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BadBadNotGood
Sign in to saveBadBadNotGood (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.
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- BadBadNotGood
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- BadBadNotGood performing in Germany in 2017. From left to right: Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski, Chester Hansen
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- Easy Feelings Unlimited
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- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- –present
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- Chester Hansen Alexander Sowinski Leland Whitty
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- Matthew Tavares
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- 2010–2012: Beginnings and mixtapes
- 2013–2015: ''III'' and ''Sour Soul''
- 2016–2019: ''IV'' and production work
- 2020–present: Collaborations, ''Talk Memory'' and ''Mid Spiral''
- Style
- Reception
- Band members
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
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.
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.