"The Truth" Back in the 90's When Jara started Slapbak, everyone thought the name meant the slappin' of Jara's thumb up against his bass strings. Some even thought that it meant slappin' back against society because he never drank, smoked or tried drugs in his life. Well years later we discovered that Slapbak means none of the above, a matter of fact Slapbak isn't even a noun. It's a verb.... its an untouched force of action. This band hates hype, just like their song says "Dont Talk About It, Be About It" which means they are all about the delivery. This is the reason Slapbak hates bios or introductions before they hit the stage. The show and the music speaks for it's self. They have a undeniable sound that they has fine tuned over the years that they call "Urban Crunch".........
Jara and the band have worked with such artist as Digital Underground, Jordin Sparks, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, En Vogue, Alicia Keys, Verdine White of Earth Wind and Fire, and Jessie Payo of Jupiter Rising to name a few.
