Adult Jazz

Adult Jazz

Adult Jazz are a four-piece group from the United Kingdom, based in Leeds. They work with a broad experimental pop style that combines art pop, avant-garde pop and experimental music. The name suggests jazz, but the group is not a jazz act.

Sound and approach

The band consists of multi-instrumentalists who use varied arrangements to build rhythmic, intricate songs. Their music brings together distinctive vocals, samples and live percussion, with instruments including marimba and trombone. They draw on influences from across world, folk and electronic music, and their songs are shaped around a deliberately unusual pop sound.

Background

Adult Jazz are formed by old friends who have played in other bands and decide to combine the different things they like into a single, coherent group.

Releases and label

The group releases music on Spare Thought.