Snarky Puppy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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  • 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  Рік тому +42

    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.

  • @gentleman0678
    @gentleman0678 4 місяці тому +335

    RIP Shaun!!! We will all miss you!

    • @MrCstrams
      @MrCstrams 4 місяці тому +13

      No way... 😢 RIP

    • @amymalina5073
      @amymalina5073 26 днів тому +1

      So sad to learn this. What a tragedy to lose this great talent. Heartbreaking, terrible loss. Way too young. 🥲

    • @donderjong
      @donderjong 17 днів тому +1

      aw man, that sucks

    • @acekryptid
      @acekryptid 12 днів тому +1

      Oh my god I didn’t even realized he passed this is so sad😭😭😭😭 I loved his contributions to snarky puppy and his own solo projects

  • @aidandammit
    @aidandammit 5 років тому +5328

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

    • @TheRedOctoberProject
      @TheRedOctoberProject 5 років тому +219

      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 5 років тому +43

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

    • @katedoesthings
      @katedoesthings 5 років тому +68

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

    • @allenlark
      @allenlark 5 років тому +49

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

    • @jamosensei
      @jamosensei 5 років тому +47

      Allen Lark Now THAT’S snarky!!!

  • @Cr4z33_YT
    @Cr4z33_YT 3 роки тому +2251

    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 3 роки тому +95

      Because their studio albums were recorded live anyway!

    • @designtechdk
      @designtechdk 3 роки тому +47

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

    • @OdaKa
      @OdaKa 3 роки тому +29

      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?

  • @jackreteneller9483
    @jackreteneller9483 5 років тому +12218

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

    • @highlyvenomoustoad
      @highlyvenomoustoad 5 років тому +79

      for real

    • @fcleffox
      @fcleffox 5 років тому +138

      Hey, I resemble that comment!

    • @HueNost
      @HueNost 5 років тому +116

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

    • @jerbear97
      @jerbear97 5 років тому +78

      _im in this picture and I don't like it_

    • @fcleffox
      @fcleffox 5 років тому +187

      @@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 +7431

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

  • @drummerboy6788
    @drummerboy6788 3 роки тому +506

    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 +27

      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 Рік тому +2

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

    • @funkbiscuit
      @funkbiscuit 11 місяців тому +1

      Matthew Perry's doppelgänger.

  • @billyedwards4045
    @billyedwards4045 5 років тому +901

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

    • @HComfy
      @HComfy 3 роки тому +7

      shoulda put timestamps

  • @xavierjonez
    @xavierjonez 5 років тому +1012

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

    • @seanlayer4409
      @seanlayer4409 5 років тому +8

      Such an awesome mix

    • @ynotw57
      @ynotw57 5 років тому +5

      Absolutely!

    • @ninjastah
      @ninjastah 5 років тому +5

      *Snarky clean!

    • @allenlark
      @allenlark 5 років тому

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

    • @sausas8209
      @sausas8209 5 років тому +14

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

  • @suddenpenguin
    @suddenpenguin 4 роки тому +2204

    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 +8

      Exactly!!!!!!!!

    • @davidgarlitos8848
      @davidgarlitos8848 3 роки тому +21

      @@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 🤣🤣🤣😩

  • @jackkeruac8177
    @jackkeruac8177 5 років тому +627

    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 5 років тому +18

      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 5 років тому +19

      @@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 5 років тому +11

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

    • @dephkhan1833
      @dephkhan1833 5 років тому

      KEY FACTORS!!!

    • @chrish9485
      @chrish9485 5 років тому

      Nice comment, racist.

  • @arthurazoubel5344
    @arthurazoubel5344 5 років тому +484

    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 5 років 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 4 роки тому +1

      @@CouchEconomyTX true lol

    • @kraterkop
      @kraterkop 4 роки тому +1

      It's Chandler

    • @brownie3454
      @brownie3454 4 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

  • @robosdrumworld
    @robosdrumworld 4 місяці тому +116

    R.I.P. Shaun Martin! This one hurts!!

