Snarky Puppy
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Snarky Puppy

American jazz ensemble

Formed
2004
Denton
Country
United States
Record labels
Impulse!, Ropeadope Records, GroundUPmusic
Discography
51 albums

Biography

Snarky Puppy is a jazz group, formed in 2004 in Denton. Members include Keita Ogawa, Chris McQueen, Nate Werth, Zach Brock, Jamison Ross and Cory Henry. Record labels: Impulse!, Ropeadope Records and GroundUPmusic. The discography here lists 51 albums, from “The Only Constant” (2006) to “Live at Band on the Wall” (2026). Honours include Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance (2014) and Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (2016).

Snarky Puppy is an American jazz fusion band led by bassist Michael League. Founded in 2004, Snarky Puppy combines a variety of jazz idioms, rock, world music, and funk and has won five Grammy Awards. Although the band has worked with vocalists, League described Snarky Puppy as "a pop band that improvises a lot, without vocals".

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Members

Keita Ogawa, Chris McQueen, Nate Werth, Zach Brock, Jamison Ross, Cory Henry, Michael League, Bob Reynolds, Larnell Lewis, Bill Laurance, Shaun Martin, Jay Jennings, Bobby Sparks, Jason “JT” Thomas, Mark Lettieri, Mike "Maz" Maher, Bob Lanzetti, Marcelo Woloski, Chris Bullock, Justin Stanton

Discography

Studio and live albums

The Only Constant 2006 · SiTMoM The World is Getting Smaller 2007 · SiTMoM Bring Us the Bright 2008 · SiTMoM Tell Your Friends 2010 · Live · Ropeadope groundUP 2012 · Live · Ropeadope
Amkeni 2013
Family Dinner, Volume One 2013 · Live · GroundUP Music
2014-05-17: Tilburg, Netherlands 2014 · Live
We Like It Here 2014 · Live · GroundUP Music 2015-09-12: Historic Scoot Inn, Austin, TX, USA 2015 · Live 2015-09-15: Southland Ballroom (Early Show), Raleigh, NC, USA 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-09-15: Southland Ballroom (Late Show), Raleigh, NC, USA 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-09-24: Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-10-05: O2 Academy, Bristol, UK 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-10-06: Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-10-08: L'observatoire, Cergy, France 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-10-13: Theatre Municipal, Tourcoing, France 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-10-16: Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-10-17 Parkstad Limburg, Heerlen, NL 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-10-18: De Oosterport, Groningen, Netherlands 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-10-21: Palladium, Warsaw, Poland 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-10-26: WUK , Vienna, Austria 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-10-29: Ampere, Munich, Germany 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-10-31: Schlachthof, Bremen, Germany 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-11-07: Nasjonal Jazz Scene (Late Show), Oslo, Norway 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-11-08: La Cigale, Paris, France 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-11-09: CRR Konser Salonu, Istanbul, Turkey 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-11-15: Niceto Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2015 · Live · nugs.net 2015-11-16: Teatro NESCAFE de las Artes, Santiago, Chile 2015 · Live · nugs.net Sylva 2015 · Live · impulse! Culcha Vulcha 2016 · GroundUP Music Family Dinner, Volume Two 2016 · Live · GroundUP Music 2017-06-03: Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark 2017 · Live Live Snarky: Berlin, Germany 2017 · Live · [no label] Live Snarky: Hamburg, Germany 2017 · Live · [no label] Live Snarky: Karlsruhe, Germany 2017 · Live · [no label] Live Snarky: Munich, Germany 2017 · Live · [no label] Live Snarky: Zurich, Switzerland 2017 · Live · [no label] 2017-12-17: CC Konex, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2018 · Live · nugs.net 2018-02-14: Variety Playhouse (First Night), Atlanta, GA, USA 2018 · Live · nugs.net
2018-02-15: Variety Playhouse (Second Night), Atlanta, GA, USA 2018 · Live
2018-05-11: Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Kalamazoo, MI, USA 2018 · Live · [no label] 2019-10-24: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark 2019 · Live 2019-10-30: E-Werk, Cologne, Germany 2019 · Live Immigrance 2019 · P‐VINE RECORDS Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2019 · Live · Live Here Now Live Snarky - Nov 2, 2021 - Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, CA 2021 · Live · [no label] Empire Central 2022 · Live · コアポート Live at GroundUP Music Festival 2022 · Live · GroundUP Music Somni 2025 · Live · コアポート Live at Band on the Wall 2026 · Live · GroundUP Music

Awards

  • 2014 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance
  • 2016 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

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Frequently asked questions

What are Snarky Puppy's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include The Only Constant (2006), The World is Getting Smaller (2007), Bring Us the Bright (2008), Tell Your Friends (2010) and groundUP (2012).

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