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BadBadNotGood (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian instrumental band and production team from Toronto, Canada. The group was founded in 2010 by bassist Chester Hansen, keyboardist Matthew Tavares, and drummer Alexander Sowinski. In 2016, they were joined by frequent collaborator Leland Whitty. Among other projects, the group has released six solo studio albums, with the latest, Mid Spiral, released in July 2024. They have had critical and crossover success, finding audiences in the hip hop, jazz, and alternative music communities.

Key Information

The group combines jazz musicianship with a hip hop production perspective and are well known for their collaborations with artists like Tyler, The Creator, Daniel Caesar, Mick Jenkins, Kendrick Lamar, Ghostface Killah, Charlotte Day Wilson, Baby Rose and MF DOOM. For their songwriting and production work, they have been nominated for five Grammy Awards, winning two.

History

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2010–2012: Beginnings and mixtapes

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Matthew Tavares, Alexander Sowinski, and Chester Hansen met in 2010 through the Humber College jazz program in Toronto.[1] The trio united over a shared love for hip hop music, including that of MF DOOM and Odd Future.[2] In this lineup, Tavares handled keys, playing rhythms on a Prophet '08 and electric piano,[3] joined by Hansen, an acoustic and electric bassist, and drummer Sowinski. Sowinski often donned a pig mask during performances in the first years of the group, in part inspired by MF DOOM.[1][4] The name of the band came from the tentative title of a comedy television project that Tavares was working on, which was eventually abandoned.[5][6] In a 2012 interview, the trio commented that both Tavares and Hansen had since withdrawn from Humber, while Sowinski had remained enrolled "for the school's dental plan;"[7] Sowinski later left Humber as well.[8]

One of BadBadNotGood's first collaborations was a cover of "Lemonade" by Gucci Mane.[2] They played a piece based on Odd Future's music for a panel of their jazz performance instructors, who did not find that it had musical value.[7] After they released the track on YouTube as The Odd Future Sessions Part 1, it got the attention of rapper Tyler, The Creator, who felt differently and helped the trio's video go viral.[9] BadBadNotGood uploaded their first EP BBNG to Bandcamp in June 2011, which included covers of songs from A Tribe Called Quest, Waka Flocka Flame and several tracks from Odd Future.[10]

In September 2011, they released their debut album, BBNG, recorded in a three-hour session. Dante Alighieri on Sputnikmusic called the album "a welcome reinterpretation of modern jazz without the pretense of snotty wine parties and thick rimmed hipster dinosaurs."[11] The trio had their first show together at The Red Light in Toronto that September.[1][12] There, they met hip hop producer Frank Dukes who would become a close collaborator.[13] The album was followed by two live records, BBNGLIVE 1 and BBNGLIVE 2, which were released in November 2011 and February 2012, respectively.[14][15]

BadBadNotGood recorded a live jam session with Tyler, The Creator in Sowinski's basement in October 2011.[3] Videos from the session received more than a million views between them on YouTube.[1] In the following year, they also connected with other Odd Future members like Earl Sweatshirt and Frank Ocean and their contemporaries Joey Badass and Danny Brown, among others.[16] The trio opened for Roy Ayers at the Nujazz Festival in January 2012 and played for Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Awards in London. At a February tribute to J Dilla in Toronto, their covers of "Lemonade" and "Hard in da Paint" had hundreds moshing.[1][17]

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BadBadNotGood released their second album, BBNG2, in April 2012. Recorded from a ten-hour studio session, it features Leland Whitty on saxophone and Luan Phung playing electric guitar. The notes to the album indicate that "No one above the age of 21 was involved in the making of this album."[19] The album has original material as well as covers of songs by Kanye West, My Bloody Valentine, James Blake, Earl Sweatshirt, and Feist.[20]

The trio was the band-in-residence at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival[1] and backed Frank Ocean of Odd Future both weekends.[20]

2013–2015: III and Sour Soul

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BadBadNotGood performing in 2014

Prior to the release of the album III, the first single "Hedron", became available on June 20, 2013, when it was featured on the compilation album Late Night Tales: Bonobo.[21] BadBadNotGood assisted in production and musical composition for the soundtrack of The Man with the Iron Fists.[22] On January 14, 2014, the second single from III was released titled "CS60".[23] The third single, "Can't Leave The Night", was released on March 11, 2014, with the B-Side "Sustain" and would later feature in the third season opening episode of Better Call Saul.[24] In March 2014, BBNG took part in SXSW for a second time and played a series of shows, including one with Tyler the Creator.[25]

III was released on May 6, 2014, on CD, vinyl, and digital download, and was the group's first album of entirely original music. Following the release of the record, BBNG toured through the end of the year, first in Europe, then Canada and the US East Coast, ending their tour in December with a hometown show in Toronto.[26]

The fourth album, Sour Soul, was released by Lex Records on Feb 24 2015 in collaboration with Ghostface Killah. Unlike their earlier works, it is more of a heavy hip hop album with light jazz accents. The group toured from April through October 2015, with Ghostface making a few appearances along the way.[26] Leland Whitty joined the band unofficially at this time, with BBNG needing a fourth musician to play tracks from Sour Soul on the road, and continued to work with the group in the studio.[27]

In December 2015, the band posted covers of some holiday classics on their YouTube channel, including a performance of "Christmas Time Is Here" in collaboration with Choir! Choir! Choir!. During this time, the group continued to song write with Frank Dukes and also began extensively collaborating with producer KAYTRANADA, with whom they wrote dozens of songs during this time.[28] Additionally, they produced "Hoarse" on Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt's studio debut, Doris, and "GUV'NOR", a remix on JJ Doom's Key to the Kuffs (Butter Edition).

