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Jack & Jack
Jack & Jack, also styled Jack and Jack, are an American pop-rap duo from Omaha, Nebraska: Jack Gilinsky and Jack Johnson, Vine stars turned Gold-certified artists behind Calibraska, Rise with Jonas Blue, and SYN/ANTI.
Jack's Mannequin
Jack's Mannequin was Andrew McMahon's Orange County piano rock band, formed in 2004 during Something Corporate's hiatus. Known for Everything in Transit (2005), The Glass Passenger (2008), People and Things (2011), and McMahon's 2005 leukemia diagnosis.
JackBoys
JackBoys (JACKBOYS) is the 2019 compilation album by Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Records collective, seven tracks, 21 minutes, released December 27, 2019 via Epic; it topped the Billboard 200 and preceded JackBoys 2 (2025).
JackBoys (rap group)
JackBoys is an American rap collective on Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Records (Don Toliver, Sheck Wes, Chase B, Luxury Tax, later SoFaygo, Wallie the Sensei). Its 2019 and 2025 compilation albums both hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Jackie-O Motherfucker
Jackie-O Motherfucker (JOMF): American experimental rock collective formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994 by Tom Greenwood, with rotating members; improvisational drone, free jazz, and space rock fusing American folk traditions, on labels Imp, Road Cone, ATP, and Fire Records.
Jackyl
Jackyl is an American hard rock band formed in 1991 in Kennesaw, Georgia, led by chainsaw-wielding frontman Jesse James Dupree. Its 1992 Geffen debut went platinum on "Down on Me" (Hot 100 No. 10) and "The Lumberjack," and the band holds Guinness records for 100 shows in 50 days and 21 shows in 24 hours.
Jade (group)
Jade is an American R&B girl group formed in Chicago in 1992, known for the 1993 hit "Don't Walk Away" and its albums on Giant Records.
Jal (جل) (band)
Jal (جل) is a Pakistani pop rock band from Lahore, founded in 2002 by Goher Mumtaz. Known for "Aadat", with vocalists Atif Aslam and Farhan Saeed, and albums Aadat (2004), Boondh (2007), Pyaas (2013).
Jam band
A jam band is a band whose live performances involve extended improvisation and experimentation; the term began with psychedelic rock bands such as the Grateful Dead and now spans many genres.
Jam session
Jam session: an informal, unrehearsed musical gathering, rooted in 1920s jazz (also called jamming), in which a house band hosts improvised playing by guests on well-known standards; historically tied to cutting contests, bebop's development, mentoring, and racial border crossing.
James (band)
James: English rock band from Manchester, formed early 1980s, fronted by Tim Booth with Jim Glennie; known for "Sit Down" and "Laid"; Brian Eno collaborations; first UK No 1 album Yummy (2024); distinct from James Gang and James Tonic.
James Gang
The James Gang was an American rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1966, best known as the hard-rock power trio that first brought guitarist Joe Walsh wide attention.
James Taylor Quartet
The James Taylor Quartet (JTQ) is a British jazz-funk band led by Hammond organist James Taylor, formed after The Prisoners split; known for 'Blow-Up', 'Theme From Starsky and Hutch', acid jazz, and In the Hand of the Inevitable.
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai (ジャミロクワイ), English acid jazz/funk band formed in London in 1992 by Jay Kay; name fuses jam and Iroquois; eight studio albums, Virtual Insanity, 35 million records sold, ninth album due 2026.
Jan and Dean
Jan and Dean: Los Angeles vocal duo of Jan Berry and Dean Torrence, pioneers of vocal surf and hot-rod pop with "Surf City" (1963); their hit run ended with Berry's near-fatal 1966 car crash.
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction: Los Angeles alternative rock band formed 1985 by Perry Farrell and Eric Avery, with Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins; albums Nothing's Shocking (1988) and Ritual de lo Habitual (1990); founded Lollapalooza; split after 2024 onstage fight.
Japan (band)
Japan: English art rock/new wave band formed in London, 1974 (Sylvian, Karn, Barbieri, Jansen, Dean). Five albums from glam rock to synth art pop, peaking with Tin Drum (1981, UK No. 12) and the hit "Ghosts"; split 1982, reunited as Rain Tree Crow 1991.
Japanese big bands
Japanese big bands are large jazz ensembles, typically sixteen or more players, that have performed and recorded in Japan since the dance bands of the late 1920s.
Japanese Breakfast
Japanese Breakfast is an American indie pop band formed 2013 in Philadelphia, led by Korean-American musician Michelle Zauner, formerly of Little Big League. Albums: Psychopomp, Soft Sounds from Another Planet, Jubilee, For Melancholy Brunettes; two Grammy nominations; memoir Crying in H Mart.
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay, American Christian alternative rock band formed 1993 at Greenville College, Illinois; members Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark; known for the 1995 crossover hit "Flood" and three Grammy-winning Pop/Contemporary Gospel albums.
Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening
Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening (JBLZE), formerly Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, is a tribute concert project led by John Bonham's son since 2010, renamed in 2018, performing two-hour multimedia Led Zeppelin shows.
Jawbreaker (band)
Jawbreaker: American punk rock trio of Blake Schwarzenbach, Chris Bauermeister, and Adam Pfahler, formed at NYU in the late 1980s; albums Unfun through Dear You (1995), 1996 breakup, 2017 Riot Fest reunion.
Jay and the Americans
Jay and the Americans, formed 1961 in Brooklyn, is a 1960s doo-wop-rooted vocal group on United Artists, led successively by Jay Traynor, Jay Black, and Jay Reincke, known for "Cara Mia," "Come a Little Bit Closer," and "This Magic Moment."
Jazz funeral
Jazz funeral, also called funeral with music, is a New Orleans African American burial tradition: a brass band plays dirges to the cemetery, then upbeat second line music and dancing on the return, rooted in Yoruba, Vodou, and benevolent-society traditions.
Jebediah
Jebediah: Australian alternative rock band formed in Perth in the mid-1990s (Kevin Mitchell, Chris Daymond, Vanessa Thornton, Brett Mitchell). Debut album Slightly Odway (1997) went Double Platinum; sixth album OIKS (2024) debuted at #1 on the ARIA Australian Albums Chart.
Jedi Mind Tricks
Jedi Mind Tricks (JMT), Philadelphia underground hip-hop group of rapper Vinnie Paz and producer Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind; formed early 1990s, name from Star Wars. Best known for Violent by Design (2000) and Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell (2006).
Jedward
Jedward are Irish identical twins John and Edward Grimes, a pop duo formed in Dublin in 2009 on The X Factor. They represented Ireland at Eurovision 2011 ("Lipstick", 8th) and 2012 ("Waterline", 19th) and had three Irish chart-topping albums.
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane: San Francisco psychedelic rock band formed 1965, debuting at the Matrix on August 13, 1965. Known for Surrealistic Pillow, Somebody to Love, and White Rabbit; inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship, also styled Jefferson Starship band, is the American rock group formed in 1974 from Jefferson Airplane, known for Red Octopus, the name's 1970 debut on Blows Against the Empire, its 1985 retirement, and Kantner's 1992 revival.
Jen & Liv
Jen & Liv, also known as HUNNI, are an English pop duo of Jenna Cole and Olivia Irvin from North East England; Newcastle buskers who won The Voice UK series 12 in December 2023, the first duo to win, then rebranded as HUNNI under Universal and released Heartbeat and 5 + 5.