Jazz Cartier

Jazz Cartier
Cartier performing in February 2016
Cartier performing in February 2016
Background information
Birth nameJahmarie Wishart Adams[1]
Also known asJacuzzi LaFleur
Born (1993-03-19) March 19, 1993 (age 31)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2010–present
Labels
WebsiteArchived official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

Jahmarie Wishart Adams (born March 19, 1993), known professionally as Jazz Cartier, is a Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter.[2] He is best known for his mixtapes: Marauding in Paradise and Hotel Paranoia.

He has twice been a long listed nominee for the Polaris Music Prize, in 2015 for Marauding in Paradise,[3] and 2016 for Hotel Paranoia,[4][5] and won the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017 for Hotel Paranoia.[6] He released his debut studio album Fleurever in July 2018.[7]

  1. ^ "Jaxsta".
  2. ^ "These are the 10 best Canadian songs of the year according to SOCAN's Songwriting Prize". Chart Attack. June 9, 2016. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Polaris Music Prize Announces 2015 Long List". Exclaim!, June 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "Polaris Music Prize unveils long list of albums in Whitehorse". Edmonton Journal, June 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Jazz Cartier Takes Us Inside 'Marauding in Paradise'". Exclaim!, May 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Jazz Cartier Wins A 2017 Juno Award, Says Canadian Radio Should "Stop Bullshitting"". The Fader. April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
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