2016–2019: IV and production work

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James Hill performing for BadBadNotGood as a touring member in 2017

Saxophonist Leland Whitty, a frequent collaborator of the group, joined the band on January 1, 2016.[5] In April, BBNG took part in the Coachella Music Festival, making their first official appearance there.[29]

Their fifth studio album, titled IV, was released by Innovative Leisure on July 8, 2016. It features several guest collaborations including Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring, saxophonist Colin Stetson, Kaytranada, hip hop artist Mick Jenkins, and singer-songwriter Charlotte Day Wilson. In December 2016, the album was picked as BBC Radio 6 Music's No. 1 album of the year.[30] In the following two years, the group would release a series of unreleased tracks from their IV sessions as singles, namely collaborative songs with Colin Stetson, Sam Herring, and Little Dragon.[31]

To support the release of IV, the band toured extensively for two years. This included festival and US club dates throughout Summer 2016, followed by European and Australian tours at the end of the year.[26][32][33] In Fall 2016, jazz pianist James Hill joined the group on stage for the first time as a touring member. Hill, who knew Tavares from their time together at Humber College, filled in for Tavares, who stepped away from touring to focus on producing music as well as developing his solo project Matty.[34][35][36] The group continued to tour throughout 2017 and into 2018, playing many more shows in North America, Europe, and Australia. In mid-2018, they toured Canada, before more US and European festival dates through November.[26][37] For this work, the group was awarded the Libera Award for Best Live Act by the American Association of Independent Music in the following year; other nominees in the category included Run the Jewels and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. Outside of a few one-off shows and a short Fall tour in South America and Asia, the band took a break from touring during 2019.[38]

In 2018, the band served as the musical opener and instrumental backdrop to the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2019 Collection runway show held in the gardens of the Palais Royal. Opening with a cover of Kanye West's "Ghost Town" from his 2018 album Ye and playing a variety of original work and covers for the remainder of the show.[39] The band worked with Benji B and Virgil Abloh, both frequent collaborators with Kanye, to refine the creative direction of the music of the show.[40]

During and following the production of IV, the members of BBNG took time to develop other musical projects together and bringing other artists into their Toronto studio to produce and record. This included artists like Kali Uchis and Mick Jenkins, as well as fellow Torontonians like Charlotte Day Wilson, Jaunt, and Jonah Yano.[41][42][43][44] During this time, they also contributed two compositions of note for Kendrick Lamar-produced albums; the instrumentals for the track "Lust" on DAMN. (2017) and "The Ways" on Black Panther The Album (2018). Both albums received Grammy Award nominations for Album of the Year.

In October 2019, Matthew Tavares announced his departure from the band.[45] He continues to collaborate with the group as a songwriter and contributor to side projects.

2020–present: Collaborations, Talk Memory and Mid Spiral

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In a February 2020 interview with Sowinski and Whitty regarding their collaborative film score for the indie thriller Disappearance at Clifton Hill, the two noted that BBNG was currently working on a new album, tentatively due later in 2020.[46] Before the rescheduling and cancellation of live events in 2020, the band was planning to resume touring in April beginning with Coachella.[47] In April 2020, BBNG released the single "Goodbye Blue" backed with "Glide (Goodbye Blue Pt. 2)," their first original release in almost two years.[38]

To promote their new track "The Chocolate Conquistadors" with MF DOOM for Grand Theft Auto Online, the group was interviewed on December 12, 2020, by Gilles Peterson on Worldwide FM during which Sowinski said, “we definitely will have a new album [in 2021], and that will be the first record in, like, five years... hopefully, that is what the music will represent, a path forward, and changing and growing – that's one record. We’re trying to finish two, I suppose."[48] In July 2021, they once again inferred multiple albums were in the works via Twitter.[49]

In June 2021, their track "Time Moves Slow" featuring Samuel T. Herring received renewed attention when it was sampled in "Running Away" by musician VANO 3000 in his viral Adult Swim trend on TikTok.[50] With the band, VANO 3000 officially released the single on June 21, 2021, via Innovative Leisure;[51] as of the release date, videos tagged with "#adultswim" have been viewed some 3.4 billion times.[52]

In July 2021, the band announced their instrumental album Talk Memory via social media.[53] The announcement approximately marks the five year anniversary of their last record, IV. To support the album ahead of the release, the band announced a limited zine series Memory Catalogue distributed via independent record stores and published sheet music for the lead single "Signal from the Noise" on their website.[53][54] On July 15, 2021, they released the nine-minute single "Signal from the Noise", co-produced by Floating Points.[55] On September 8, 2021, the band released "Beside April" as a second album single and announced touring dates in three legs: Canada in December 2021, the United States in March 2022, and Europe in Fall 2022.[56] Talk Memory was well received by critics and is nominated for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize and the 2023 Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year.[57]

