Snarky Puppy performs the songs ‘Pineapple‘, ‘Take It!’ and ‘What About Me?‘ at the North Sea Jazz Festival 2023 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Everywhere Snarky Puppy goes, the mildly curious become the manically converted; quite a feat when you consider that this Texas collective is not easy to define stylistically. At previous gigs, they mixed up their scarily tight grooves with jazz improvisations, but would just as easily incorporate elements of pop, rock, soul and hip-hop.
Their past performances also include concerts with the Metropole Orkest. Of the five Grammy Awards that Snarky Puppy managed to pick up, the latest was for their most recent album Empire Central (2022). On this surprisingly accessible record, 19 musicians come and go within a 90-minute listening – all masterfully held together by bassist and bandleader Michael League.
Band Members:
Michael League: Bass
Chris Bullock: Sax/Flute
Jay Jennings; Trumpet
Bob Lanzetti: Guitar
Bill Laurance: Keyboards
Mark Lettieri: Guitar
Larnell Lewis: Drums
Mike “Maz” Maher: Trumpet
Justin Stanton: Trumpet/Keyboards
Bob Reynolds: Tenor Sax
Marcello Wolosky; Percussion