  • @timmol7742
    @timmol7742 4 роки тому +257

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

    • @francesschaefer
      @francesschaefer 2 роки тому +5

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

    • @ChuckSilva
      @ChuckSilva Рік тому +6

      Dork is the new kool!!!🎉

    • @stevenpam
      @stevenpam 2 дні тому

      He also has one of the best stank faces going around (if not *the* best)

  • @siddharthsingh7747
    @siddharthsingh7747 5 років тому +4192

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

  • @SirBoopBoop
    @SirBoopBoop 4 місяці тому +46

    Watching this again after finding out about the great Shaun Martin's passing. RIP Shaun Martin, you brought the vibes.

  • @iwantrevengex
    @iwantrevengex 5 років тому +736

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

    • @jessereeks8520
      @jessereeks8520 5 років тому +11

      Diego López lol my thought exactly 17:57

    • @Meyons1424
      @Meyons1424 5 років тому +5

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

    • @hunterseufert8066
      @hunterseufert8066 5 років тому +5

      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 5 років тому +5

      @@hunterseufert8066 yup

    • @hunterseufert8066
      @hunterseufert8066 5 років тому +1

      @@Andreas-cs6wg kk ty

  • @MrSexygent
    @MrSexygent 5 років тому +167

    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 2 роки тому +3

      6:20 Look at Michael's face

  • @nenego13
    @nenego13 4 місяці тому +20

    Rest in peace, Shaun. You and your music will not be forgotten.

  • @madrazproductions5776
    @madrazproductions5776 5 років тому +1412

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

    • @dariencharlton4773
      @dariencharlton4773 5 років тому +21

      Facts!!! My eyes lit up!!!

    • @mrhabster
      @mrhabster 5 років тому +28

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

    • @madmo453
      @madmo453 5 років 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 5 років тому +9

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

    • @thezoexperience1
      @thezoexperience1 5 років тому +7

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

  • @reinaldoazevedo6846
    @reinaldoazevedo6846 5 років тому +257

    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 5 років тому +10

      Exactly

    • @JasmineLajeunesse
      @JasmineLajeunesse 5 років тому +8

      beautifully said!

    • @RoaryTime
      @RoaryTime 5 років тому +8

      Reinaldo Azevedo great comment. 1million % agree

    • @bapdiddlyboom3074
      @bapdiddlyboom3074 5 років тому +2

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

    • @narvul
      @narvul 5 років тому +6

      Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

  • @rk41gator
    @rk41gator 4 роки тому +14

    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.

  • @HiroForever
    @HiroForever 5 років тому +96

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

    • @woroGaming
      @woroGaming 4 роки тому +3

      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 +4

      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

  • @ZackPennington
    @ZackPennington 4 роки тому +2039

    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 4 роки тому +7

      Yep.

    • @ericcarter16
      @ericcarter16 4 роки тому +73

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

    • @estelleteh2068
      @estelleteh2068 3 роки тому +21

      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 2 роки тому

      HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

  • @MountainmadeofSteam
    @MountainmadeofSteam 4 роки тому +877

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

  • @aidanritchie6128
    @aidanritchie6128 5 років тому +1571

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

    • @faceless360
      @faceless360 5 років тому +10

      Connan mockasin too !

    • @alzahir
      @alzahir 5 років тому +14

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

    • @MalloryGrahamSlams
      @MalloryGrahamSlams 5 років тому

      Yes yes YeS!!!!

    • @jessebell03
      @jessebell03 5 років тому +20

      Benny Greb would be amazing

    • @bannanapancake
      @bannanapancake 5 років тому +14

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

  • @benhobby17
    @benhobby17 5 років тому +422

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

    • @ianstewart8243
      @ianstewart8243 5 років тому +12

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

    • @isabeast101
      @isabeast101 5 років тому +4

      SERIOUSLY!

