Snarky Puppy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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  • Опубліковано 26 лис 2019
  • Watch Snarky Puppy play "Tarova" and "Xavi" at the Tiny Desk.
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    Nov. 20, 2019 | Colin Marshall -- Seconds before we hit record, Snarky Puppy's bandleader, Michael League leaned in to ask if he could "do a little crowd work." I suspect he waited until the last second on purpose, but it's been easy to trust this band when they have an idea, judging by the three Grammy Awards they get to dust off at home after every tour run.
    What resulted was a Tiny Desk first: League divided the audience into two sections, one side clapping out a 3/4 beat and the other half a 4/4 beat, creating a polyrhythm that I'm sure a handful of coworkers didn't feel so confident trying to pull off. But this band pulls you in with simple instruction and a little faith.
    Snarky Puppy has been a force for a while now, earning the ears of millions for more than a decade. And their secret sauce? A long-simmered recipe of jazz, funk and gospel. The band started as college friends in the jazz program at the University of North Texas back in 2003. But the formative era came a few years later, after League became a part of the gospel scene in Dallas and eventually brought the jazz students to church, where music plays a different role than it does in the classroom. In the pulpit, it's a channel for spiritual healing, a communal experience between players and congregation. As an experiment, League pulled his jazz friends and his gospel bandmates into one ensemble, where the two groups bonded together and established ground-zero for building the sonic identity of Snarky Puppy.
    Thirteen albums later, you can still hear these gospel and jazz orbits crashing into each other. They're masters of theme and variation, offering anyone with a listening ear a place to grab hold. And people do. They're a band whose lyric-less melodies are still yelled (sung back) to them at their concerts around the world, as a shared catharsis for everyone in the room.
    SET LIST
    "Tarova"
    "Xavi"
    MUSICIANS
    Michael League: Bass; "JT" Thomas: drums; Nate Werth: percussion; Shaun Martin: keys; Bobby Sparks: keys; Justin Stanton: keys, trumpet; Jay Jennings: trumpet; Chris Bullock: saxophone, flute; Chris McQueen: guitar; Zach Brock: violin
    CREDITS
    Producers: Colin Marshall, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Bronson Arcuri, Jack Corbett, CJ Riculan, Morgan Noelle Smith; Associate Producer: Bobby Carter Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey; VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann; Photo: Emily Bogle/NPR

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  • @nprmusic
    @nprmusic  5 місяців тому +15

    Want to play your own Tiny Desk concert? Unsigned musicians, enter the 2024 Tiny Desk Contest between Jan. 23 and Feb. 21. Learn more: npr.org/tinydeskcontest.

  • @jackreteneller9483
    @jackreteneller9483 4 роки тому +11531

    I think tiny desk is finally understanding who their demographic is: musical nerds that want to hear music tighter than our budgets

    • @highlyvenomoustoad
      @highlyvenomoustoad 4 роки тому +74

      for real

    • @fcleffox
      @fcleffox 4 роки тому +132

      Hey, I resemble that comment!

    • @HueNost
      @HueNost 4 роки тому +110

      which is a bit of a shame, i think. Tiny Desk should be about discovery

    • @jerbear97
      @jerbear97 4 роки тому +75

      _im in this picture and I don't like it_

    • @fcleffox
      @fcleffox 4 роки тому +181

      @@HueNost while I certainly feel like Jack's comment applies to me, I also love the thrill of finding a new act I would never expect to like. Tiny desk has a knack of scratching many different kinds of itch for me, I just appreciate that this type of music is one of them!

  • @twentylush
    @twentylush 4 роки тому +6976

    This is like a band entirely consisting of all of the cool substitute teachers you've ever had

  • @suddenpenguin
    @suddenpenguin 3 роки тому +1975

    trying to teach the audience a 4:3 polyrhythm live is the ballsiest thing ive ever seen on tiny desk

    • @davidgarlitos8848
      @davidgarlitos8848 3 роки тому +13

      eat your daggum spinach

    • @suddenpenguin
      @suddenpenguin 3 роки тому +19

      @@davidgarlitos8848 go away popeye you arent welcome here anymore

    • @weemsmusicgroup7546
      @weemsmusicgroup7546 3 роки тому +7

      Exactly!!!!!!!!

    • @davidgarlitos8848
      @davidgarlitos8848 3 роки тому +16

      @@weemsmusicgroup7546 pass the melting butter?

    • @flyingisland7583
      @flyingisland7583 3 роки тому +10

      @JM Coulon J’imagine trop bien un public français qui se foire totalement à cet exercice 🤣🤣🤣😩

  • @Cr4z33_YT
    @Cr4z33_YT 3 роки тому +2047

    The hidden hero here is the sound engineer.
    Every SINGLE live of Snarky Puppy sounds great as if it was recorded in a studio!

    • @phuongdh
      @phuongdh 2 роки тому +85

      Because their studio albums were recorded live anyway!

    • @designtechdk
      @designtechdk 2 роки тому +41

      So good in fact, that their performance of Xavi got copyright claimed, lol

    • @OdaKa
      @OdaKa 2 роки тому +27

      I'd love to see the NPR Tiny Desk house engineer and the Snarky Puppy engineer swap notes

    • @ghameleon
      @ghameleon 2 роки тому +3

      @@OdaKa That's worth to see

    • @bmuhamad
      @bmuhamad 2 роки тому +1

      @@designtechdk by The Snarky's, right?

  • @aidandammit
    @aidandammit 4 роки тому +5067

    The audio engineer DESERVES A RAISE! There's like 15 people up there and I can hear every single one

    • @TheRedOctoberProject
      @TheRedOctoberProject 4 роки тому +203

      No kidding. NPR's sound mixing is usually good but mixing SP properly is some next level ishh because they have like... well, you see all of them 😩

    • @jamosensei
      @jamosensei 4 роки тому +40

      Obi Wan Rogosin...he is our only hope!!!

    • @katedoesthings
      @katedoesthings 4 роки тому +66

      i'm pretty sure someone comments this on every video lol. you're not wrong tho!