The band produced, arranged, and performed the sophomore album of collaborator Jonah Yano, Portrait of a Dog, released in January 2023.[58][59] Following their 2021–2022 Talk Memory tour, the band took part in a Summer 2023 summer festival tour. On August 11, 2023, the band released the surprise collaborative EP New Heart Designs with hardcore band Turnstile, a reinterpretation of three tracks from their 2021 album Glow On.[60] For this work, they were nominated for the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, their first nomination as the primary artist.[61]

They produced the April 2024 EP Slow Burn with singer Baby Rose, including the single "One Last Dance."[62][63]

In May 2024, they released the six-song Mid Spiral: Chaos on May 15, followed by six-song Mid Spiral: Order on May 22. A tweet from the band on 19 May said plainly: "Mid Spiral is not an ep 🌀",[64] with an Instagram post officially confirming that these were two out of three "suites" that make up their sixth album Mid Spiral.[65] The third suite, Mid Spiral: Growth released on May 29, and the full album, Mid Spiral released October 25, 2024.

Style

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Whitty and Hansen at Massey Hall in 2017

Publications have often referred to the band's sound as a combination of jazz and hip hop (or jazz rap and instrumental hip hop).[66][67][68][5][69] They have also been associated with the genres jazz fusion,[70][71][72] alt-jazz,[73][74][75] nu jazz,[76][77] jazz-funk,[78][79] free improvisation,[80] cinematic jazz,[75] and psychedelic jazz.[71][81] In all, the band has generally eluded identification with one specific sound or movement, with Stereogum referring to them as "genre-fluid."[70]

BBNG generally eschews being called a jazz band, acknowledging that their music contains elements of rock music, Brazilian music, electronic music, and soul music, and does not maintain jazz tradition, with Whitty commenting, "all we’re really trying to do is create something that's unique and honest to who we are... we don't really belong in any sort of box or are following any tradition or anything like that.”[4] When asked in a 2016 interview about the group's relationship with jazz,[82] Sowinski explained:

"We look at what we do as approaching music with jazz training. We use the jazz language when we’re writing, but we’re not proficient. We’re not the top musicians of the genre, so we don’t try to assume ourselves as prolific innovators because jazz has this history of boundary-pushing limitless constant progression, eight hours a day of practice. We’ve learned to find different interests—whether it’s production, recording techniques, writing, exploring totally different genres of music—instead of progressing our instruments per se as soloists. We listen to Coltrane and Sun Ra and all these progressives, but for us because of the internet and the age we’re a part of we love to study everything. It’s this weird ongoing thing for us to keep being educated and learning."

BBNG's relationship with the style is further complicated by the fact that the jazz community at large sees the group as outside of the genre but more mainstream music fans, those with less knowledge of the tradition and musicianship, perceive them to be jazz and representative of a bright future for the genre because of their accessibility. Ethnomusicologist Matthew Neil noted, “BBNG will continue to represent jazz, even as the jazz community, and even the group themselves, wish that they did not speak for jazz. Put simply: BBNG is jazz if people think they are.”[83]

BBNG has cited a wide range of influences, including Brazilian composer Arthur Verocai, Miles Davis, saxophonists John Coltrane and Albert Ayler, Sam Rivers, drummers Tony Williams and Art Blakey, Sun Ra, producer J Dilla, Kurt Cobain, and Wu-Tang Clan.[84]

Reception

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Early on, in 2012, a Prefix magazine review called BadBadNotGood "a jazz trio on paper -- but often strange, forever imaginative, and ultimately revolutionary hip-hop and electronic beatmakers at heart."[85] NOW magazine lauded BadBadNotGood's "spastic, sonorous, genre-fucking rap covers."[17] In describing BadBadNotGood's hip hop influences, the Huffington Post wrote that the group "deconstruct the four bar loops, understanding how to work crescendos by stretching out and reshaping the music into their own vision of silky smooth key progressions, pounding drums, and tasty bass lines."[1]

Despite BBNG's rising popularity and press coverage by popular music media in the early 2010s, the band went unnoticed by the jazz community at large until after the release of their second album when off-the-cuff comments disregarding the jazz establishment were perceived as inflammatory by the jazz media.[86] Critics quickly jumped to compare BBNG's musicianship to jazz artists that had achieved similar-sized audiences, not accounting for age or experience, and thus comparing them to musicians who had spent years developing their skills.[87] In hindsight, the reactionary response was likely due to the fact that BBNG's popularity and success in popular music preceded any recognition or approval from the jazz community itself. The band was quick to walk back some of their comments and have been increasingly complimentary of their jazz contemporaries; in the following years, sentiments on both sides have relaxed and reversed.[88] In a 2017 retrospective, JazzTimes responded positively to the album IV and their career journey thus far.[80]

Band members

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Matthew Tavares (left) and Chester Hansen in 2012

Former member

Touring members

  • James Hill – keyboards (2016–2020)
  • Felix Fox – keyboards (2021–present)
  • Felix Pastorius – bass guitar (2023–2024)
  • Juan Carlos Medrano Magallanes – percussion (2023–present)
  • Kae Murphy - trumpet, EVI (2023–present)

Discography

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Main article: BadBadNotGood discography

