SNARKY PUPPY Modern Jazz Hit
Group Preface Group formed by University of North Texas musicians a decade ago Grammy-winning group Rose to fame by word of mouth No major management No major record label Pop of the modern jazz world
Snarky Puppy Feat. Lalah Hathaway “Something” Grammy Winning Song http://youtu.be/0SJIgTLe0hc
Instrumentation Smaller scale big band Diverse stylistically Extremely varied charts Mostly instrumental Auxiliary percussion and drum kit Multiple synthesizers and pianos Brass and woodwind Guitars and bass guitar Album specific to showcase Jazz vocalist Each chart with a different underground vocalist
New Audiences Snarky Puppy gives a delicate mixture of composition and improvisation Less complexity makes it more enjoyable to the ear of newer, younger, more modern musicians High school musicians would have higher appreciation and could influence their jazz involvement with knowledge of bands like SP
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