    • @allenlark
      @allenlark 4 роки тому +49

      Yeah snarky puppy has no experience recording live performances, they really needed the help.

    • @jamosensei
      @jamosensei 4 роки тому +44

      Allen Lark Now THAT’S snarky!!!

  • @billyedwards4045
    @billyedwards4045 4 роки тому +786

    Set list
    "Tarova"
    "Michael teaches a polyrhythm"
    "Xavi"

    • @HComfy
      @HComfy 3 роки тому +3

      shoulda put timestamps

  • @MountainmadeofSteam
    @MountainmadeofSteam 3 роки тому +803

    „You get a solo, you get a solo, EVERYONE GETS A SOLO!!!“

  • @onixtheone
    @onixtheone 4 роки тому +777

    Bruh, that guy has a whammy bar on his keyboard........I'm done.

    • @marone0324
      @marone0324 3 роки тому +58

      never seen it and immediately want it

    • @jorkles4691
      @jorkles4691 3 роки тому +30

      Whammy bar clavinet

    • @harry_mair
      @harry_mair 3 роки тому +13

      @@marone0324 castlebars cost more than my car

    • @John_Kealiinohomoku
      @John_Kealiinohomoku 3 роки тому +30

      I refer to it as "Wiggle Stick"

    • @sethbrown8912
      @sethbrown8912 3 роки тому +23

      I would love to have been in the room when the engineer said, "You know we could put a whammy bar on the keyboard."

  • @siddharthsingh7747
    @siddharthsingh7747 4 роки тому +4082

    Each day we're getting closer to a Vulf Tiny Desk.

  • @iwantrevengex
    @iwantrevengex 4 роки тому +653

    The real struggle was on the Camera crew trying to find who was soloing!

    • @jessereeks8520
      @jessereeks8520 4 роки тому +11

      Diego López lol my thought exactly 17:57

    • @Meyons1424
      @Meyons1424 4 роки тому +4

      was about to comment the same thing lol not their best camera work

    • @hunterseufert8066
      @hunterseufert8066 4 роки тому +4

      I've always been unclear on this, is it considered a solo if there is accompaniment and a single player is emphasized?

    • @Andreas-cs6wg
      @Andreas-cs6wg 4 роки тому +4

      @@hunterseufert8066 yup

    • @hunterseufert8066
      @hunterseufert8066 4 роки тому +1

      @@Andreas-cs6wg kk ty

  • @drummerboy6788
    @drummerboy6788 2 роки тому +429

    Words cannot express how tasty that percussionist is. Adds just the right amount of crispy rhythms to the texture. I love it.

    • @my_commenting_account
      @my_commenting_account Рік тому +24

      Nate Werth is so talented and not talked about enough. He's a fantastic kit player too. Great listening skills showcased in this video - like everyone michael league recruits for snarky puppy

    • @HollyPopper
      @HollyPopper 5 місяців тому +2

      Yes, CRISPY is the word I was looking for, thank you

    • @funkbiscuit
      @funkbiscuit 3 місяці тому

      Matthew Perry's doppelgänger.

  • @timmol7742
    @timmol7742 3 роки тому +227

    Michael League may just be the coolest dork alive. Love his energy.

    • @francesschaefer
      @francesschaefer Рік тому +4

      IKR? He is totally dorky and beyond cool 😎!!

    • @ChuckSilva
      @ChuckSilva Рік тому +5

      Dork is the new kool!!!🎉

  • @mskcrc
    @mskcrc 4 роки тому +2246

    how does snarky puppy make enough money to sustain having 130 members

    • @brettbarry2665
      @brettbarry2665 4 роки тому +181

      Lol they tour A LOT.

    • @crimjqt83
      @crimjqt83 4 роки тому +83

      I always wondered that as well, but I know they rotate every 3 months.

    • @daltontaylor988
      @daltontaylor988 4 роки тому +152

      mxsxkxcrc these are music lovers not after the money.... they obviously spend all their money on new sound devices...... such nice instruments

    • @zdjsssjux8734
      @zdjsssjux8734 4 роки тому +54

      I wanted to give you a thumbs-up but you're exactly at 130 so there's that

    • @langster125
      @langster125 4 роки тому +46

      Most of them have other projects they are a part of or solo work or other bands

  • @TurtleRocker12
    @TurtleRocker12 4 роки тому +2133

    So I'm like oh a talk box I totally gotcha. Then black batman starts bending notes with a bicycle kickstand and I'm like what?

    • @adetoye
      @adetoye 4 роки тому +23

      Devin Hanson 😂😂

    • @dwoollery
      @dwoollery 4 роки тому +23

      I'm weak.

    • @theonygard5694
      @theonygard5694 4 роки тому +50

      IM DYYYYYYYYYYIIIIIIIIIINNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG IM ON THE FLOOR MAN YOU REALLY PUT WORDS ON MY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS

    • @shegofittv
      @shegofittv 4 роки тому +19

      This comment has me in literal tears!!!! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

    • @Jonotheproducer
      @Jonotheproducer 4 роки тому +11

      Devin Hanson kickstand 😂😂😂😂

  • @PDexters
    @PDexters 3 роки тому +69

    For health reasons, I have to watch this video weekly.

  • @linusporter1091
    @linusporter1091 3 роки тому +536

    Me: "oh snap, how have I loved Snarky Puppy this long and not realized they did a Tiny Desk show?"
    _puts it on in the background while doing homework_
    _first 30 seconds_
    Me: "oh snap, this isn't background music, this is a freakin' *experience* ."

    • @raitisvein
      @raitisvein 2 роки тому +23

      Me: Yeah, I'll just put this on and be productive with something else.
      * Me bops the entire time in ecstasy.

    • @aidey
      @aidey 2 роки тому +3

      Yep me too - it's that good... every time...

    • @justinchey2281
      @justinchey2281 2 роки тому +6

      LITERALLY. I have a chemistry lab open in front of me 😂

    • @dawnl.7792
      @dawnl.7792 2 роки тому +5

      I'm supposed to be grading papers right now, but I CAN'T, i'm dancing too much.