Production discography

Main article: BadBadNotGood production discography

Early in their career, BBNG helped produce two tracks for the soundtrack of The Man with the Iron Fists which were performed by Idle Warship and Wu-Tang Clan with Kool G Rap. This was followed by songs by Earl Sweatshirt, Danny Brown, and multiple tracks for Mick Jenkins, among others. In the late 2010s, BBNG coproduced songs for Freddie Gibbs, Kendrick Lamar ("LUST."), Daniel Caesar (including "Get You"), Kali Uchis including "After the Storm (feat. Tyler, the Creator and Bootsy Collins)," and Thundercat. In the producer role, BBNG often collaborates with fellow Canadian producers Frank Dukes and KAYTRANADA. More recently, BADBADNOTGOOD co-produced the EP Slow Burn (2024) with Baby Rose, including the title track "Slow Burn."[90] In 2024, Spotify's editors named "One Last Dance" (Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD) one of the Editors’ Picks: Best Songs of 2024.[91]

Awards and nominations

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Grammy Awards

BadBadNotGood has been nominated for five Grammy Awards, winning two. Their first nomination as the primary artist was in 2024 for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.

Year Category Nominated Work Result Notes Ref.
2018 Album of the Year DAMN. (as a producer) Nominated Co-produced track "Lust"[a]
Best Rap Album DAMN. (as a producer) Won
2019 Album of the Year Black Panther (as a producer) Nominated Co-produced track "The Ways"[a]
2021 Best Progressive R&B Album It Is What It Is (as a producer) Won Co-produced track "King of the Hill"[a] [92]
2024 Best Remixed Recording "Alien Love Call" (as remixers) Nominated Original song by Turnstile feat. Blood Orange [61]

Polaris Music Prize

BadBadNotGood has been nominated for the Polaris Music Prize, Canada's most prestigious music, award four times.

Year Association Nominated Work Result Ref.
2014 Polaris Music Prize III Longlisted [93]
2015 Polaris Music Prize Sour Soul (with Ghostface Killah) Shortlisted [94]
2017 Polaris Music Prize IV Shortlisted [95]
2022 Polaris Music Prize Talk Memory Longlisted [57]

Other awards

Year Association Category Nominated Work Result Notes Ref.
2014 Worldwide Awards Album of the Year III Nominated [96]
2016 Juno Awards Rap Recording of the Year Sour Soul Nominated With Ghostface Killah [97]
2016 Worldwide Awards Album of the Year IV Nominated
2016 SOCAN Songwriting Prize "Paradise" (as a songwriter) Nominated Primary artist: Daniel Caesar
2018 UK Music Video Awards Best Alternative Video – Newcomer "I Don't Know" Won [98]
2018 SOCAN Awards R&B Music "Get You" (as a songwriter) Won Primary artist: Daniel Caesar [99]
2019 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Won [100]
2019 Libera Awards Best Live Act Won [101][102]
2022 Best Jazz Record Talk Memory Won [103]
"Qadir" (BBNG Remix) Nominated Originally by Nick Hakim [103]
2022 Prism Prize Best Music Video "Love Proceeding" Nominated [104]
"Timid, Intimidating" Nominated
2023 Juno Awards Jazz Album of the Year Talk Memory Nominated [105]
Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year "Please Do Not Lean" Nominated With Daniel Caesar

^[a] Per Grammy guidelines, all fully-credited producers of each track on an album are Grammy-eligible.[106][107]

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BADBADNOTGOOD, stylized in all caps and often abbreviated as BBNG, is a Canadian instrumental jazz trio based in Toronto, Ontario, renowned for pioneering a fusion of contemporary jazz with hip-hop, soul, funk, and electronic music. The band formed in 2010 as a quartet of students in the jazz program at Toronto's Humber College, initially experimenting with improvisational covers of hip-hop tracks by artists such as Tyler, the Creator, Kanye West, and Earl Sweatshirt to challenge traditional jazz conventions. Their original lineup included drummer and co-founder Alexander Sowinski, bassist Chester Hansen, saxophonist Leland Whitty, and keyboardist Matthew Tavares. Tavares ceased touring with the group in 2017 and officially departed in October 2019, reducing BBNG to a core trio while citing a negative internal environment as a factor in his exit. BBNG rose to prominence with their self-released debut album BBNG in 2011, a free Bandcamp download featuring reimagined hip-hop instrumentals that went viral and attracted attention from the artists they covered. Follow-up releases expanded their sound with original compositions influenced by '70s Brazilian jazz, groove-oriented fusion, and electronic dance music, including BBNG2 (2012), III (2014)—their first fully original album—and IV (2016), which earned Polaris Music Prize and Juno Award nominations. Notable collaborations include the 2015 album Sour Soul with Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ghostface Killah, contributions to Thundercat's Drunk (2017) and Kendrick Lamar's "These Walls" (2015), and production work for Tyler, the Creator and Daniel Caesar. Later works like the instrumental suite Talk Memory (2021), the exploratory Mid Spiral (2024, on XL Recordings), and the single "Found A Light (Beale Street)" with V.C.R. (2025) further solidified their reputation for innovative, boundary-pushing recordings. The trio has performed at major festivals such as Coachella and the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and occasionally expands to a sextet for live tours.

