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Celebrating the best contemporary jazz, with exclusive concert recordings and features

From free jazz to fusion, post-bop to electronica – Jazz on 3 celebrates the music as a living and developing art form, with exclusive concert recordings and in-depth features

Jazz on 3: Snarky Puppy

Snarky Puppy

08/04/2013

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Snarky Puppy

With US jazz-fusion collective Snarky Puppy performing music from their latest album.

Jez Nelson presents an exclusive session from US jazz-fusion group Snarky Puppy performed on their recent trip to the UK, and featuring music from their latest album, Ground Up.

Defining themselves as 'somewhere between a garage band and a collective', US band of the moment Snarky Puppy are just as in-between when it comes to genre. Jazz, funk, and rock are all brought into the fold, while gospel, hip hop, and highlife also colour their detailed but infectiously upbeat arrangements. Bandleader and composer Michael League makes it all work on the page, and a line-up of musicians who play with everyone from Snoop Dogg to Yo Yo Ma bring it energetically to life. This performance, recorded on their recent trip to the UK, features music from their latest album, 'Ground Up'.
Also on the programme, an exclusive solo session by Sardinian guitarist Paolo Angeli. He performs on a bespoke instrument that features extra strings, hammers, propellers and other toys, creating a rich and mesmerising soundworld.

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