    • @brady_est.8814
      @brady_est.8814 2 роки тому +9

      This comment explains how all our brains can recognize greatness and how much attention needs to be paid to it to appreciate it. Love this! They say if it’s instrumental you can study to it, but this legendary funk proves otherwise. The brain is attracted to the complexities and melodies like a moth to a thousand flames.

  • @aidanritchie6128
    @aidanritchie6128 4 роки тому +1532

    Tiny Desks we NEED: Vulfpeck, Hiatus Kaiyote, California Honeydrops, Benny Greb, Broken Brass Ensemble

    • @faceless360
      @faceless360 4 роки тому +9

      Connan mockasin too !

    • @alzahir
      @alzahir 4 роки тому +12

      Great picks all, mat. Jazzanova! FKJ! Guaco!

    • @MalloryGrahamSlams
      @MalloryGrahamSlams 4 роки тому

      Yes yes YeS!!!!

    • @jessebell03
      @jessebell03 4 роки тому +19

      Benny Greb would be amazing

    • @bannanapancake
      @bannanapancake 4 роки тому +13

      Aidan Ritchie - Hiatus all the way, could watch Nia/Perrin and the group all day long!! Good call!!

  • @cakredi4132
    @cakredi4132 4 роки тому +396

    When hearing Snarky Puppy,
    even the toughest man becoming Smitten Kitten.

  • @wouldntyaliktono
    @wouldntyaliktono 2 роки тому +60

    3 people on keys who never step on each other in the arrangement.

  • @Fleeg_
    @Fleeg_ 3 роки тому +87

    My god, man. That violinist popped OFF during Xavi.

  • @ZackPennington
    @ZackPennington 4 роки тому +1989

    NPR: So you know the standard format. You have 20 minutes to play 3 songs and talk about your music, your process, anything you want.
    SP: Yeah dawg, that's not gonna work for us. We're just going to play 2 songs and teach the crowd polyrhythm.

    • @koho
      @koho 3 роки тому +7

      Yep.

    • @ericcarter16
      @ericcarter16 3 роки тому +72

      Absolutely... talk is cheap.. Learning polyrhythm will provide a wealth that surpasses all understanding.. 😎

    • @estelleteh2068
      @estelleteh2068 3 роки тому +20

      Loving the UA-cam comments segment for this.

    • @michaeleagle2
      @michaeleagle2 2 роки тому +15

      @@koho Polyrhythms are the mystic beats that make the world go round. But i'm a percussionist sooooooo...

    • @dancewomyn1
      @dancewomyn1 Рік тому

      HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

  • @dmsanct
    @dmsanct 4 роки тому +508

    "So my PTSD began after michael league asked me to clap the beat for a snarky puppy song"

    • @damnfractal
      @damnfractal 4 роки тому +42

      Imagine how I felt when I met them at a gig afterparty and one of them asked me to sing. Spent two years after that trying to get decent pitch.

    • @Selectric251
      @Selectric251 4 роки тому +29

      Oh trust me mate, I saw them in London and he went for the same exact experiment. The only difference was that there were 6000 people attending. At the Royal Albert Hall. I was in the 4/4 beat half, it was insane

    • @joshbrucks
      @joshbrucks 4 роки тому +5

      @@Selectric251 that might be easier to do. More people around you doing the same rhythm to follow and not get thrown off by the other side.

  • @satan15107291
    @satan15107291 3 роки тому +210

    I love their funky sound even though they're missing 80% of the band.
    0:00 - Tarova
    11:53 - Xavi

  • @boblemon3467
    @boblemon3467 3 роки тому +35

    Severus snape do be chilling in the back

  • @xavierjonez
    @xavierjonez 4 роки тому +983

    Shoutout to the engineers, techs, and sound guys. This mix is squeaky clean.

    • @seanlayer4409
      @seanlayer4409 4 роки тому +8

      Such an awesome mix

    • @ynotw57
      @ynotw57 4 роки тому +5

      Absolutely!

    • @ninjastah
      @ninjastah 4 роки тому +5

      *Snarky clean!

    • @allenlark
      @allenlark 4 роки тому

      Yeah snarky puppy has no experience recording live performances, they really needed the help.

    • @sausas8209
      @sausas8209 4 роки тому +13

      The aduio engineer's name is Josh Rogosin, check out the videos of him explaining how he mics the set.

  • @blossm4002
    @blossm4002 4 роки тому +1214

    Her: what instrument do you play
    Me, an intellectual: wawa mouth tube thing

    • @bassmangotdbluz3547
      @bassmangotdbluz3547 4 роки тому +41

      That's a GoldenThroat MouthTube by Electro-Harmonix just like Peter Frampton used on "Do You Feel Like We Do?" circa 1976.

    • @barmypharmacist
      @barmypharmacist 4 роки тому +7

      Bassmangotdbluz Frampton sucks, so many other great musicians have used it

    • @blossm4002
      @blossm4002 4 роки тому +5

      @@barmypharmacist there a clip of steve wonder using it

    • @memomgirl
      @memomgirl 4 роки тому +12

      Roger Troutman used this too. Man, I miss that guy.

    • @memomgirl
      @memomgirl 4 роки тому +26

      called the talk box too

  • @rk41gator
    @rk41gator 3 роки тому +5

    True jazz with a layer of FUNKINESS. Playing off each other is so hip. Real musicians playing LIVE. No cute tricks in the editing room. JUST straight up jazz.

  • @davidchaletzky
    @davidchaletzky 4 роки тому +29

    That Violin Solo! He sounds JUST like Jean Luc Ponty it is amazing

  • @madrazproductions5776
    @madrazproductions5776 4 роки тому +1404

    How npr gonna sneak drop this BOMB man this band is galaxies apart from anything else

    • @dariencharlton4773
      @dariencharlton4773 4 роки тому +21

      Facts!!! My eyes lit up!!!