History

Formation and early releases (2010–2012)

BadBadNotGood was founded in 2010 at Humber College in by bassist Chester Hansen, keyboardist , and drummer , who met as students in the school's program and bonded over a shared passion for hip-hop and contemporary . The trio initially formed as an instrumental group, drawing inspiration from artists like , , and , with the goal of reinterpreting hip-hop tracks through improvisation and live instrumentation. The band's early breakthrough came from uploading YouTube videos of their inventive covers of hip-hop songs, including a rendition of Gucci Mane's "Lemonade" and tracks from Odd Future affiliates like Tyler, the Creator's "Session" and Sweatshirt's "Earl," which garnered around 100,000 views after being shared by Tyler himself. These performances, part of "The Odd Future Sessions" series, showcased their fusion of with hip-hop beats and caught the attention of the collective, leading to invitations for live collaborations. Additional covers of Slum Village's "Fall in Love," Gang Starr's "Mass Appeal" mashed with Joy Division's "Transmission," and Flying Lotus's "" further highlighted their experimental approach, blending genres like new wave, , and rap. In 2011, BadBadNotGood self-released their debut mixtape BBNG as a free download on , featuring instrumental covers such as those of and alongside original improvisations that emphasized elements over rigid hip-hop structures. The project established their signature sound, with tracks like "Based Is How You Feel Inside" and "Improvised Jam" demonstrating spontaneous energy recorded in a single session. Their follow-up, , arrived in 2012, also available as a free download, and expanded the format with more polished covers including James Blake's "" and "CMYK," while introducing originals like "" (featuring saxophonist Leland Whitty) that marked an early shift toward self-composed material. This release reflected growing confidence in blending influences from , , and into cohesive instrumental pieces. During this period, the band began performing live, starting with local Toronto shows that evolved into high-profile appearances, such as backing Frank Ocean at Coachella in 2012 and sessions with Earl Sweatshirt and Wu-Tang Clan affiliates. They also forged key connections in the Canadian music scene, notably collaborating with Toronto producer Frank Dukes on original material as early as 2011, which aimed to expand their repertoire beyond covers through a joint album project. These early performances and partnerships solidified their reputation for innovative hip-hop jazz fusion within underground circles.

Breakthrough period (2013–2015)

In 2013, BadBadNotGood signed with the Los Angeles-based label Innovative Leisure, which facilitated the re-release of their early on vinyl, marking a shift from self-released projects to broader distribution and professional backing. This partnership came amid growing buzz from their instrumental hip-hop covers, positioning the band for wider exposure in the and rap scenes. The re-release highlighted their evolving sound, blending with electronic textures, and set the stage for their transition to original compositions. The band's breakthrough solidified with the release of their first fully original studio , III, on May 6, 2014, via Innovative Leisure. Recorded in , the album featured nine instrumental tracks, including standout pieces like "CS60" and "," which showcased psychedelic synth layers and electronic experimentation alongside their core jazz-hip-hop fusion. III received critical praise for its ambitious arrangements and departure from covers. In 2015, BadBadNotGood achieved international recognition through their collaboration with rapper on the full-length album Sour Soul, released on February 24 via . The project merged Ghostface's gritty, narrative-driven rap style—reminiscent of Wu-Tang's raw energy—with the band's live jazz instrumentation, featuring tracks like "Sour Soul" and "Six Degrees" (with guest ). Produced entirely by the band, Sour Soul emphasized thematic depth on street life and introspection, debuting at number 109 on the and expanding their audience in hip-hop circles. During this period, BadBadNotGood toured extensively across and , including a May 2014 European run with UK dates and appearances at festivals like SXSW, where they built a reputation for dynamic, improvisational live sets that often extended album tracks into free-form jams. Concurrently, they earned early production credits on Earl Sweatshirt's debut album Doris (2013), contributing beats to tracks like "Hive," "Molasses," and "Hoarse," which integrated their jazzy grooves into the Odd Future rapper's introspective lyricism.

Expansion and collaborations (2016–2019)

In 2016, BadBadNotGood expanded their lineup to a with the addition of saxophonist Leland Whitty, who had previously collaborated with the group and brought a richer improvisational layer to their sound through his work. This change coincided with the release of their fourth studio album, IV, on July 8, 2016, via Innovative Leisure, which incorporated soul, funk, and electronic elements alongside jazz foundations. The album featured guest appearances, including saxophonist on the track "Confessions, Pt. II," enhancing its experimental texture with layered woodwind improvisations. During this period, BadBadNotGood increasingly focused on production and songwriting for other artists, marking a peak in their external collaborations. They co-produced the track "Lust" on Kendrick Lamar's 2017 album DAMN., blending jazz-infused beats with hip-hop rhythms, which contributed to the album's Grammy win for Best Rap Album in 2018. In 2016, they produced Daniel Caesar's single "Get You" featuring Kali Uchis, infusing R&B tracks with subtle jazz harmonies and live instrumentation. They also collaborated with Charlotte Day Wilson on "In Your Eyes" that same year, creating a soulful, introspective piece that highlighted Wilson's vocals over the band's atmospheric grooves. Additional work included a 2018 collaboration with Thundercat and Flying Lotus on "King of the Hill," a bass-driven funk track released as part of Brainfeeder's anniversary compilation. The band's live presence grew significantly, with performances at major festivals such as Coachella in 2016, where they debuted material from IV on the Gobi Stage, and Glastonbury in 2017 on the West Holts Stage, showcasing their evolving quartet dynamic to large audiences. In 2019, they released live recordings from YouTube sessions, capturing intimate performances that emphasized their improvisational prowess. That October, keyboardist and co-founder Matthew Tavares departed the group after ceasing touring duties in 2017, returning BadBadNotGood to a core trio while allowing him to pursue solo projects.