    • @davidchaparro2517
      @davidchaparro2517 5 років тому +4

      I do

    • @TriumphAventura
      @TriumphAventura 5 років тому +28

      it has more cowbell than a texas cattle ranch

    • @DatBamaBoy01
      @DatBamaBoy01 5 років тому +5

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

  • @satan15107291
    @satan15107291 3 роки тому +219

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

  • @cakredi4132
    @cakredi4132 5 років тому +423

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

  • @TurtleRocker12
    @TurtleRocker12 5 років тому +2250

    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 5 років тому +30

      Devin Hanson 😂😂

    • @dwoollery
      @dwoollery 5 років тому +27

      I'm weak.

    • @theonygard5694
      @theonygard5694 5 років тому +56

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

    • @shegofittv
      @shegofittv 5 років тому +23

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

    • @Jonotheproducer
      @Jonotheproducer 5 років тому +14

      Devin Hanson kickstand 😂😂😂😂

  • @Fleeg_
    @Fleeg_ 4 роки тому +104

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

  • @Bef090
    @Bef090 5 років тому +87

    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 5 років тому +24

      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 5 років тому +3

      HOW?

    • @MoonWalkerTexsRanger
      @MoonWalkerTexsRanger 5 років тому +6

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

    • @aramthaggard7241
      @aramthaggard7241 5 років тому +7

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

    • @alexandereisen3486
      @alexandereisen3486 5 років тому

      Welcome

  • @srbbd6890
    @srbbd6890 5 років тому +129

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

    • @adamjones7701
      @adamjones7701 5 років тому +5

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

    • @metalforlife4ever
      @metalforlife4ever 5 років тому +1

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

  • @PDexters
    @PDexters 3 роки тому +97

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

  • @blossm4002
    @blossm4002 5 років тому +1252

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

    • @bassmangotdbluz3547
      @bassmangotdbluz3547 5 років 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 5 років тому +8

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

    • @blossm4002
      @blossm4002 5 років тому +5

      @@barmypharmacist there a clip of steve wonder using it

    • @memomgirl
      @memomgirl 5 років тому +12

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

    • @memomgirl
      @memomgirl 5 років тому +26

      called the talk box too

  • @YannickBlaettler
    @YannickBlaettler 5 років тому +229

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

  • @indigoHatter
    @indigoHatter 3 роки тому +553

    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 3 роки тому +24

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

    • @aidey
      @aidey 3 роки тому +3

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

    • @justinchey2281
      @justinchey2281 3 роки тому +6

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

    • @dawnl.7792
      @dawnl.7792 2 роки тому +6

      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.

  • @Sanderopop
    @Sanderopop 4 роки тому +123

    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 4 роки тому +1

      then you might be ready for hiromis sonicbloom =)

  • @nueat6
    @nueat6 5 років тому +273

    Whoa snarky puppy a room full of talented af musicians.

  • @Diego24fps
    @Diego24fps Рік 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.

  • @chicoaria
    @chicoaria 5 років тому +73

    this guys are truly amazing BUT the recording deserves a GRAMMY! so clean, so balanced! everything there! Bravo NPR!

  • @beatz04
    @beatz04 5 років тому +32

    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 5 років тому +1

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

    • @JTonthedrums
      @JTonthedrums 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @paprgl
    @paprgl 4 роки тому +39

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

  • @yaboyreece22
    @yaboyreece22 5 років тому +36

    One of the most complete BANDS that I've ever heard. Their musicianship and compositions are AMAZING!!! They always sound great.

  • @jonathanbaker2789
    @jonathanbaker2789 5 років тому +108

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

    • @frankmayerstudios2161
      @frankmayerstudios2161 4 роки тому +5

      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 4 роки тому

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

    • @user-fs7eq8lq4w
      @user-fs7eq8lq4w 4 роки тому

      @@frankmayerstudios2161 this

  • @RCDTV101
    @RCDTV101 2 роки тому +35

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

  • @DxpeKeys
    @DxpeKeys 5 років тому +73

    we definitely like it here!
    nothing compares to a well orchestrated live arrangement.

