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J-FUNK

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  • Genre: Funk / Jazz / Rock

    Location LILLE, Fr

    Profile Views: 103716

    Last Login: 8/21/2011

    Member Since 8/28/2006

    Record Label Waz Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    J-Funk – Biography J-FUNK is primarily a live band known for its infectious energy and constant invitation to the groove. Syncopated rhythms, hip-hop and soul singing and surging horns quickly take you to a world where the watchword is clear: "SHAKE IT!". Guys in the groove ... The story of J-Funk began in 2001 in Lille (North of France). Laurent Lefebvre, Jerome Galletti and Florent Capelle, three passionate for funk music, decided to form a band to stand up for that genre. In 2002, the arrival of Geoffrey Felix on trombone and Julien Crombez on saxophone further enrich the first creations of the combo. J Funk, with J as ...? JAM! Around jam sessions and first gigs, everyone's influences (electro, jazz, Latin, rock, hiphop ...) lead to some first instrumental compositions. Soul and hip hop singing definitely reinforce J-Funk's identity. A first self-produced EP is then naturally born from this emerging dynamic. On stage, the JF's are quickly considered as natural born groovers and win a lot of music contests. They keep doing lots of gigs then. During this period, the group collaborates with Henry Bécart Jr. (trumpet) and Guillaume Marsalet (keyboards). Their first public performances take place in the north of France, and then they quickly get opportunities to play abroad (Belgium, England, Macedonia ...), always taking their audience deep into the J-Corporation. In 2007, J-Funk is spotted by the biggest music contest of Lille and gets the chance to record some new tracks. Now if the band may ask you this: "What the f**k is the funk for you?", well, this is surely not pointless! This is simply because it is the name of their first 5-song EP released in early 2008, but mostly because they themselves have a clear sense of the thing! "The North of France eventually found his groove knights!" [Presto! Magazine, February 2008] On stage, the group shows his talent and his incredible ability to make people dance. However, the idea of recording an album is on each musician's mind for a long time. In 2009, they meet Vincent Cunat aka DJ Bicen (Waz Recordz, Da.Taz, Dubians ...) who help them to record and produce their first single "Funny Guys / What The Fuck Is The funk for You? on vinyl released in May 2010. This production is a proud introduction to the next coming LP: a pure essence of groove clearly influenced by the masters of the genre (James Brown, Maceo Parker, New Master Sounds, Captain Mercier ...). 12 tracks are selected for the first LP album named "Funky Take Away", again realized by Bicen. It was recorded at La Chapelle-studio (Belgium) in a live fashion and mixed at Studi'oh (France) using lots of analog gears among others. J Funk invited several friends to play on this album. Among them you will hear some of the most active musicians of Lille such as DJ Boulaone (BenbellaJazz, DJ Bigband) on turntables, Brother Jam (Waz Recordz) on congas and of course the woman who now appears more and more on stage with the band, Miss Clem Powels (Eclectek, Afrozen Orchestra, Smogizer) bringing the project to a new level with her warm and soulful voice. Keep the Funk Alive ! Web : www.myspace.com/jfunkfamily , www.wazrecordz.com/j-funk Booking : diggidi.production@gmail.com , 0033 672 501 563 Promo : j-funk@hotmail.fr J-Funk – Biographie J-FUNK est avant tout un groupe de scène reconnu pour son énergie communicative et sa constante invitation au groove. Le chant soul/hip hop, la rythmique syncopée et la déferlante des cuivres vous emmènent rapidement dans un univers où le seul mot d'ordre est évident : 'SHAKE IT !' Des garçons dans le groove… L'histoire de J-Funk débute en 2001 en région lilloise. Laurent Lefebvre, Jérôme Galletti et Florent Capelle, trois passionnés de « funk music », décident de monter un groupe pour défendre leur définition du style. L'arrivée d'une section cuivre bien rôdée en 2002 en la personne de Geoffrey Félix au trombone, et Julien Crombez au saxophone vient booster davantage les premières créations du combo. J Funk, avec un J comme … ? JAM ! Autour des sessions d'improvisation et des premiers concerts, les influences (électro, jazz, latino, rock, hiphop…) de chacun aboutissent à des compositions d'abord instrumentales. Le chant soul-hip hop vient définitivement entériner l'identité de J-Funk. De ces premières réunions nait naturellement une première démo autoproduite. Sur scène, les JF's se forgent une solide réputation de « grooveurs nés », remportant la majorité des tremplins auxquels ils participent. Les dates s'enchainent alors. Durant cette période, le groupe collabore notamment avec Henri Bécart Jr (trompette) et Guillaume Marsalet (clavier). Ecumant tout d'abord les scènes du grand nord, puis rapidement de France et d'ailleurs (Belgique, Angleterre, Macédoine…), les musiciens embarquent tout le monde pour une immersion totale dans la J-corporation. Repéré par le dispositif « Tour de chauffe » en 2007, J-Funk enregistre de nouveaux titres. Et si les musiciens du groupe vous posent la question « What the f**k is the funk for you ?», ce n'est sûrement pas un hasard. C'est tout simplement parce que c'est le nom de leur premier CD 5 titres sorti début 2008, mais c'est surtout parce qu'eux-mêmes ont clairement leur conception de la chose! « Le Nord s'est enfin trouvé ses chevaliers du groove » [Presto! Magazine, février 2008] Même si c'est évidemment sur scène, au contact du public, que le groupe montre son talent et son incroyable facilité à faire danser les foules, l'idée d'enregistrer un album traine dans les têtes de chacun des membres depuis longtemps. La rencontre avec Vincent Cunat aka Bicen (Waz Recordz, Da.Taz, Dubians…) accélère clairement le mouvement et fin 2009, les prises débutent et le premier single «Funny Guys / What the Fuck is the funk for You?» (disponible uniquement en vinyle) voit le jour en mai 2010, annonçant fièrement le ton du disque à venir: un pur concentré de groove clairement marqué par les maîtres du genre (James Brown, Maceo Parker, New Master Sounds, Captain Mercier…) ! 12 titres sont retenus pour figurer sur ce premier opus nommé « Funky Take Away » dont la réalisation et de nouveau confié à Bicen. Enregistré à La Chapelle-studio (Bl) dans un esprit « Live » et mixé au Studi'oh à Roubaix à grand renfort d'analogique le groupe convie plusieurs amis à les rejoindre sur ce premier album. Parmi eux DJ Boulaone (BenbellaJazz, dj Bigband) aux platines, Brother Jam (Waz Recordz) aux congas et bien sur celle qui vient les retrouver depuis un moment sur scène Miss Clem Powels (Eclectek, Afrozen Orchestra, Smogizer) qui, avec sa voix chaude et teintée de Soul à faire pâlir un des frères « Blues » enflamme régulièrement les scènes et emmène de ce fait le groupe vers de nouveaux horizons !!! Keep the Funk Alive ! Web : www.myspace.com/jfunkfamily , www.wazrecordz.com/j-funk Booking : diggidi.production@gmail.com , 06 72 50 15 63 Promo : j-funk@hotmail.fr
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    .. .. .. .. Geoffrey Félix: trombone, vocals .. Julien Crombez: saxophone, vocals .. Florent Capelle: guitar, vocals .. Laurent Lefevbre: bass .. Jérome Galletti: drums .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......
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  • Richard Harris