Recent developments (2020–present)

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted BadBadNotGood's live performances, forcing the cancellation of tours and prompting a shift toward remote collaborations and creative projects to maintain connections with other artists during isolation. In October 2021, the band released Talk Memory, an album emphasizing ambient and experimental jazz sounds through extended improvisational pieces and contributions from guests including Karriem Riggins, Terrace Martin, Arthur Verocai, and Laraaji. The album marked a return to their instrumental jazz roots while incorporating psychedelic and meditative elements, earning a nomination for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize long list. BadBadNotGood continued their collaborative approach in the years following, producing Baby Rose's Slow Burn EP, released in April 2024, which blended soulful vocals with their signature jazz instrumentation across six tracks. Earlier that year, they partnered with hardcore band on the joint EP New Heart Designs in August 2023, reworking three tracks from Turnstile's into jazz-infused reinterpretations that highlighted genre fusion. The band's next major release, Mid Spiral, arrived in May 2024 as a triptych of EPs—Chaos, Order, and Growth—forming a suite-based project that explored psychedelic and introspective themes through instrumental jazz compositions, often featuring expansive ensemble arrangements. In 2025, the band released the single "Found A Light (Beale Street)" with V.C.R. on April 29 and curated the Brazil 45 Boxset Vol. 6 for Record Store Day in April, featuring selected Brazilian tracks. To support Mid Spiral, BadBadNotGood announced a 2025 tour spanning and , featuring an expanded lineup with touring members James Hill on keyboards and Felix Fox-Pappas on keys, beginning with dates in March and April across the U.S. and , followed by additional shows in November including stops in and .

Musical style

Core influences

BadBadNotGood's core influences are deeply rooted in hip-hop, particularly the beat-driven structures and sampling aesthetics pioneered by producers like and , whose innovative approaches to rhythm and texture have shaped the band's instrumental arrangements. The group has cited by and as a "true masterpiece of modern hip-hop" that continues to inspire their music and creative process, evident in their early covers of tracks by Odd Future affiliates such as . This hip-hop foundation emerged from their shared enthusiasm for artists like , , and , blending lo-fi grooves with live instrumentation. Complementing these hip-hop elements are strong jazz foundations drawn from improvisational masters such as and , whose modal explorations and fusion experiments provide the framework for the band's spontaneous performances and harmonic complexity. Additional jazz influences include '70s , such as the work of , which contributed to their genre-blending sound. They have also expressed admiration for modern jazz ensembles like , whose reinterpretations of rock and pop through a jazz lens mirror BadBadNotGood's own genre-blending ethos. These influences are reflected in their appreciation for Bill Evans's trio dynamics on , a recording they describe as a "beautiful example of three masters of expression and playing together." Broader inspirations extend to , electronic, and psychedelic realms, incorporating the emotive depth of D'Angelo's neo- alongside the experimental electronics of , whom the band has covered extensively, including live renditions of "" and "Putty Boy Strut." Psychedelic textures from early further inform their atmospheric soundscapes, contributing to a sense of expansive, otherworldly improvisation. The band's sound is also shaped by the multicultural context of Toronto's music scene, where they formed in the jazz program at Humber College amid a vibrant fusion of Canadian jazz traditions and global hip-hop currents from diverse immigrant communities. This environment, blending cultural roots from around the world, parallels BadBadNotGood's approach to weaving disparate genres into a cohesive style.

Stylistic evolution

BadBadNotGood's early releases, including the self-titled mixtapes BBNG (2011) and BBNG2 (2012), centered on instrumental covers of hip-hop tracks by artists such as Tyler, the Creator, A Tribe Called Quest, and MF DOOM, reinterpreting them through jazz improvisation and live instrumentation. This approach established their signature fusion but marked a transitional phase, as the band soon pivoted toward original compositions. By their third album, III (2014), BadBadNotGood shifted to fully original material, eschewing covers entirely to develop jazz-rap hybrids characterized by angular improvisations filtered through hip-hop rhythms and grooves. This evolution continued on the collaborative project Sour Soul (2015) with Ghostface Killah, where the band's symphonic jazz backings—featuring live strings, breakbeats, and tense atmospheres—interwove with gritty rap verses to create cinematic, genre-blending soundscapes. The quartet's sound further expanded with the addition of saxophonist Leland Whitty as a full-time member for IV (2016), incorporating his horn lines into lush ballads and futuristic hip-hop-infused textures that evoked and ambient experimentation. This marked a move toward and experimental elements, with tracks building atmospheric layers through and subtle electronic undertones. The trajectory intensified on (2021), where ambient textures dominated via moody, wandering arrangements and an 11-piece , emphasizing cinematic swells over structured beats while prioritizing holistic, improvised ensemble interplay. These albums highlighted a maturation in production, blending roots with expansive, less rhythmically driven explorations. In their most recent work, the Mid Spiral EP series (2024)—comprising Chaos, Order, and Growth as a cohesive suite—BadBadNotGood embraced psychedelic influences through spacy melodies and trippy effects, reflecting a refined maturity with slick, 1970s-inspired studio grooves and reduced emphasis on hip-hop beats in favor of instrumental depth. Throughout their discography, live improvisation has remained a core element, evolving from the raw energy of their initial trio configuration (Matthew Tavares on keys, Chester Hansen on bass, Alexander Sowinski on drums) to richer quartet dynamics post-Whitty's integration, as seen in extended jamming sessions that shaped tracks like "Confessions Pt. II." This progression underscores the band's deliberate avoidance of strict jazz categorization, instead pursuing pop and electronic crossovers through production contributions for artists like Kendrick Lamar and remixes such as "Lavender (Nightfall Remix)" featuring Snoop Dogg, adapting their malleable style to diverse genres without rigid boundaries.