  • @BeaSoulMusic
    @BeaSoulMusic 5 років тому +32

    They're too good! There's acid jazz and funk in a tremendous band. I feel lucky to have seen them live a few years ago!

  • @v.i.pdance8903
    @v.i.pdance8903 3 роки тому +55

    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

  • @spreefeech7634
    @spreefeech7634 5 років тому +74

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

  • @keithjones7037
    @keithjones7037 4 роки тому +59

    That flute breakdown is just magical. I can't get enough of that progression. As a music teacher and someone who loves woodwinds, this concert is definitately my cup of tea.

    • @Joe-zk7ps
      @Joe-zk7ps Рік тому +2

      Check this band out if you haven't already. They play as a very large group and lots of great composition, orchestration, improvisation, and talent.

  • @pablofichaje
    @pablofichaje 3 роки тому +18

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

  • @hugorezende199
    @hugorezende199 4 роки тому +40

    The percussion soloooo maaaan. Nate doing big. And that Violino solo, he does a solo Just as good on another live performnce in Sevilla. Snarky puppy is the Holly grail of Groove and musicianship. Cheers from Brazil

  • @leonardoziche6816
    @leonardoziche6816 5 років тому +190

    The audio is always at top levels.
    Love this format.
    Big props to the sound and video crew, from an Italian collegue not as talented as you.

    • @andrewrafferty1194
      @andrewrafferty1194 5 років тому +2

      Bass and violin are undermiced

    • @stewiepid4385
      @stewiepid4385 5 років тому +2

      @@andrewrafferty1194 There wasn't a hint of cowbell either.

  • @wiggletonthewise2141
    @wiggletonthewise2141 8 місяців тому +5

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

  • @Daniel-yz3zf
    @Daniel-yz3zf 5 років тому +110

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

    • @morkmon
      @morkmon 5 років тому +8

      Oh nice Jordan Rakei! someone at NPR is paying attention

    • @TPLlocs
      @TPLlocs 5 років тому +5

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

    • @Kat_ZeroTheOne
      @Kat_ZeroTheOne 5 років тому +2

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

    • @laffytaffyinc
      @laffytaffyinc 5 років тому +2

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

  • @omesius
    @omesius 5 років тому +130

    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!

    • @tashaaal7179
      @tashaaal7179 5 років тому

      omesius 😭😩😂

    • @davisginn1298
      @davisginn1298 5 років тому

      Yeah! Bobby Sparks killed it here!!

    • @noblejernigan8337
      @noblejernigan8337 5 років тому

      😂fr, he’s probably just counting or focusing hard

  • @Sam-cd9jz
    @Sam-cd9jz 3 роки тому +17

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

  • @IWkris
    @IWkris 5 років тому +18

    mike league's arrangements are too insane. one of my fave Tarova versions now. you go thinking, wow that's a cool solo line, then suddenly they start playing in unison... as if telling you "yup, we planned that" and then proceed to continue blowing your mind

    • @emilioguzmanalvarez420
      @emilioguzmanalvarez420 5 років тому

      IWkris same. Thats what makes this version my fav between some other stuff

  • @jjvictor66
    @jjvictor66 5 років тому +41

    16:37 i know im suspect of saying anything about Michael because he is my all time favorite musician and snarky my all time favorite band, but YONDER at this glorious magic of fusion, its literally art.

    • @daandanz3827
      @daandanz3827 5 років тому +2

      That basslick transferred me into another dimension man

  • @achrafarf1064
    @achrafarf1064 4 роки тому +405

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

    • @MsaybOMayl
      @MsaybOMayl 3 роки тому +39

      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 3 роки тому +6

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

    • @josepijamas1214
      @josepijamas1214 3 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 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @misael2649
    @misael2649 5 років тому +34

    I accidentally walked into there session at a studio I work at. Didn't know anything about them but what I heard that day was spectacular!!!

