Animal Jazz

Animal Jazz
Animal Jazz
	Animal Jazz performing in 2009
Background information
Origin	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Genres	Alternative rock; post-grunge; art rock; indie rock; alternative metal;
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Kap-Kan Records
Members	Alexander Krasovitski; Evgenyi Ryahovski; Alexander Zarankin; Andrey Arkhipov; Ruslan Timonin;
Past members	Igor Buligin; Sergey Egorov; Boris Golodets; Stanislav Gavrilov; Yan Lemskiy; Andrey Kazachenko; Sergey Kivin;
Website	animaljazz.com

Animal ДжаZ ("ДжаZ" can be transliterated as "jazz", although "джаз" is the usual Russian spelling) is a Russian, Saint Petersburg-based alternative rock and pop rock band, formed in 2000. They are best known for their 2006 song "Три полоски", which is associated with the popularity of a so-called "emo subculture" in Russia.^[1]^[2] As of 2025, Animal ДжаZ have released 19 studio albums, including seven acoustic records.

Band members

Current

Alexander "Mikhalych" Krasovitski – vocals (2000–present)
Evgenyi "Johnson" Ryahovski – guitar (2000–present)
Alexander Zarankin – keyboards (2007–present)
Andrey Arkhipov – bass (2020–present)
Ruslan Timonin – drums (2024–present)

Past

Sergey Egorov – drums (2000–2004)
Boris Golodets – keyboards (2000–2004)
Igor Buligin – bass (2000–2020)
Stanislav Gavrilov – keyboards (2004–2005)
Andey Kazachenko – keyboards (2005–2007)
Yan Lemskiy – drums (2004–2008)
Sergey Kivin – drums (2008–2024)

Discography

Studio albums

Animalизм (2002)
Стереолюбовь (2004)
Как Люди (2004)
Шаг Вдох (2007)
Эгоист (2009)
Animal ДжаZ (2011)
Фаза быстрого сна (2013)
Хранитель весны (2015)
Счастье (2018)
Время любить (2019)
Инь (2023)
Янь (2024)

Acoustic albums

Unplugged (2005)
Unplugged II: раритеты (2006)
1:0 в пользу осени (2007)
AZXV: Акустика (2016)
Acoustic with Detsl (2018)
Время любить (Акустика) (2019)^[3]
Корни (2023)^[4]

Soundtracks

Graffiti (2006)

Compilations

The Best (2004)
Single Collection (2005)
AZXV (2015)
Шаг Вдох. Трибьют (2017)

References

^ "Три полоски – Animal ДжаZ" [Three Stripes – Animal Jazz]. reproduktor.net (in Russian). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Джинсы порезаны, лето, три полоски..." [Jeans are cut, summer, three stripes...]. bloknot-novorossiysk.ru (in Russian). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Animal ДжаZ выпустили акустическое "Время любить"" [Animal Jazz Release Acoustic "Time to Love"]. rrock.ru (in Russian). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Animal ДжаZ поздравили себя с 23-летием выпуском альбома «Корни»" [Animal Jazz congratulated themselves on their 23rd anniversary by releasing the album "Roots"]. nashe.ru (in Russian). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

External links

[1] "Три полоски – Animal ДжаZ" [Three Stripes – Animal Jazz]. reproduktor.net (in Russian). Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[2] "Джинсы порезаны, лето, три полоски..." [Jeans are cut, summer, three stripes...]. bloknot-novorossiysk.ru (in Russian). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[3] "Animal ДжаZ выпустили акустическое "Время любить"" [Animal Jazz Release Acoustic "Time to Love"]. rrock.ru (in Russian). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[4] "Animal ДжаZ поздравили себя с 23-летием выпуском альбома «Корни»" [Animal Jazz congratulated themselves on their 23rd anniversary by releasing the album "Roots"]. nashe.ru (in Russian). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

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