DisJam

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disJam
Origin Hamburg, Germany
Genres Acid-jazz, jazz-funk
Years active1991–present
Labels5000 Records
MembersChristoph Kähler
Sascha Panknin
Volker Kurnoth
Ralf Petter
Ole Janssen
Oliver Schumacher

disJam is an acid-jazz and jazz-funk band from Hamburg, Germany. [1]

The band's members have included Christoph Kähler (drums, guitar and vocals), Sascha Panknin (bass guitar, guitar and keyboards), Volker Kurnoth (guitar and vocals), Ralf Petter (keyboards and vocals), Ole Janssen (saxophone) and Oliver Schumacher (percussion and keyboards). disJam was formed in the early 1990s and has been known in Germany, Switzerland and Austria since the mid-1990s; they have frequently been on tour with Die Fantastischen Vier, as well as performed on their albums Lauschgift and Live und Direkt . [1]

Discography

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References

  1. 1 2 disJam, overview, Allmusic. Accessed on line 22 December 2007.
  2. disJam, discography, Allmusic. Accessed on line 22 December 2007.