Snarky Puppy — Music Videos

Snarky Puppy is an American instrumental collective founded by bassist and composer Michael League. Its music brings together jazz improvisation, funk rhythms, gospel-derived harmony, and a large ensemble’s range of instrumental colours. The group’s identity is collective, with arrangements built around interaction across the rhythm section and horns.

“Shofukan” and “Lingus,” from We Like It Here, offer complementary introductions. The first develops a broad, memorable theme; the second builds toward an extended keyboard feature while the rhythm section continues to reshape the surrounding groove. “Grown Folks” explores another side of their tightly arranged ensemble sound.

Listen beyond the featured solo to the repeating figures underneath it. Small variations in bass, drums, percussion, or horn accents help turn a stable pattern into a performance that keeps developing.