Critical reception

Initial responses

BadBadNotGood's early hip-hop covers, such as jazz reinterpretations of tracks, drew polarized responses from the jazz community, angering traditional aficionados who saw the brash, less refined approach as inauthentic while appealing to younger listeners through its youthful energy and reinvention of the genre. The band's innovative fusion gained early endorsement from rapper , who joined them for impromptu jam sessions in in 2011, including performances of tracks like "," signaling positive reception from the hip-hop scene. Their self-released mixtapes, including BBNG (2011) and (2012), generated significant online buzz, with footage of home performances and free downloads spreading rapidly among blogs and attracting a dedicated following for the fresh, punk-like energy in their live shows. alone amassed 20,000 downloads on its first day and 50,000 by the end of the week, highlighting the band's growing appeal through accessible . The 2014 album III marked a breakthrough, earning generally favorable reviews for its original compositions and moody, orchestral style that positioned the band in a unique category blending , hip-hop, and electronic elements. With a score of 72/100 based on eight critics, outlets praised its originality and the trio's evolution as songwriters, though some noted occasional over-reliance on guest features and samples to enhance its tracks. Audience growth accelerated through festival appearances and streaming, including serving as Coachella's band-in-residence in with six performances over the weekend, which helped cultivate a young, diverse fanbase spanning hip-hop, , and alternative listeners by 2015. Early free releases and viral online presence further boosted streaming engagement, solidifying their crossover appeal among emerging music communities.

Established acclaim

Following the release of their third album, III, in 2014, BadBadNotGood achieved widespread critical acclaim with IV (2016), which earned a Metacritic score of 77 based on 17 reviews and was praised for its refinement of the band's sound, blending hip-hop instrumentals with creamy rhythm and blues balladry and classic lounge vibes. Critics highlighted its richness and maturity, marking a significant evolution in their jazz-forward approach. This prestige continued with (2021), their fifth studio album, which received a Metacritic score of 80 from 15 reviews and was lauded as their most compositionally refined work to date, serving as an ode to their maturity as songwriters and conceptualists in . Reviewers noted its complex, multi-storied compositions that balanced danceable grooves with introspective depth, solidifying the band's reputation for innovative instrumental . BadBadNotGood gained further recognition for their work bridging and hip-hop, notably contributing beats and instrumentation to Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. (2017), which won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 2018. Their genre-blending style has positioned them as pioneers in the jazz-rap fusion movement, influencing a wave of contemporary acts like and Yussef Kamaal that draw from similar hip-hop-infused traditions. The band's live performances have also earned accolades, including the 2019 Libera Award for Best Live Act from the , which celebrated their improvisational prowess and dynamic stage energy. In , reviews of the Mid Spiral EP series hailed it as a career highlight, praising its return to instrumental roots while blending accessibility with experimental depth through funky grooves and psychedelic elements.

Band members

Current members

The current lineup of BadBadNotGood features a stable core trio that has driven the band's evolution since 2016. Chester Hansen (born May 1, 1992) serves as the bassist and a founding member, having met his initial bandmates while studying at Humber College in . He anchors the group's rhythmic foundations through his upright and electric bass work and contributes significantly to production across their releases. Alexander Sowinski (born October 11, 1991) is the drummer and another founding member from the same Humber College jazz program. He handles percussion with dynamic beats that fuse and hip-hop grooves, while occasionally playing keyboards to expand the ensemble's texture. Leland Whitty (born May 20, 1993) joined as the saxophonist in 2016, bringing melodic leads influenced by Toronto's community. His multi-instrumental approach, including and guitar, adds lyrical depth to the band's arrangements. Together, Hansen, Sowinski, and Whitty co-wrote and performed on the band's instrumental Mid Spiral, which explores roots alongside hip-hop, neo-soul, and psychedelic elements. For live performances, the trio is often augmented by touring additions such as Felix Fox.

