Unlike most other bands, Snarky Puppy’s live DVD was filmed behind the scenes in the studio. ‘Amkeni’, released in 2013, is a unique collaboration album featuring Bukuru Celestin contains traditional Central African vibes mixed with their own personal take. Their career kick-started in 2006 with their debut album ‘The Only Constant’ whilst still in college, and with their infectious sense of jazz they carried on to release seven more albums with labels Sitmom and Ropeadope, their most recent being ‘We Like It Here’ in 2014. With their vast range of instruments, they cover genres such as jazz-fusion, jazz funk, nu jazz, instrumental rock and progressive rock. Guitars, woodwinds, pianos, keyboard, percussion, brass and strings are just a few of the various instruments that the band play on. Individually they have played alongside world famous musicians such as Justin Timberlake, Marcus Miller and Snoop Dogg. They aren’t the typical band as they are made from almost 30 musicians, all studying at the same college. Snarky Puppy are a band based in Brooklyn, New York. So to any avid music listeners, I highly recommend Snarky Puppy. But with Snarky Puppy - you never watch the same show twice. Because when people go to listen to concerts, most of those concerts end up playing material that actually sound not much different to studio recordings or might even have lesser quality. Snarky Puppy's shows, in my honest opinion, is on my must-watch list. Martin (and along with the rest of the band) has a great sense of musical humour for example, playing the Mario theme song during a crucial moment in the final section of "Shofukan" or playing a "Flight of the Bumblebee" lick during his solo. His stage antics are "weird" at times, but funny. Last but not least, Shaun Martin (keyboardist) is really good at crowd rousing. And then there is a period of silence, with odd players playing "random" notes, before guest percussionist Keita Ogawa broke the ice with a long beautiful solo - which eventually ends up with the band playing "Tio Macaco" again totally unexpected development. For example, "What About Me?" started much faster than the album recording, but only during the intro in section A ("verse") the tempo was suddenly slowed down to sluggish, but with a laid back tempo and it threw everyone in the venue off, but also sent some people laughing for getting "trolled" in a funny way (I know I LOL'ed). The PowerStation concert was amazing! Each and every song was rearranged beautifully and unexpectedly a soloist could take the direction elsewhere and then a totally different story is told. Later that year, they signed to Impulse! Records. 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. ![]() 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. ![]() 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 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. 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. 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.
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