Snarky Puppy perform "Pineapple"
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About this clip:
- Snarky Puppy perform the Mike “Maz” Maher and Michael League composition “Pineapple” from their 2022 GroundUP album “Empire Central” during their concert on October 4, 2024 — part of the SFJAZZ 2024-25 Season and broadcast on Fridays Live.
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- About this concert:
- Snarky Puppy returned to the intimate environs of Miner Auditorium for a highly anticipated run of performances.
The five-time GRAMMY-winning juggernaut Snarky Puppy isn’t exactly a jazz band. It’s not a fusion band or a jam band. It’s probably best to take Nate Chinen of The New York Times’ advice, as stated in an online discussion about the group, to “take them for what they are, rather than judge them for what they’re not.”
The global collective which features a revolving cast of up to a dozen musicians makes what it likes to call “music for your brain and booty.” Led by bassist and composer Michael League, the band features a rotating lineup of world class instrumentalists whose résumés boast work with stars like Erykah Badu, Marcus Miller, Justin Timberlake, Roy Hargrove, Snoop Dogg and John Mayer.
Their latest GroundUP Music album, 2022’s Empire Central, received a well-earned GRAMMY win for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 66th awards ceremony — their fifth win in as many nominations — and was inspired by the band’s formative home of Dallas, blending their whirlwind jazz-ified funk with elements of Southern rock, electric blues, classic soul, slinky R&B, and modern gospel.
PERSONNEL:
- Michael League: bass
- Chris Bullock: saxophones, flute, clarinet
- Jay Jennings: trumpet
- Mike Maher: trumpet
- Bobby Sparks: keyboards
- Justin Stanton: keyboards
- Rajhesh Vaidhya: veena
- Zach Brock: violin
- Mark Lettieri: guitar
- Bob Lanzetti: guitar
- Nikki Glaspie: drums
- Nate Werth: percussion
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