  • @volcaniadread
    @volcaniadread 5 років тому +248

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

    • @KJTB
      @KJTB 5 років тому +34

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

    • @stocchinet
      @stocchinet 5 років тому +28

      it's a castlebar whammy mod for the clavinet

    • @spencergellsworth
      @spencergellsworth 5 років тому +10

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

    • @Yonoize94
      @Yonoize94 5 років тому

      super apropiate after that performance i'll say.

    • @n_erik
      @n_erik 5 років тому +33

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

  • @donnarb60
    @donnarb60 4 місяці тому +25

    Rest in peace , the great Shaun Martin😥💔

  • @12tayloaush
    @12tayloaush 5 років тому +87

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

    • @zachlogan2058
      @zachlogan2058 5 років тому +2

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

    • @Odawg96
      @Odawg96 5 років тому +1

      @@zachlogan2058 Among others...

    • @FesteringGhoul
      @FesteringGhoul 5 років 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 5 років тому +5

      What about Jacob Collier though

    • @wallawizardz
      @wallawizardz 5 років тому +1

      @@dylandecker_music True that ^

  • @samuelmiller5749
    @samuelmiller5749 5 років тому +243

    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 5 років тому

      same same here

    • @chiefsallday842
      @chiefsallday842 5 років тому +3

      Hope you washed your hands when you got home boy

    • @isaiahyoungbrown
      @isaiahyoungbrown 5 років тому +1

      For real

    • @MazBringsby
      @MazBringsby 5 років тому

      Oh man, feel like a kid at a candy store

    • @stewiepid4385
      @stewiepid4385 5 років тому

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

  • @wouldntyaliktono
    @wouldntyaliktono 3 роки тому +79

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

  • @DogZy9
    @DogZy9 5 років тому +820

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

    • @jamailamfers7571
      @jamailamfers7571 5 років тому +10

      DogZy yesssssss 👏🏻👏🏻

    • @NicoAneiva
      @NicoAneiva 5 років тому +3

      There's also hope for Cranky Canine

    • @mogglie
      @mogglie 5 років тому +20

      The world deserves to be blessed by HK.

    • @phumudzomuvhango4193
      @phumudzomuvhango4193 5 років тому +7

      FIRST THING I THOUGHT

    • @aischao1468
      @aischao1468 5 років тому +2

      pleeeeeeaaaaaaasee for my Life!!!!!!

  • @ragc9553
    @ragc9553 5 років тому +20

    I love how everyone in Snarky Puppy seems to be genuinely enjoying themselves, great music!

  • @iocomposer
    @iocomposer 4 роки тому +29

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

  • @jcoburn3590
    @jcoburn3590 4 роки тому +39

    I swear, 16:26 - 20:16 is one my favorite bits of music of all time! If it weren't so long, I'd make it my ringtone.

  • @timothybenitez4781
    @timothybenitez4781 5 років тому +19

    The legends have finally come to bless the Tiny Desk stage.

  • @shivmarkkumar2534
    @shivmarkkumar2534 Рік тому +6

    That violin solo in the second song. Masterful

  • @yohanolives4279
    @yohanolives4279 5 років тому +522

    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 3 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 2 роки тому +1

      @@tbee1575 Me too...Hilarious!

  • @davidchaletzky
    @davidchaletzky 4 роки тому +30

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

  • @Dan-jz3ui
    @Dan-jz3ui 4 роки тому +81

    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 4 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 4 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

  • @llewism1
    @llewism1 5 років тому +15

    Every time I see and hear these guys I'm just amazed. They are fantastic.

  • @theavgdrummer23
    @theavgdrummer23 4 роки тому +11

    Snarky Puppy's is a combination of funk, technicality, brain, atmospheric, dynamic
    Gosh it's just everything in 1 !!!

  • @boblemon3467
    @boblemon3467 4 роки тому +40

    Severus snape do be chilling in the back

  • @UniqueSyko72
    @UniqueSyko72 5 років тому +8

    One if the baddest bands to ever set foot on stage... Much respect to them all!!

