Bernhard Steinmetz, Tom Bennecke, Christian Winninghoff, Jan-Heie Erchinger, Tim Zellmer, Frank Rumohr, Alexander Preik, Tahir Cevik, Andy Lindner, Karsten Löwe, Heiner Schmitz, Stefan Grawe
A fusion of jazz-funk and German rap. The project was founded by Matthias Lanzer, owner of the label Rap Nation, with producer and DJ Ole Sander, and with bass player and producer Christian Eitner. Each album features international jazz musicians and the three German rappers Aleksey, Cappuccino and Tachiles, as well as various guest rappers and vocalists like Smudo (Die Fantastischen Vier), Ol' Dirty Bastard, or Kelli Sae (Incognito).