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by Michael League
Here are a few albums that I'm listening to now. In this list, I decided to highlight several of the artists who will be at this year's GroundUP Music Festival, an experience dedicated to exposing open-minded listeners to new music. 1. Susana Baca, Eco De Sombras (Lusaka Bop, 2000) My first introduction to arguably the most important figure in Afro-Peruvian music (as well as a former cultural ambassador of Perú) was this record. I actually played ...
Continue ReadingMichael League: Snarky Puppy's Jazz-Schooled, Grassroots Visionary
by Mike Jacobs
Bassist, composer, bandleader, sideman, producer, record label owner, festival head... These are some of the many hats Michael League has acquired since embarking on his musical odyssey at the University of North Texas with a “little" band named Snarky Puppy in 2003. With its Jazz-but-not-Jazz / Music for Brain and Booty ethos, multiple poll wins, Grammy awards, and a worldwide fan base that's still growing, Snarky Puppy is looked upon by many as more of a phenomenon than ...
Continue ReadingSnarky Puppy: Ground Up
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il piacere del fare musica allo stato puro. Energia che trasuda da ogni singolo bit del compact disc, una marea di sollecitazioni sonore che arrivano da territori i più disparati. Che tutto sembri fermarsi a livello epidermico (ma è appunto un impressione, i deliziosi arrangiamenti, per esempio, sono lì a testimoniarlo) poco importa a noi e, pensiamo, ai Snarky Puppy, il collettivo originario del Texas ma ormai residente a New York, che con Ground Up arriva al quarto lavoro discografico ...
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