Snarky Puppy
Are Brooklyn-based instrumental fusion / electro-dancefloor-jazz / "jafunkadansion" ensemble.Touring as a 9-piece led by composer and bassist Michael League, the band features a collective of nearly 30 musicians - all top notch players - referred to as "The Fam" on their recordings and tours. The musicians perform on a variety of instruments including guitars, keyboards, saxophones, brass, percussion and strings.
INFLUENCES:
Dave Holland Quintet, Avishai Cohen And The International Vamp Band, Bjork, Pat Metheny Group, Wayne Krantz, Hermeto Pascoal, Astor Piazzolla, Chick Corea And Origin, Herbie Hancock And Headhunters, XTC, Wayne Shorter Quartet, Marc Johnson, Bill Frisell, Dave Douglas, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Chris Potter, James Brown and the JB's, Charles Mingus