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Snarky Puppy

American jazz ensemble

jazz fusion

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

The World is Getting Smaller 2007

Bring Us the Bright 2008

Tell Your Friends 2010 · Live

groundUP 2012 · Live

Amkeni 2013

Family Dinner, Volume One 2013 · Live

2014-05-17: Tilburg, Netherlands 2014 · Live

We Like It Here 2014 · Live

2015-09-12: Historic Scoot Inn, Austin, TX, USA 2015 · Live

2015-09-15: Southland Ballroom (Early Show), Raleigh, NC, USA 2015 · Live

2015-09-15: Southland Ballroom (Late Show), Raleigh, NC, USA 2015 · Live

2015-09-24: Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2015 · Live

2015-10-05: O2 Academy, Bristol, UK 2015 · Live

2015-10-06: Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK 2015 · Live

2015-10-08: L'observatoire, Cergy, France 2015 · Live

2015-10-13: Theatre Municipal, Tourcoing, France 2015 · Live

2015-10-16: Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands 2015 · Live

2015-10-17 Parkstad Limburg, Heerlen, NL 2015 · Live

2015-10-18: De Oosterport, Groningen, Netherlands 2015 · Live

2015-10-21: Palladium, Warsaw, Poland 2015 · Live

2015-10-26: WUK , Vienna, Austria 2015 · Live

2015-10-29: Ampere, Munich, Germany 2015 · Live

2015-10-31: Schlachthof, Bremen, Germany 2015 · Live

2015-11-07: Nasjonal Jazz Scene (Late Show), Oslo, Norway 2015 · Live

2015-11-08: La Cigale, Paris, France 2015 · Live

2015-11-09: CRR Konser Salonu, Istanbul, Turkey 2015 · Live

2015-11-15: Niceto Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2015 · Live

2015-11-16: Teatro NESCAFE de las Artes, Santiago, Chile 2015 · Live

Sylva 2015 · Live

Culcha Vulcha 2016

Family Dinner, Volume Two 2016 · Live

2017-06-03: Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark 2017 · Live

Live Snarky: Berlin, Germany 2017 · Live

Live Snarky: Hamburg, Germany 2017 · Live

Live Snarky: Karlsruhe, Germany 2017 · Live

Live Snarky: Munich, Germany 2017 · Live

Live Snarky: Zurich, Switzerland 2017 · Live

2017-12-17: CC Konex, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2018 · Live

2018-02-14: Variety Playhouse (First Night), Atlanta, GA, USA 2018 · Live

2018-02-15: Variety Playhouse (Second Night), Atlanta, GA, USA 2018 · Live

2018-05-11: Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Kalamazoo, MI, USA 2018 · Live

2019-10-24: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark 2019 · Live

2019-10-30: E-Werk, Cologne, Germany 2019 · Live

Immigrance 2019

Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2019 · Live

Live Snarky - Nov 2, 2021 - Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, CA 2021 · Live

Empire Central 2022 · Live

Live at GroundUP Music Festival 2022 · Live

Somni 2025 · Live

Live at Band on the Wall 2026 · Live

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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