Former members

(born September 15, 1990) served as the and a founding member of BadBadNotGood, contributing significantly to the band's formation in alongside Chester Hansen and while they were students at Humber College in . His involvement shaped the group's early sound during their quartet phase, as detailed in the band's formation and initial releases. Tavares performed on the band's debut mixtapes and studio albums from BBNG (2011) through IV (2016), including III (2014) and the collaborative Sour Soul with (2015). As the primary keyboardist, he provided essential harmonic layers via , , and , while incorporating electronic elements through , which added depth to the band's jazz-hip-hop fusion on tracks across these recordings. For instance, on III, his and keyboard work supported the album's improvisational and textural explorations. In October 2019, Tavares departed the band, citing a negative internal environment, marking the end of his nine-year tenure. Following his exit, the group transitioned to a trio configuration, as explored in their expansion and collaborations from 2016 onward. No other permanent departures from the core lineup have occurred. has augmented its live performances with occasional touring musicians who are not considered core or former members, such as Felix Fox and other collaborators, expanding to a for the 2025 Mid Spiral tour.

Discography

Studio albums

BadBadNotGood's studio discography spans a progression from early self-released instrumental works blending jazz and hip-hop to more expansive, genre-crossing collaborations and explorations on major labels. Their debut album, BBNG, was self-released on September 17, 2011, through Bandcamp as a free digital download. This mixtape-style release primarily consists of jazz reinterpretations of hip-hop tracks by artists such as Odd Future, A Tribe Called Quest, and Waka Flocka Flame, establishing the band's innovative fusion approach. The follow-up, , arrived on April 3, 2012, also self-released as a free download via the band's website. Expanding on the debut, it incorporates original compositions alongside covers, including a rendition of Feist's "," showcasing greater compositional depth and production refinement. III, released on May 6, 2014, marked their first full-length of entirely original material and was issued by Innovative Leisure in a deluxe edition. The album delves into psychedelic elements with angular improvisations, lush ballads, and influences, signaling a shift toward broader sonic experimentation. In 2015, Sour Soul emerged as a collaborative effort with Ghostface Killah, released on February 24 by Lex Records. This rap-jazz fusion draws from 1960s and 1970s soul and film scores, providing a cinematic backdrop for Ghostface's lyrical delivery across 12 tracks. IV followed on July 8, 2016, via Innovative Leisure, featuring guest appearances from artists like Colin Stetson and Mick Jenkins. The record embraces eclectic fusion, weaving hip-hop, R&B, and electronic textures into jazz frameworks for a genre-blurring exploration. Talk Memory, their fifth studio album, was released on October 8, 2021, by . This all-instrumental work returns to ambient roots, emphasizing , balance, and psychedelic narratives through extended compositions and subtle harmonic interplay. The latest release, Mid Spiral, came out on October 25, 2024, also on , compiling suites originally issued in episodic form earlier that year. These psychedelic instrumental pieces reflect personal creative renewal, blending with genre-crossing elements to evoke growth and boundary-pushing discovery.

Extended plays and singles

In 2023, BadBadNotGood ventured into collaborative territory with the punk band on the EP New Heart Designs, released August 11 via . This three-track project reimagined songs from Turnstile's 2021 album —"Mystery," "Alien Love Call," and "Underwater Boi"—transforming the energy into lush, instrumental jazz explorations with guest vocals from on one track. The group has also released notable standalone singles that highlight their collaborative ethos. "Time Moves Slow," featuring vocals from Samuel T. Herring of , was issued in 2016 as a lead single from their album IV, blending soulful introspection with hazy jazz grooves. Similarly, "Lavender" with producer emerged in 2016, delivering a smooth, funk-infused instrumental that marked an early highlight of their production partnerships. BadBadNotGood extended their production role beyond their own material in 2024 with the EP Slow Burn by singer Baby Rose, released April 12 via Mad Love/. Serving as producers, writers, and instrumentalists, they crafted the six-track project, which explores themes of vulnerability and resilience through atmospheric R&B and elements. In 2025, they released the single "Found A Light (Beale Street)" featuring V.C.R. on April 29 via and Innovative Leisure.

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

BadBadNotGood has received recognition from the primarily through their production and remix contributions to other artists' works. In 2018, the group shared in the win for Best Rap Album for their co-production on select tracks from Kendrick Lamar's DAMN., including "LUST." and "FEEL.". The band earned a nomination at the in 2024 for Best Remixed Recording with their of "Alien Love Call" by , featuring .
YearCategoryWorkResult
2018Best Rap AlbumDAMN. (Kendrick Lamar, album; co-production)Win
2024Best Remixed Recording"Alien Love Call" (Turnstile & BADBADNOTGOOD feat. Blood Orange; remixers)Nomination

Other recognitions

BadBadNotGood has received four nominations for the , Canada's premier award for outstanding Canadian albums. Their album III was shortlisted in 2014, Sour Soul (with ) reached the shortlist in 2015, IV appeared on the 2017 longlist, and was included on the 2022 longlist. At the Juno Awards, the band earned a nomination in 2016 for Rap Recording of the Year for Sour Soul (with Ghostface Killah), a nomination in 2017 for Alternative Album of the Year for IV, and nominations in 2023 for Jazz Album of the Year – Group for Talk Memory and for Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for their contribution to Daniel Caesar's "Please Do Not Lean." In the independent music sector, BadBadNotGood won the Best Live Act award at the 2019 , recognizing their dynamic performances, and received a nomination for Jazz Record at the 2025 for Mid Spiral. The group has also been nominated for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize, highlighting their compositional contributions. They received acclaim through features in Music Academy sessions, including collaborative recordings and live showcases.

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