Spring Issue Preview: Swift Technique is Funky.

Text and image by Ashley Hall.

Whether performing at house parties when they attended Temple or starting a thousand-person parade in Washington D.C. on the day Obama won the presidency or just jamming on Market Street (see below), Philly’s six-piece instrumental band Swift Technique has always made people move.

The guys have been praised for their unique sound, combining a live instrumental hip-hop sound with funk and jazzy riffs in between. And with the energy pumping from their instruments, comes eye-catching performances, fashioned after acts like James Brown and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

But what does bassist Jake Leschinsky attribute most of their sound to?

“If you live in or around Philly, it affects you,” he says. “The music we make is a direct result of Philly, honestly.”

Check them out at The Blockley on February 21^st for their Mardi Gras show with Brass Heaven from The Roots … and in the spring issue of JUMP, due out in early March.