    • @mrhabster
      @mrhabster 4 роки тому +28

      They REALLY snuck it in there didnt they... Goosebumps

    • @madmo453
      @madmo453 4 роки тому +69

      Go down the rabbit hole of a search for Snarky Puppy on UA-cam. It will consume your life, but it will be so worth it.

    • @carltonwhite9682
      @carltonwhite9682 4 роки тому +9

      Yes sir, dropped the BOMB they did...straight GoGo from "Trouble Funk." A little E-U Freeze!

    • @thezoexperience1
      @thezoexperience1 4 роки тому +7

      It’s been on their site for like a week lol

  • @benhobby17
    @benhobby17 4 роки тому +412

    I don’t think enough people appreciate how hard the percussion solos at 5:30 go

    • @ianstewart8243
      @ianstewart8243 4 роки тому +12

      I can totally appreciate it. It's seriously goooood!!!!

    • @isabeast101
      @isabeast101 4 роки тому +4

      SERIOUSLY!

    • @davidchaparro2517
      @davidchaparro2517 4 роки тому +4

      I do

    • @TriumphAventura
      @TriumphAventura 4 роки тому +28

      it has more cowbell than a texas cattle ranch

    • @DatBamaBoy01
      @DatBamaBoy01 4 роки тому +5

      Best solo out of all of them. A lot of work and coordination went into that solo.

  • @achrafarf1064
    @achrafarf1064 3 роки тому +401

    this is so amazing , that 4/3 poly rythm is actually called "Dekka Lmerrakchia"
    Greetings from Marrakech, Morocco ❤️

    • @MsaybOMayl
      @MsaybOMayl 3 роки тому +38

      This is african 3/4 polyrithem in general. Drum pattern is Moroccan Chaabi, Dekka Lmerrakchia is actually different from Chaabi. They nailed the naming part : Xavi

    • @RadicalChristian777
      @RadicalChristian777 2 роки тому +6

      @@MsaybOMayl your not going to explain why? 😂👀 I’ve waited 6 months for this!!

    • @josepijamas1214
      @josepijamas1214 2 роки тому +6

      Can you give examples of songs that use dekka or chaabi?? I would appreciate it a lot!

    • @emmanuelmassarotti5535
      @emmanuelmassarotti5535 2 роки тому +3

      Slmlkm khoya.
      This is a gnawa inspiration tune.
      Sufi branch in Maroc

    • @kaziiqbal7257
      @kaziiqbal7257 Рік тому +2

      I’m assuming you would say that phrase in a 4/3 polyrhythm

  • @RCDTV101
    @RCDTV101 2 роки тому +31

    I always come back to this; Nate werth is an incredible percussionist.

  • @jackkeruac8177
    @jackkeruac8177 4 роки тому +613

    Unreal! You can feel the chemistry and how perfectly they play together without trying to outshine each other. So many incredibly talented individuals

    • @mogglie
      @mogglie 4 роки тому +17

      Jack Keruac that’s like the secret sauce with SP. don’t know how they do it. But I think it comes down to Michael Luegues leadership skills.

    • @gustafsone
      @gustafsone 4 роки тому +18

      @@mogglie He's definitely the foundation of the band and possibly the best leader you could hope for when playing this type of music. I love watching Mike League watching his bandmates when they are soloing. He's been playing with most of these cats for years now and he still has that look of astonishment on his face when one of them is soloing as if he can't believe what he is witnessing.

    • @Spaccaspecchi
      @Spaccaspecchi 4 роки тому +11

      @@gustafsone Cats? I thought this was Snarky Puppy?

    • @dephkhan1833
      @dephkhan1833 4 роки тому

      KEY FACTORS!!!

    • @chrish9485
      @chrish9485 4 роки тому

      Nice comment, racist.

  • @reinaldoazevedo6846
    @reinaldoazevedo6846 4 роки тому +244

    People tend to say that nowadays the music is garbage.. Yeah, i know the ''pop'' industry is different these days, but c'mon every decade has bad ''pop'' music too and you know what? That is okay... All the decades (talking about artists of the Ocident, that i know of, specially beautiful brazilian bands) had good music, for me especially the 70's, but man the 2010's are BOMBING with good music and artists, partly because of the gift of internet, it gave a lot of space to independent good artists and musicians to shine, and i think the tendency is just to get better, the new 20's jazz age is coming and we are just in the beggining of a whole new century.. Literally thousands, on every genre, specially genre bending music are reshaping the musical scenario. The human potential for creating beautiful music is so touching, it really is something powerful!

    • @bluefoxfox1459
      @bluefoxfox1459 4 роки тому +9

      Exactly

    • @JasmineLajeunesse
      @JasmineLajeunesse 4 роки тому +8

      beautifully said!

    • @RoaryTime
      @RoaryTime 4 роки тому +8

      Reinaldo Azevedo great comment. 1million % agree

    • @bapdiddlyboom3074
      @bapdiddlyboom3074 4 роки тому +2

      With each day that goes by there will always be more to influence to current musicians, beautiful!

    • @narvul
      @narvul 4 роки тому +6

      Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

  • @Earth_to_Kensho...ComeInKensho
    @Earth_to_Kensho...ComeInKensho 9 місяців тому +2

    This is what we should hear when we turn FM on our radios!

  • @wiggletonthewise2141
    @wiggletonthewise2141 Місяць тому +3

    I saw them live last year, I met the bassist and violinist, they are as friendly as their music is groovin

  • @arthurazoubel5344
    @arthurazoubel5344 4 роки тому +462

    oh I feel the drummer. Sitting way behind everyone else, doing his thing, carrying for no one, keeping everybody together, making every single soul in the audience on the same syncrony. Cameras don't even noticed him, but that's our life.
    I feel you man

    • @b0geman117
      @b0geman117 4 роки тому +11

      thats jason jt thomas back there. check him out he's a killer

    • @CouchEconomyTX
      @CouchEconomyTX 4 роки тому +25

      Drummers get more attention than bass players

    • @mathrockmaniac7643
      @mathrockmaniac7643 3 роки тому +1

      @@CouchEconomyTX true lol

    • @kraterkop
      @kraterkop 3 роки тому +1

      It's Chandler

    • @brownie3454
      @brownie3454 3 роки тому +14

      Guitarists, Bassists, Keys: We must be aware of chords, keys, provide harmony, and even melody at some points.
      Drummers: Haha drum go brrrrrr

  • @DogZy9
    @DogZy9 4 роки тому +820

    So there is a hope for Hiatus Kaiyote after all?
    Please NPR, get them in there, they deserve it!

