Para fans de Jazz y Funk y Soul.
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Led by the Grammy-winning bassist, composer and producer Michael League, Snarky Puppy are a collective that boast eighteen full-time members, expanded to almost forty for their live shows. Currently based in Brooklyn, New York, the group were formed around the music scene at the University of North Texas, where many of the band’s members were once students. They’re known for the flexibility and breadth of their instrumental setup, with the standard sonic palette for rock music present and correct – think guitars, bass and drums – as well as more niche equipment that includes woodwind and brass sections as well as pianos, keyboards, percussion and strings. Since 2006, when they dropped their debut studio effort ‘The Only Constant’, they’ve released nine studio albums, including a 2015 effort, ‘Sylva’ that was recorded with The Metropole Orchestra.
They’re also known for their unusual approach to recording; for their 2014 album ‘We Like It Here’, they decamped to Utrecht in the Netherlands to lay down the entire LP totally live at the Kytopia artistic compound. In early 2014, they clinched their first ever Grammy win, when their rendition of Brenda Russell’s ‘Something’ saw them take home the prize for Best R&B Performance. Later that year, they signed to Impulse! Records.
This was probably one of the most perfect shows I've ever been to. I've been going to live shows since I was 5 ... My first was Ella Fitzgerald and the Oscar Peterson Trio in 1957. I've got high standards.
Band, Orchestra and, most important, the audience were in perfect harmony. It showcased the Pups album 'Sylva' with some earlier Puppy songs at the end.
These guys are virtuoso musicians with soul ... and funk ... and groove. How they're not feted as the 'greatest band in the world' is beyond me. I've seen them play several times, but this night was really special.
If any of you ever see that this band are playing near to you ... grab a ticket or two. You will not be disappointed, with or without an orchestra.
A simply stunning live band.