Animal Jazz
Animal Jazz performing in 2009
Background information
Origin	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Genres	Alternative rock post-grunge art rock indie rock alternative metal
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Kap-Kan Records
Members	Alexander Krasovitski Evgenyi Ryahovski Alexander Zarankin Andrey Arkhipov Ruslan Timonin
Past members	Igor Buligin Sergey Egorov Boris Golodets Stanislav Gavrilov Yan Lemskiy Andrey Kazachenko Sergey Kivin
Website	animaljazz.com

Animal ДжаZ ("ДжаZ" can be transliterated as "jazz", although "джаз" is the usual Russian spelling) is a Russian, Saint Petersburg-based alternative rock and pop rock band, formed in 2000. They are best known for their 2006 song "Три полоски", which is associated with the popularity of a so-called "emo subculture" in Russia.^[1][2] As of 2024, Animal ДжаZ have released 19 studio albums, including seven acoustic records.

Current

• Alexander "Mikhalych" Krasovitski – vocals (2000–present)
• Evgenyi "Johnson" Ryahovski – guitar (2000–present)
• Alexander Zarankin – keyboards (2007–present)
• Andrey Arkhipov – bass (2020–present)
• Ruslan Timonin – drums (2024–present)

Past

• Sergey Egorov – drums (2000–2004)
• Boris Golodets – keyboards (2000–2004)
• Igor Buligin – bass (2000–2020)
• Stanislav Gavrilov – keyboards (2004–2005)
• Andey Kazachenko – keyboards (2005–2007)
• Yan Lemskiy – drums (2004–2008)
• Sergey Kivin – drums (2008–2024)

Studio albums

• Animalизм (2002)
• Стереолюбовь (2004)
• Как Люди (2004)
• Шаг Вдох (2007)
• Эгоист (2009)
• Animal ДжаZ (2011)
• Фаза быстрого сна (2013)
• Хранитель весны (2015)
• Счастье (2018)
• Время любить (2019)
• Инь (2023)
• Янь (2024)

Acoustic albums

• Unplugged (2005)
• Unplugged II: раритеты (2006)
• 1:0 в пользу осени (2007)
• AZXV: Акустика (2016)
• Acoustic with Detsl (2018)
• Время любить (Акустика) (2019)^[3]
• Корни (2023)^[4]

Soundtracks

• Graffiti (2006)

Compilations

• The Best (2004)
• Single Collection (2005)
• AZXV (2015)
• Шаг Вдох. Трибьют (2017)

• Official website
• Youtube