    • @jamailamfers7571
      @jamailamfers7571 4 роки тому +10

      DogZy yesssssss 👏🏻👏🏻

    • @NicoAneiva
      @NicoAneiva 4 роки тому +3

      There's also hope for Cranky Canine

    • @mogglie
      @mogglie 4 роки тому +20

      The world deserves to be blessed by HK.

    • @phumudzomuvhango4193
      @phumudzomuvhango4193 4 роки тому +7

      FIRST THING I THOUGHT

    • @aischao1468
      @aischao1468 4 роки тому +2

      pleeeeeeaaaaaaasee for my Life!!!!!!

  • @shivmarkkumar2534
    @shivmarkkumar2534 4 місяці тому +4

    That violin solo in the second song. Masterful

  • @Sanderopop
    @Sanderopop 3 роки тому +121

    I've been listening to Snarky Puppy for many years and they really are of the highest caliber of musianship. It still blows my mind to this day

    • @wurstfinger3289
      @wurstfinger3289 3 роки тому +1

      then you might be ready for hiromis sonicbloom =)

  • @nueat6
    @nueat6 4 роки тому +272

    Whoa snarky puppy a room full of talented af musicians.

  • @HiroForever
    @HiroForever 4 роки тому +86

    Every musician seems utterly relaxed, yet, plays with ABSOLUTE surgical precision and function with purity AS A TEAM.

    • @woroGaming
      @woroGaming 4 роки тому +1

      The magic in playing in a band is that you follow the drums/bass, and for the rest you do your own thing. If everybody does that - not thinking about the rest but focus on your own piece - you get a cohesive sound.
      Slight cues from certain riffs aid in this, but it's trusting each other to do your thing that enables the magic.

    • @HiroForever
      @HiroForever 4 роки тому

      woro truly

    • @kyleadams7034
      @kyleadams7034 4 роки тому +3

      Relaxed? My man on Clavinet (batman shirt) looked like he was at his minimum wage day job. Ridiculous.

    • @HiroForever
      @HiroForever 4 роки тому +1

      Kyle Adams haha. EXACTLY

  • @Dan-jz3ui
    @Dan-jz3ui 3 роки тому +80

    I'm not sure when they had the idea to add a violin player, but he really brings something special to the overall sound 🔥

    • @AnthonyJones-xk8ue
      @AnthonyJones-xk8ue 3 роки тому +9

      He's actually been with them since the beginning. If you go back and watch their earliest vids like 'Flood' you'll see him.

    • @Dan-jz3ui
      @Dan-jz3ui 3 роки тому +9

      @@AnthonyJones-xk8ue wow I didn't know that, but maaaaan he adds that extra spice I didn't know I needed!!

    • @dz_ca
      @dz_ca Рік тому +4

      @@Dan-jz3ui His solo is particularly oozing Jean Luc Ponty vibes this time around, so tasty

  • @dallia1
    @dallia1 4 роки тому +746

    The drummer looks like he walked into the wrong office, accidentally ended up on the drums and is just making the most of his opportunity

  • @yohanolives4279
    @yohanolives4279 4 роки тому +519

    Tiny desk: what instruments do ya'll play?
    Snarky Puppy: yes

    • @Zraknul
      @Zraknul 3 роки тому +2

      Nah, they're missing lots of different instruments.

    • @FloridaCactus
      @FloridaCactus 3 роки тому +1

      @@Zraknul nope

    • @baldilocksmcfedders6335
      @baldilocksmcfedders6335 2 роки тому +5

      @@Zraknul Tuba? Pan flute? Accordion? C'mon, man. There's a Fleugelhorn and keys with a whammy bar.

    • @tbee1575
      @tbee1575 2 роки тому +2

      Yes! This literally made me laugh out loud.

    • @dancewomyn1
      @dancewomyn1 Рік тому +1

      @@tbee1575 Me too...Hilarious!

  • @pablofichaje
    @pablofichaje 2 роки тому +14

    0:01 Tarova
    6:44 introduction
    8:16 Michael explains the polyrthym
    11:52 Xavi

  • @v.i.pdance8903
    @v.i.pdance8903 2 роки тому +52

    i can't really describe it but this genre of music always feels like it's the last period of a great day full of energy

  • @YannickBlaettler
    @YannickBlaettler 4 роки тому +222

    They didn’t leave a single chance for someone to comment “needs more cowbell” with a freaking cowbell solo in the first one 😂😍😍🚀

  • @srbbd6890
    @srbbd6890 4 роки тому +123

    The fear was REAL on some of those faces during the clap!! 😂
    This was dope from every angle 🔥🔥🔥

    • @adamjones7701
      @adamjones7701 4 роки тому +5

      @Adam Thuman 💀💀💀, then what about the excellwnt band that was playimg

    • @metalforlife4ever
      @metalforlife4ever 4 роки тому +1

      @@adamjones7701 Yeah exactly! Adam Thuman, what about all the white people playing such amazing music?

  • @iocomposer
    @iocomposer 3 роки тому +27

    How anyone can groove this hard so early in the morning is just beyond me.

  • @BobSchoepenjr
    @BobSchoepenjr 2 роки тому +13

    Who wants to give 3 big hands for the sound engineer (s)? 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 WHAT AN AMAZING BAND! 🙀

    • @achenarmyst2156
      @achenarmyst2156 Місяць тому

      I give 4 against it. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😼

  • @lucasazambuja8382
    @lucasazambuja8382 4 роки тому +110

    The trumpet guy almost exploded while performing his solo at the first music.

