The Jazz June

The Jazz June is an American emo band from Kutztown, Pennsylvania.

The Jazz June
OriginKutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
GenresEmo, Indie rock, Alternative rock
Years active
  • 1996–2003
  • 2014–present
Labels
MembersAndrew Low
Bryan Gassler
Daniel O'Neill
Justin Max
Past membersAdam Gerhart
Nathaniel Duncan

In 2016, Rolling Stone placed the band's album The Medicine at number 33 on its list of the 40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time.[1]

History

The Jazz June was formed in 1996 by students attending Kutztown University.[2] The group recorded its first full-length album in 1997; their first two albums were recorded through Canadian record label Workshop Records.[3] In 1998, the band signed with Initial Records and went on to release three albums through the record label. They disbanded in 2003 after four full-length albums, but reunited for benefit shows in 2006 and the release of an outtakes-and-rarities compilation the following year.[4] In 2014, the group announced they were reforming and releasing new material on Topshelf Records.

Name

The band's name is derived from a passage in the Gwendolyn Brooks poem "We Real Cool."

Members
  • Andrew Low – vocals, guitar
  • Bryan Gassler – guitar
  • Daniel O'Neill – bass
  • Justin Max – drums
  • Adam Gerhart
  • Nathaniel Duncan

Discography
  • They Love Those Who Make The Music (Workshop Records, 1997)
  • The Boom, the Motion, and the Music EP (Workshop Records, 1998)
  • Breakdance Suburbia (Initial Records, 1998)
  • The Medicine (Initial Records, 2000)
  • Better Off Without Air (Initial Records, 2002)
  • The Scars to Prove It compilation (Universal Warning, 2007)
  • After the Earthquake (Topshelf Records, 2014)

References
  1. Bayer, Jonah; Burgess, Aaron; Exposito, Suzy; Galil, Leor; Montgomery, James; Spanos, Brittany (March 1, 2016). "40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  2. The Jazz June biography at Allmusic
  3. Julien, Alexandre (March 22, 2011). "Workshop Records Interview". Abridged Pause Blog. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  4. Review of The Scars to Prove It, PopMatters, January 21, 2008.
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