Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai
	Jay Kay from Jamiroquai
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Funk, jazz-funk, acid jazz, neo soul, nu-disco, funktronica
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Acid Jazz, Sony Music, Columbia, Universal
Associated acts	Brand New Heavies, Guru, Julian Perretta, Radio Silence
Website	jamiroquai.com
Members	Jay Kay; Derrick McKenzie; Rob Harris; Paul Turner; Matt Johnson; Sola Akingbola; Jim Corry; Malcolm Strachan; James Russell
Past members	Gavin Dodds ; Johnny Thirkell ; Gary Barnacle ; Simon Katz ; Nick Fyffe ; Stuart Zender ; Simon Carter; Toby Smith ; Mike Smith ; Nick Van Gelder ; DJ D-Zire; Winston Rollins ; Adrian Revell; Howard Anderson; Wallis Buchanan ; Martin Shaw ; Sam Smith ; Nathan Haines ; Maurizio Ravalico ; William Fry

Jamiroquai are a British funk and acid jazz band. It was created by Jason Kay. The name of the band is a compound word created from "jam session", a type of music event, and "Iroquois", the name of a Native American tribe.

The band's first single, "When You Gonna Learn?", was released in 1992. Because of the success of this single, Jamiroquai made a contract with Sony BMG. They release their first album, Emergency on Planet Earth, in 1993. The next year, their second album (The Return of the Space Cowboy) was released. This album became popular. In 1996, a song named "Virtual Insanity" on their third album, Travelling Without Moving, was very popular. The music video for this song was so innovative that it caused a big sensation. With this song, Jamiroquai was nominated for ten MTV video awards. It won four awards. This album made the band famous all across the world.

Studio albums

Emergency on Planet Earth (1993)
The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994)
Travelling Without Moving (1996)
Synkronized (1999)
A Funk Odyssey (2001)
Dynamite (2005)
Rock Dust Light Star (2010)
Automaton (2017)

Members

The members of Jamiroquai have changed for many times, except Jason Kay.^[2]

Jason Kay (vocals)
Derrick McKenzie (drums)
Sola Akingbola (percussion)
Rob Harris (guitar)
Matt Johnson (keyboard)
Paul Turner (bass)

Jamiroquai Media

Jay Kay performing with Jamiroquai, c. 1995
Kay, Harris, McKenzie and Paul Turner performing at the Congress Theater in Chicago, 2005
Jamiroquai performing at the O2 in London, 2017. Left to right: Johnson, Harris, Williams, Kay and Akingbola.

References

↑ "Jamiroquai - The Funkin Site". funkin.com. 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
↑ "Jamiroquai | The Band | Band Members". funkin.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.

[1] "Jamiroquai - The Funkin Site". funkin.com. 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2010-02-28.

[2] "Jamiroquai | The Band | Band Members". funkin.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.

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