  • @jonathanbaker2789
    @jonathanbaker2789 4 роки тому +103

    Violin player is straight up shredding, incredible. 15:40

    • @frankmayerstudios2161
      @frankmayerstudios2161 4 роки тому +3

      You might want to check out the Mahavishnu Orchestra with Jean-Luc Ponty on violin, if you like violin shredding, you'll be served.

    • @kellergilbert
      @kellergilbert 4 роки тому +4

      The way he’s shredding it is obviously a chin guitar. Sounds like a guitar to me therefore CHIN GUITAR

    • @tonympirrotta
      @tonympirrotta 4 роки тому +1

      man the sounds he was able to make is crazy

    • @jermainbrown8994
      @jermainbrown8994 3 роки тому

      Tom misch has a live performance with a mean violin solo you would definitely like 👍

    • @user-fs7eq8lq4w
      @user-fs7eq8lq4w 3 роки тому

      @@frankmayerstudios2161 this

  • @1digitalmagik
    @1digitalmagik 3 роки тому +13

    In case you didn't know, Shaun Martin (playing keys in this video) is also playing for Kirk Franklin in his Tiny Desk

    • @danielakindayo927
      @danielakindayo927 3 роки тому +1

      They go waaaaaayyyy back. Shaun has been composing with Kirk since as far back as 1997 with God's Property.

  • @samuelpickens8971
    @samuelpickens8971 3 роки тому +303

    so we just gone skip the most legendary violin solo ever ?!!!!!!

    • @jarvissimpson8159
      @jarvissimpson8159 3 роки тому +14

      No, we will not skip this

    • @ruanbuitendag6357
      @ruanbuitendag6357 3 роки тому +13

      So happy to see someone noticed that too! Blew my mind

    • @op2o
      @op2o 3 роки тому +5

      If you like violins in Rock/Jazz music, like i do ^^, then listen to the Dixie Dregs. One of my all time favourite Bands :)

    • @evry1sfriend619
      @evry1sfriend619 2 роки тому +18

      Violinist almost poked the trumpet players eye out at 15:50 lol

    • @uubuuh
      @uubuuh 2 роки тому +5

      mahavishnu worthy. camera shot mostly skipped it but the notes are all there... lordie

  • @MrSexygent
    @MrSexygent 4 роки тому +163

    Love the percussionist...at the 5:32 mark he is like "who me, solo???...ok" then he proceeds to nail it with a groove all his own....great music, great group..

    • @angelofrago3096
      @angelofrago3096 2 роки тому +12

      Nate Werth working his magic

    • @Nic_La
      @Nic_La Рік тому +2

      6:20 Look at Michael's face

  • @sukumarparitossh
    @sukumarparitossh 4 роки тому +460

    Such dirty funk got my enjoyment stinkface onnnn!!!

    • @thevinyltruffle
      @thevinyltruffle 4 роки тому +9

      Paritossh Sukumar stankface

    • @shelly_lee
      @shelly_lee 4 роки тому

      mine too

    • @chrisold2517
      @chrisold2517 4 роки тому

      bass face

    • @VXReef
      @VXReef 4 роки тому +1

      Dude, hardly ever hear anyone use the term dirty with funk. It’s my favorite kind. So fricken dirty.

    • @paulthomas8262
      @paulthomas8262 4 роки тому +1

      Dirty Jazz funk fusion.

  • @Diego24fps
    @Diego24fps 8 місяців тому +7

    It's always a compliment when one of the most-replayed parts of a performance is the very beginning. I could listen to the first 2 minutes of this recording on loop.

  • @austingregg323
    @austingregg323 3 роки тому +11

    Can we just all understand how this has to be the best tiny desk of all time?

  • @ricardoarce9229
    @ricardoarce9229 4 роки тому +287

    This funk is so dirty that I have to take a shower after my shower

  • @12tayloaush
    @12tayloaush 4 роки тому +86

    This is the most musical skill they've ever fit behind this tiny desk.

    • @zachlogan2058
      @zachlogan2058 4 роки тому +2

      Love Snarky a TON but the Tedeschi Trucks Band would beg to differ

    • @Odawg96
      @Odawg96 4 роки тому +1

      @@zachlogan2058 Among others...

    • @FesteringGhoul
      @FesteringGhoul 4 роки тому +5

      What an arrogant comment. Have you even heard of Chick Corea? That guy is more impressive and original by himself than all of snarky puppy combined.

    • @dylandecker_music
      @dylandecker_music 4 роки тому +5

      What about Jacob Collier though

    • @wallawizardz
      @wallawizardz 4 роки тому +1

      @@dylandecker_music True that ^

  • @comptorl
    @comptorl 9 місяців тому +9

    I could watch Michael's expressions throughout every song. Not a better, tighter band out there. I saw them at the Ryman Auditorium this year (2023).

  • @drenrin2120
    @drenrin2120 4 дні тому

    @15:48 when the violinist is so into his solo he almosts jams his bow into the trumpet player's eye. 😆
    God, this is such a fantastic jam, both songs, really. Love this group.

  • @spreefeech7634
    @spreefeech7634 4 роки тому +72

    Just when i was thinking would Snarky Puppy ever feature on NPR and voila !!!

  • @omesius
    @omesius 4 роки тому +127

    Everyone in this set is really feeling themselves. Meanwhile, my dude in the Batman shirt jamming out like a line cook. 😂 Looking stoic-looking af!

  • @kellynkarr
    @kellynkarr 2 роки тому +11

    JT holds it down like no other drummer on earth. He's incredible

    • @Joe-zk7ps
      @Joe-zk7ps Рік тому +1

      Larnell gets so much (deserved) attention, but JT, Jameson, and Sput are all fantastic too. Not to mention Nate and the other percussionists.

