Robert Gromotka & De-Phazz – No Jive

Robert Gromotka reimagines De-Phazz’s iconic “No Jive” with a neoclassical solo piano version, released today on Klangspot Nu Jazzical. This evocative new take will be featured on the forthcoming album De-Phazz Presents Octaves.

“When the song came out in the late 1990s, it quietly crept into my life—and never really left,” reflects rising neoclassical star Robert Gromotka about the celebrated De-Phazz track from their debut album, Detunized Gravity. For his contribution to De-Phazz Presents Octaves, the Berlin-based pianist interprets “No Jive” as a fragile rubato waltz.

“When it came to choosing a piece, the decision felt almost instinctive—like returning to an old friend, encountered in a new light,” says Gromotka. “I wanted to preserve the emotional core of the song, but allow it to breathe differently—more intimately, more thoughtfully, like a memory whispered rather than spoken out loud.”