I’m not sure exactly what to call it, but I feel like we all know what it is.” As time goes on, though, the sound of the group is moving toward something else. “We’ve never thought of ourselves as a fusion band, but I understand why people associate us with the genre. To have an open-minded audience is the best thing an artist can ask for. “More than anything else, it’s allowed us to take chances and continue doing what we love, knowing that people will give it a fair chance. “Nothing changed within the band, but people started looking at us differently, respecting us more,” suggests multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Michael League of those accolades along the steady road to recognition. The word “fusion” frequently gets thrown into the mix of critical descriptions, and ever-changing setlists have attracted the eyes of the jam band scene-despite the group shying away from both labels-while their Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance in 2014, along with Best Contemporary Instrumental Album honors in 20 suggest the casting of an even wider net. For the last 15 years, jazz circles have steadily embraced Snarky Puppy thanks to a prodigious melting pot of globally influenced musicianship, experimental rhythms, explosive recordings, and unpredictable yet engaging live performances.
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