  • @Sam-cd9jz
    @Sam-cd9jz 2 роки тому +17

    the sound engineering on this is superb. things layer in and fade out so seamlessly

  • @volcaniadread
    @volcaniadread 4 роки тому +244

    seems appropriate to wear the Batman shirt with that weird whammy gadget 💙

    • @KJTB
      @KJTB 4 роки тому +33

      That right there my friend is a gospel musician legend Bobby Sparks!

    • @stocchinet
      @stocchinet 4 роки тому +28

      it's a castlebar whammy mod for the clavinet

    • @spencergellsworth
      @spencergellsworth 4 роки тому +10

      @@stocchinet it's a beautiful thing. Gotta love a whammy bar that moves an entire piano harp.

    • @Yonoize94
      @Yonoize94 4 роки тому

      super apropiate after that performance i'll say.

    • @n_erik
      @n_erik 4 роки тому +33

      That's the best I've ever seen anyone play the paper trimmer.

  • @WalterKimaro
    @WalterKimaro 4 роки тому +13

    One of the best things about about Snarky Puppy is that the band members themselves are obsessive fans of music.

  • @paprgl
    @paprgl 3 роки тому +37

    Snarky Puppy is the music I never knew I absolutely loved. Loved.

  • @movewithjoy
    @movewithjoy 7 місяців тому +3

    my fav band!!!

  • @RustyRen
    @RustyRen 4 роки тому +216

    15:50 :
    Matt Mercer almost kills trumpet Jesus

  • @samuelmiller5749
    @samuelmiller5749 4 роки тому +242

    I just saw this pop up while on the train and let out a little scream of excitement 😂
    Don't mind me people, ima just enjoy me some snarky puppy

    • @AquaMarino
      @AquaMarino 4 роки тому

      same same here

    • @chiefsallday842
      @chiefsallday842 4 роки тому +3

      Hope you washed your hands when you got home boy

    • @isaiahyoungbrown
      @isaiahyoungbrown 4 роки тому +1

      For real

    • @MazBringsby
      @MazBringsby 4 роки тому

      Oh man, feel like a kid at a candy store

    • @stewiepid4385
      @stewiepid4385 4 роки тому

      @Samuel Miller Should have shared it with them. Turn the whole train into clapping happy people.

  • @Consider00
    @Consider00 Рік тому +44

    5:37 This guy looks like a stoner that had a dream of making it big playing bongos, but was so driven he achieved it. When other bongo players were occupying wallstreet, this guy was up in the booth occupying off-beats in large ensembles. You are a living inspiration to every weird-sound and ambience guy out there.

    • @eerie_genetics8459
      @eerie_genetics8459 Рік тому +8

      The lingus we like it here live video I’m pretty sure there’s a spot where they pan past him and he looks so high and happy 😂

    • @fiscalcpiano
      @fiscalcpiano Рік тому +3

      LOL try

    • @Joe-zk7ps
      @Joe-zk7ps Рік тому

      Nate Werth is an amazing percussionist though, for real!

  • @TabMcLain
    @TabMcLain 3 роки тому +43

    The guy could casually air drum that polyrhythm, try doing that yourself lol

    • @rodriguezelfeliz4623
      @rodriguezelfeliz4623 3 роки тому +3

      That particular polyrhythm is not that hard imo

    • @austinmaynard9663
      @austinmaynard9663 3 роки тому +1

      @@rodriguezelfeliz4623 agreed it’s pretty easy to tap this out on your legs

    • @mati_rulo
      @mati_rulo 2 роки тому +2

      Man he is percussionist

  • @Eighty8k
    @Eighty8k 4 роки тому +233

    I would consider this “Controlled Chaos” there’s so much going on at once yet they stay on beat and you can hear everything clearly

    • @samjohnson8994
      @samjohnson8994 3 роки тому +26

      Welcome to jazz/fusion! It’s the best!

    • @_TECHIECHAR
      @_TECHIECHAR 2 роки тому +1

      You've hit it! Yes sir.🙂

    • @nathanreiber6819
      @nathanreiber6819 Рік тому +1

      doesnt seem chaotic at all

    • @Guitar6ty
      @Guitar6ty 11 місяців тому +1

      Nah its just great musicianship.

  • @willd.4808
    @willd.4808 4 роки тому +573

    People just be dropping new instruments with no release date, huh?

    • @SaulDeAnda
      @SaulDeAnda 4 роки тому +2

      Riiiiiiight??!?!?!?!

    • @ahsamv1992
      @ahsamv1992 4 роки тому +2

      That's old west north African instrument

    • @miles0543
      @miles0543 4 роки тому +48

      Eddie chief that’s a keyboard with a whammy bar

    • @romo2674
      @romo2674 3 роки тому +4

      @@ahsamv1992 What are you talking about?

    • @enodd_felix12
      @enodd_felix12 3 роки тому

      @@romo2674 like fr whats he talking bout

  • @davidreynolds3709
    @davidreynolds3709 Рік тому +2

    Not enough video of Zach Brock the violinist during his solo. Absolutely face-melting

  • @oxfordbambooshootify
    @oxfordbambooshootify 5 місяців тому +3

    The violin solo was mental 🤯🤯

  • @jean-jacquesebanga8519
    @jean-jacquesebanga8519 4 роки тому +60

    ..And Weather Report said to Snarky Puppy: "son, now, you're ready to fly by your own"...!!!

    • @jamosensei
      @jamosensei 4 роки тому +6

      It would awesome to get Jaco’s opinion on these guys, May he forever Rest In Peace.

  • @sergioruiz-mier7475
    @sergioruiz-mier7475 4 роки тому +41

    “I called the great French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and I said ‘So, who's the new cat? Who's got the stuff? And he said Zach Brock.” - Stanley Clarke

  • @tomeckenberg698
    @tomeckenberg698 3 роки тому +6

    Had one of my first spiritual experiences in the audience at a Snarky puppy concert.

  • @Guitar6ty
    @Guitar6ty 11 місяців тому +2

    Jazz is not dead it just has a new baby called Snarky Puppy. Awesome happening performance.

