Empire Central
Snarky Puppy
Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, September 2022
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Winner: Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
…What does that notoriously shapeshifting Snarky soundworld sound like here? It’s a funkier, heavier, and noticeably slowerpaced collection, as the group remembers their roots in Denton, Texas...
Empire Central
Snarky Puppy
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Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, September 2022
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Winner: Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
…What does that notoriously shapeshifting Snarky soundworld sound like here? It’s a funkier, heavier, and noticeably slowerpaced collection, as the group remembers their roots in Denton, Texas...
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Four time GRAMMY-award winning, fusion-influenced jazz band Snarky Puppy has built a loyal following with their adventurous blend of jazz, rock and funk based around a heavy touring schedule and live-in-studio video content. A rotating roster of some of the most talented musicians and multi-instrumentalists makes for a truly unique sound within the jazz fusion world. Their new live-in-studio audio and visual album, Empire Central, is a love letter to Dallas, representing Snarky Puppy returning to their funk, gospel roots.
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Awards and reviews
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JazzwiseEditor's ChoiceSeptember 2022
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Grammy Awards65th Awards (2023)Winner: Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
September 2022
…What does that notoriously shapeshifting Snarky soundworld sound like here? It’s a funkier, heavier, and noticeably slowerpaced collection, as the group remembers their roots in Denton, Texas on this jazz-funk odyssey. It loses some of the scorched earth intensity of Snarky at their very best, but there’s a welcome return of the atmospheric, half-live recording so perfectly pitched on We Like It Here and the Family Dinner volumes, that recent studio albums missed.