  • @Mrprettysic61
    @Mrprettysic61 5 років тому +17

    Finally. I've been waiting for this video for YEARS.

  • @EricAustinYun
    @EricAustinYun 2 роки тому +4

    Everyone is so insanely talented that I genuinely can't pick a favourite. What an incredible group of musicians

  • @apriladelewhyte
    @apriladelewhyte 5 років тому +27

    Love how they are all bopping in their own styles but perfectly in sync.

  • @dmsanct
    @dmsanct 5 років тому +518

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

    • @damnfractal
      @damnfractal 5 років тому +45

      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 5 років тому +30

      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 5 років 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.

  • @1digitalmagik
    @1digitalmagik 3 роки тому +12

    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.

  • @rmfaoe2
    @rmfaoe2 5 років тому +16

    The world is a better place since this guys started this band.

  • @idahoplantguy9027
    @idahoplantguy9027 5 років тому +20

    Without a doubt the most musically and technically talented band Tiny has had on, so far.

    • @lelandrb
      @lelandrb 5 років тому +1

      tedeschi trucks would like a word

    • @idahoplantguy9027
      @idahoplantguy9027 5 років тому +2

      @@lelandrb How cute is she?! Omg. Thanks for the inadvertent recommendation. That's was such a great performance! They remind me a lot of Bishop Gunn. They're both tied for first place on Tiny if you ask me. So much soul.

    • @emilioguzmanalvarez420
      @emilioguzmanalvarez420 5 років тому

      YTArgumentsAreCliche although I agree with u
      Jacob Collier and his band r nuts too

  • @salmon1s
    @salmon1s 2 роки тому +3

    I still can't believe I saw them live. It's in my top three live shows. And Michael League is the coolest guy ever...

  • @pandawata
    @pandawata 5 років тому +20

    A dream of a thousand of people has just come true on this channel

  • @sukumarparitossh
    @sukumarparitossh 5 років тому +459

    Such dirty funk got my enjoyment stinkface onnnn!!!

    • @thevinyltruffle
      @thevinyltruffle 5 років тому +9

      Paritossh Sukumar stankface

    • @shelly_lee
      @shelly_lee 5 років тому

      mine too

    • @chrisold2517
      @chrisold2517 5 років тому

      bass face

    • @VXReef
      @VXReef 5 років тому +1

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

    • @paulthomas8262
      @paulthomas8262 5 років тому +1

      Dirty Jazz funk fusion.

  • @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.

  • @TheCamilocedeno
    @TheCamilocedeno 4 роки тому +10

    One of my favorite Snarky Puppy performances, Josh Rogosin kills it at sound as usual.

    • @TheCamilocedeno
      @TheCamilocedeno 4 роки тому +1

      That Coles mic is off the chain on horns. Super pleasing sounds!

  • @WalterKimaro
    @WalterKimaro 5 років тому +15

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

  • @benegeserit1
    @benegeserit1 2 роки тому +9

    Can’t get enough of Snarky Puppy!

  • @rashaandior
    @rashaandior 5 років тому +15

    So apparently NPR wanted me to pledge my undying loyalty to them to watch everything they post from now on..... fine you win... they've been on point for a few yrs straight now.

  • @aizatms
    @aizatms 5 років 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 5 років тому

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

    • @aizatms
      @aizatms 5 років 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.

  • @papa.alfredo
    @papa.alfredo 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @lollian8518
    @lollian8518 5 років тому +5

    Nate was giving me life during this performance. I forgot just how good he is.

  • @wijdanejouhari8956
    @wijdanejouhari8956 4 роки тому +114

    I'm from Morocco and I just loved and enjoyed that clapping part!! it sound familiar and so well done!! 😍 10:20

  • @Consider00
    @Consider00 2 роки 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 2 роки 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 2 роки тому +3

      LOL try

    • @Joe-zk7ps
      @Joe-zk7ps Рік тому

      Nate Werth is an amazing percussionist though, for real!