  • @beatz04
    @beatz04 4 роки тому +31

    I like: 1) Their nod to D.C's Go-Go music in the first track 2) How Michael League is your friendly science teacher who nevertheless is serious with his instructions and wants the class to get it right.

    • @gammerbeastandcoolbutchbut5908
      @gammerbeastandcoolbutchbut5908 4 роки тому +1

      I was going to say, they are sounding like my City, Chocolate City, DC!

    • @JTonthedrums
      @JTonthedrums 4 роки тому +2

      Had to give the nod to DC! Respect! Give me that Go Go beat....

  • @Daniel-yz3zf
    @Daniel-yz3zf 4 роки тому +110

    Snarky Puppy and Jordan Rakei soon... you guys are spoiling us!

    • @morkmon
      @morkmon 4 роки тому +8

      Oh nice Jordan Rakei! someone at NPR is paying attention

    • @TPLlocs
      @TPLlocs 4 роки тому +5

      I cannot wait for Jordan Rakei's episode oh my gosh!!!!

    • @Kat_ZeroTheOne
      @Kat_ZeroTheOne 4 роки тому +2

      So much yes ! I was expecting Rakei but Snarky Puppy caught me by surprise - so glad it happened !

    • @laffytaffyinc
      @laffytaffyinc 4 роки тому +2

      Jordan is coming?? ahh no way!! :D

  • @missunderstanding357
    @missunderstanding357 3 роки тому +10

    I was waiting for dude on the sax to whip out his red Swingline stapler! 😂

    • @schm4704
      @schm4704 3 роки тому

      😀 Let's hope though that the ironic mustache will die out quietly...

  • @benegeserit1
    @benegeserit1 Рік тому +9

    Can’t get enough of Snarky Puppy!

  • @BuddyCoopers
    @BuddyCoopers Місяць тому +1

    It's incredible that they can remember these melody leads in unison without using charts.

  • @philippelegault8398
    @philippelegault8398 4 роки тому +265

    Here's a story for you grand-children: Did I told you that time when I almost lost an eye as my fellow fiddler was playing his solo... 15:49

    • @Sarsour_
      @Sarsour_ 4 роки тому +4

      hehehehhe xD

    • @jerbear97
      @jerbear97 4 роки тому +3

      nice catch

    • @kdt85
      @kdt85 4 роки тому +3

      the desk is a bit too tiny!

    • @aleliendal5034
      @aleliendal5034 4 роки тому +12

      12:38 you can tell these two probably don't get along very well on the tour bus XD

    • @YounesBahamou
      @YounesBahamou 4 роки тому

      that was closeeeee

  • @bushweednever
    @bushweednever 4 роки тому +112

    Shaun Martin is the most talented pug I have ever seen

    • @joaberibeiro6283
      @joaberibeiro6283 4 роки тому +1

      hahaha

    • @jakegreene4313
      @jakegreene4313 4 роки тому +2

      Very hurtful and very encouraging at the same time

    • @bushweednever
      @bushweednever 4 роки тому +8

      @@jakegreene4313 no offence meant to the guy, he is a great musician and most probably a great person as well. he just looks like a pug, that's it.

    • @uraharamitchell7250
      @uraharamitchell7250 4 роки тому

      Four Fark Saik!!! I AM DONE!

  • @newkim28
    @newkim28 3 роки тому +9

    17:42 piano line awesome!!!!

  • @papa.alfredo
    @papa.alfredo 2 роки тому +7

    the very best band of the word, nothing compares with these music monsters!

  • @Bef090
    @Bef090 4 роки тому +85

    oh my god. THIS is the reason why I love Tiny Desk. Never heard of these guys, but come on, y'all are seriously awesome. Will listen to again, I guarantee that.

    • @Bobbias
      @Bobbias 4 роки тому +23

      Check out Lingus, featuring Cory Henry, and Something featuring Lalah Hathaway. Cory's solo in Lingus is absolutely mind bending, and Lalah does some truly incredible things with her voice.

    • @nziziray
      @nziziray 4 роки тому +3

      HOW?

    • @MoonWalkerTexsRanger
      @MoonWalkerTexsRanger 4 роки тому +5

      Bobbias: Cory Henry, Larnell Lewis and Mark Lettieri: the holy trinity

    • @aramthaggard7241
      @aramthaggard7241 4 роки тому +6

      "What about me" has a top 5 nastiest drum solo I've ever seen

    • @alexandereisen3486
      @alexandereisen3486 4 роки тому

      Welcome

  • @cwopre
    @cwopre 4 роки тому +72

    4:00 my man looks like he HATES that saxophone 😆

    • @sgtknife2852
      @sgtknife2852 3 роки тому +1

      this cracked me uuuup omg I was wondering if anyone else thought the same thing. He has that stank face going on! badaasssss

  • @Tyramica
    @Tyramica 3 роки тому +20

    15:50 and poor Jay Jennings about gets taken out. His eyes the rest of the performance are hilarious.

  • @formfaktor
    @formfaktor 3 роки тому

    I keep coming back to this. Just makes my day.

  • @aizatms
    @aizatms 4 роки тому +22

    Hiatus Kaiyote, United Vibration, Alfa Mist X Yussef Dayes, Ezra Collective. These are just some beyond wild masters of their craft.

    • @carlob2409
      @carlob2409 4 роки тому

      Ezra Collective, but yes. Dude was the one who drummed for Jorja Smith i think?

    • @aizatms
      @aizatms 4 роки тому

      @@carlob2409 Ive no idea on that mate but United Vibration's drummer is Yussef Dayes (which somehow some people get confused for Yussef Kamaal (which he does drums for) just because the first name i guess).
      I do know Jorja featured on one of their songs, Reason in Disguise.

  • @edwardhollandjr
    @edwardhollandjr 4 роки тому +392

    When your science teacher says he’s in a band but it turns out their pretty decent.

  • @LFrusciante
    @LFrusciante 3 роки тому +14

    If Miles Davis was alive he would be playing Snarky Puppy