    Sending Lots of SUNDAY LOVE your way J-funk!
     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT ENTHUSIASM ...

    "SUCCESS is going from

    FAILURE to FAILURE

    without losing your ENTHUSIASM."

     ~ Abraham Lincoln

    LIFE'S BLOWS CANNOT BREAK A PERSON WHOSE

    SPIRIT IS WARMED AT THE FIRE OF ENTHUSIASM!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    6 days ago
  • Jack Dupon

    At last Jack Dupon's "Live" Album "Bascule a Vif" a double CD on sale here, for the price of a single € 11.99: http://www.jack-dupon-rock-progressif.net/en/storeeng.html. Everything that we had hoped to achieve had come together on one special evening, in one place, two hours of pure magic!

    Enfin un album 'Live" de Jack Dupon "Bascule a Vif" un double en vente ici, pour le prix d'un simple 11,99 €: http://www.jack-dupon-rock-progressif.net/shop.html Toutes nos intentions réunies en une seule soirée, deux heures de pure magie!

    9 days ago
  • Richard Harris


    Sending LOVE and RESPECT your way J-funk!
     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT DETERMINATION ...

    "We all have DREAMS. But in order to make DREAMS

    come into reality, it takes an awful lot of DETERMINATION,

    DEDICATION, SELF-DISCIPLINE, and EFFORT."

    ~ Jesse Owens - Legendary Olympic Champion

    Jesse Owens, the son of a sharecropper and grandson of a slave, achieved what no Olympian before him had accomplished. His stunning achievement of four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin has made him the best remembered athlete in Olympic history.

    FAILURE CAN NEVER OVERTAKE US IF OUR DETERMINATION

    TO SUCCEED IS STRONG ENOUGH!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com


     

    22 days ago
  • Richard Harris


    WORDS have the power to HURT or HEAL J-funk!
     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE POWER OF WORDS ...

    "If someone were to PAY YOU 10 cents for every KIND

    WORD you ever spoke and COLLECT FROM YOU 5 cents

    for every UNKIND WORD, would you be RICH or POOR?”

    WORDS CAN HURT OR HEAL ~ WHAT DID YOURS DO

    TODAY?

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com


     

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     Rendez-vous le 5 mai !

    1 month ago
  • Richard Harris


    Make it a GREAT DAY J-funk!
     
     
    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ON LIFE  ...

    "Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be DEAD BY MIDNIGHT. 

    Extend to them all the care, kindness, and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. 

    Your LIFE will NEVER be the same again.”

     ~ Og Mandino

    SPREAD LOVE EVERYWHERE YOU GO ~ LET NO

    ONE EVER COME TO YOU WITHOUT LEAVING HAPPIER!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    2 months ago
  • Richard Harris



    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    LIVE your LIFE J-funk!

     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LIFE ...

    "LIFE is a SUCCESSION OF LESSONS

    which must be LIVED to be UNDERSTOOD."

    ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

    THE BEST WAY TO PREPARE FOR LIFE IS

    TO BEGIN TO LIVE!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please give my music a listen!

    Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    OR

    CDBaby.com / ITunes

    3 months ago
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    3 months ago
  • Richard Harris



    LISTEN TO SOME SWEET MUSIC FROM MY NEW CD "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    What does CHRISTMAS mean to you J-funk?

     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS "WHAT IS CHRISTMAS?" ...

    "What is CHRISTMAS?

    It is TENDERNESS for the PAST, COURAGE for the PRESENT, HOPE for the FUTURE.

    It is a FERVENT WISH that every cup may OVERFLOW WITH BLESSINGS rich and eternal, and that EVERY PATH MAY LEAD TO PEACE."

    ~ Agnes M. Pharo

    CHRISTMAS IS LOVE IN ACTION. EVERY TIME WE LOVE, EVERYTIME WE GIVE, IT'S CHRISTMAS!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please give my music a listen and let me know what you think!

    Cool Jazz CDs @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    OR

    CDBaby.com / ITunes

    5 months ago

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