Snarky Puppy

With: House of Waters

Wednesday 3rd May 2017

location_city Glasshouse International Centre, Gateshead

Snarky Puppy

Snarky Puppy are a multi Grammy Award-winning American jazz-funk collective from Brooklyn and Dallas, with over 25 musicians in regular rotation.

The group was conceived and is led by the award-winning bassist, guitarist, composer and arranger Michael League.

They won a Grammy in 2014 for Best RnB Performance along with singer Lalah Hathaway and another in 2016 with the Metropole Orkest for the album, "Sylva", another in 2017 for "Culcha Vulcha" one in 2021, with the "Live At The Royal Albert Hall" album, and once again in 2023 for the 2022 album: "Empire Central".

Albums include "Live at Uncommon Ground" (2005), "The Only Constant" (2006), "The World Is Getting Smaller" (2007), "Bring Us the Bright" (2008), "Tell Your Friends" (2010), "groundUP" (2012), "Amkeni" (with Bukuru Celestin 2013), "Family Dinner Volume I" (2013) "We Like It Here" (performed and recorded live, 2014) "Sylva" (2015, with The Metropole Orchestra), "Family Dinner Volume II" (2015), "Culcha Vulcha" (2016), 2019's: "Immigrance", "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (2020) and 2022's: "Empire Central".