Yackez
Yackez is my family band and multimedia project created with my husband Jon Velez-Jackson, who is a writer and musician. Our large-scale productions incorporate dance, visual and costume design, and choreography that I create in collaboration with LVJ Performance Co. dancers. Yackez prides ourselves on our eclectic sound and diverse audience.
Yackez is the art pop/multimedia collaboration of Larissa and Jon Velez-Jackson, aka Twitta and Papi Jon. Formed in 2010, this married musical duo exists as both a celebration and critique of popular culture, politics, and most notably, itself. In 2019, they took the inevitable leap into podcasting with their show "Life Advice," available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Podbean.com.
Jon Velez-Jackson is a songwriter, writer and full-time journalist. He is also an avid pro-wrestling aficionado and the band wrestling coach. Yackez often performs with their beloved mascot Yacky, their wrestling post-modernist dance ensemble, The Yackez Dancers, along with their company of mature dancers, Generations. For more information go to www.yackez.com
