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Drummer and Composer Larnell Lewis Releases New Recording 'SLICE OF LIFE'
by Blair Ingenthron - April 06, 2024 Drummer and Composer Larnell Lewis has released a new recording 'SLICE OF LIFE,' out now....
Video: Louis Cato Performs 'Winter Wonderland' On THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
by Michael Major - December 22, 2023 Louis Cato performed “Winter Wonderland” on a special holiday edition of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Watch the video of the performance now! Louis Cato is a Grammy-nominated musician whose collaborators have included John Legend, Talib Kweli, A Tribe Called Quest, Jack White, Bobby McFerri...
Sly5thAve Shares Fresh Orchestral Take On Destiny's Child Hit 'No, No, No Pt. 2'
by Michael Major - December 07, 2023 The song originally achieved iconic status through the collaboration of Destiny's Child and Wyclef Jean, soundtracking school dances and car rides alike. Sly5thAve's inventive reinterpretation delves into one of the song's sources from Barry White's “Strange Games & Thangs.”...
Groundbreaking Bassist/Composer Kinga Głyk Unveils New Album 'Real Life'
by Michael Major - November 13, 2023 Recorded with GRAMMY Award-winning engineer/mixer Nic Hard (Snarky Puppy, Charlie Hunter, Ute Lemper) in multiple sessions during winter 2022-23 at Michael League's Estudi Vint in Catalonia, Spain, Real Life marks Kinga Głyk's first new album in more than four years as well as the most distinctive w...
Video: Louis Cato Performs on 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' for Show's Return
by Michael Major - October 03, 2023 Last night, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Louis Cato took the stage on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform the title track from his new album, Reflections. The performance marks the first musical guest following the show’s pause amidst the writer’s strike. Watch the video no...
Louis Cato Unveils New Song 'Another Day' From Forthcoming Album 'Reflections'
by Michael Major - July 13, 2023 Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Louis Cato is unveiling his new song “Another Day” featuring a duet with Elizabeth Ziman of Elizabeth & The Catapult. The track appears on Cato’s forthcoming album Reflections. Cato is slated to perform an album release show at New York’s (Le) Poisson Rou...
Louis Cato Returns With New Album 'Reflections' in August
by Michael Major - June 22, 2023 Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Louis Cato returns with his new album Reflections. In conjunction, Cato is premiering the album’s title track alongside a live in-studio performance video. Performed in its entirety by Cato, the project is merely a snippet of his enviable talents as an ul...
Bokanté Release New Single 'Pa Domi' Ahead of Album
by Michael Major - June 06, 2023 Interweaving layers of percussion with all the nuanced skill expected of four percussion maestros: André Ferrari of Swedish folk renegades Väsen. Ex-Berklee music professor Jamey Haddad (Sting, Paul Simon). Nagasaki-raised, New York-based Keita Ogawa (Cecile McLorin Salvant)....
Elektragaaz Releases First Installment of New EP Series YOUR OWN PRIVATE CINEMA, PART 1
by Blair Ingenthron - May 07, 2023 Elektragaaz, that mind-bending electronic multi-fusion gang, is back with a vengeance with the release of Your Own Private Cinema, Part 1 the first installment of a planned new six-part series of EPs. Your Own Private Cinema, Part 1 continues and intensifies the diverse and genre-agnostic style of t...
Bokanté Announces Newest Album 'History' Due Out in June
by Michael Major - May 01, 2023 Band members including Snarky Puppy guitarists Chris McQueen and Bob Lanzetti and South Florida raised-lap steel player Roosevelt Collier had previously recorded remotely, absorbing and embellishing the music sent to them in files by co-writers Tirolien and League, who was often elsewhere with other...
Four-Time Grammy Winning Trumpetist Yayennings to Release New Album 'Yayennings Vol. 2'
by Michael Major - March 07, 2023 Yayennings is set to tour with Snarky Puppy in the U.S. this Spring in celebration of their new album Empire Central which won for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. The record is available to purchase/stream on the band’s own label GroundUP Music....
Snarky Puppy's Empire Central Wins Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at 65th Annual Grammy Awards
by Michael Major - February 06, 2023 Snarky Puppy is sharing a collection of live-in-studio performance videos from the record in celebration of the album’s release and Grammy win; watch/share the videos for “Cliroy,” “Pineapple,” “Trinity,” “Bet,” “Belmont,” “Take It!” and “RL’s,” which continue to receive critical praise from NPR Mus...
