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Masterclass/presentation by Snarky Puppy's Michael League & Friends at Jazz Bakery's Movable Feast Series at Musicians Institute
Courtesy of Redbeard Simmons | Posted on January 13, 2015
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Musicians Institute
Jazz Bakery's Movable Feast Series
1655 Mccadden Place
Los Angeles, CA
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When
Sat, January 24, 2015
8:00 pm
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ONE MASTERCLASS ONLY - NO INTERMISSION!
Get "Up Close and Personal" with 2014 Grammy Winners (and 2015 Playboy Jazz Festival artists) Michael League (bass), Chris McQueen (guitar) and Larnell Lewis (drums) of SNARKY PUPPY! Meet the new gurus of groove – practitioners of an ultra-modern fusion of jazz and funk, or what bandleader Michael calls “pocket.” Expect a lively demonstration when this super-kinetic trio conducts a special masterclass/presentation for the Jazz Bakery.
“Jazz rock fans who haven’t checked this outsized Brooklyn-based group out yet need to,” JazzTimes urged last summer, following the release of the collective’s 8th live CD We Like It Here. “There are plenty of signs of the ‘70s in Snarky Puppy: backgrounds in jazz training at the University of North Texas; out-and-out, unabashed virtuosity; an appreciation for the synthesizer as a lead instrument; an understanding that groove and polymeters aren’t mutually exclusive; highly cultivated composing and arranging skills (no aimless, vampy jam band noodling here).”...