1. SNARKY PUPPY
Modern Jazz Hit

2. 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

3. Snarky Puppy Feat. Lalah Hathaway “Something”
Grammy Winning Song

4. 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

5. 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

6. Sources! https://www.berklee.edu/events/snarky-puppy-2