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Instrument: Guitar, slide
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by Chris May
Snarky Puppy leader Michael League does not like the band being called a jazz ensemble. He describes it as a a pop band that improvises a lot, without vocals." But anyone listening to jazz through the aural equivalent of a wide-angle lens would likely keep Snarky Puppy in the picture. League's spin-off group Bokante improvises little and has vocals front and centre. The connection with jazz is more tenuous. Bokante could be called a world music" group ...
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