Alt-Rock Pioneers Pavement Announce Iceland Debut
by Michael Major - January 09, 2023 Reykjavik’s Eldborg Hall at Harpa is the perfect venue for Pavement’s inaugural Iceland performances. One of Reykjavik’s most significant cultural landmarks, Harpa has played host to a plethora of iconic acts like Kraftwerk, Pat Metheny, Bjork, Patti Smith, Herbie Hancock, Snarky Puppy, David Byrne ...
VIDEO: Snarky Puppy Debuts Live-In-Studio Video for Latest Single 'Pineapple'
by Michael Major - December 19, 2022 The band is publicly releasing their new podcast Transmissions from Deep Ellum. Produced by Osiris Media and distributed by NPR affiliate WBGO FM, the podcast documents the writing, recording and creative process behind the new record. The podcast is available via podcast platforms, including Spotif...
Greensky Bluegrass Announce Camp Greensky Iceland
by Michael Major - December 13, 2022 Greensky Bluegrass are thrilled to share the first ever, Camp Greensky Iceland. CGI will take place in Reykjavik, Iceland June 3-5 at the iconic Eldborg Hall, located within the Harpa Concert and Conference Centre. A limited number of All Access ticket packages and Reserved Seating 3-day packages a...
Singer And Composer Sirintip Releases CARBON Via Ropeadope
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 14, 2022 After three years of climate research and patient self-discovery, Bangkok-born singer, producer and multi-modal artist Sirintip issues her sophomore release, carbon. ...
Elektragaaz Releases Ep 5 in the 'Synaesthetic Picture Show' Series
by Michael Major - June 20, 2022 The instrumental treat is the fifth in the series of six EPs comprising The Synaesthetic Picture Show Series. The music of Elektragaaz draws on such far flung influences as rock, club, techno, pop, dance, film noir, comic strips, classical music, hip hop and video games to create its musical images....
Snarky Puppy Announce New Album 'Empire Central'
by Michael Major - June 14, 2022 Recorded over the course of eight nights in front of a live-in-studio audience at Dallas’ Deep Ellum Art Company, Empire Central consists of 16 all-new tracks heavily influenced by and paying homage to the city that gave birth to the group after they formed while studying in the fabled jazz program ...
Grammy Award-Winning Violinist Zach Brock Releases New Album Featuring Supergroup
by Michael Major - June 03, 2022 American jazz violinist and multi–Grammy Award-winning member of Snarky Puppy Zach Brock releases his new album Dirty Mindz. Featuring Snarky Puppy members Mark Lettieri and Justin Stanton, Eric Harland, and Jonathan Maron, the quintet subverts the expectations of what a violin should sound like thr...
Grammy-Nominated C4 Trio Release New Album Produced by Snarky Puppy's Michael League
by Michael Major - May 20, 2022 Teaming up with Snarky Puppy’s Michael League (4-time GRAMMY winning producer, composer, songwriting) the band has produced an album inspired by a return to the quartet’s form after 15 years of playing with a myriad of many special guests, including Luis Enrique, Rafael “Pollo Brito and Gualberto Ib...
BWW Exclusive: Jake Benjamin Premieres New Album 'Broken Stars'
by Michael Major - March 24, 2022 Tomorrow, Jake Benjamin will premiere his highly-anticipated album 'Broken Stars.' BroadwayWorld has exclusively premiered the new album now. The overall project was produced by Jake and Pascal Pahl. Jake makes his producer debut on the LP’s final track, “Countrymen.” Listen to the new album now!...
Michelle Willis Debuts New Single 'Trigger' Feat. Taylor Ashton
by Michael Major - February 18, 2022 Songwriter and keyboard player Michelle Willis has debuted “Trigger”—a duet with Taylor Ashton—from her sophomore record Just One Voice. The album, produced with Fab Dupont (Andre 3000, Gregory Porter) features guest performances by Ashton, David Crosby, Michael McDonald, Grégoire Maret and Becca St...
Elektragaaz Announces New EP in 'The Synaesthetic Picture Show' Series
by Michael Major - January 24, 2022 The electronic multi fusion instrumental group, Elektragaaz, releases its fourth EP on February 8 in their ongoing and critically acclaimed Synaesthetic Picture Show series and it promises to be the most exciting offering from the New York based group yet. There are six EPs planned in the currently...
Reservoir Media Announces Publishing Deal With Michael League & GroundUP Music
by Michael Major - December 20, 2021 Reservoir Media, Inc., an award-winning music company, has announced a publishing deal with 4x Grammy award-winner Michael League and his internationally acclaimed band Snarky Puppy. Reservoir will also represent League’s GroundUP Music, the label and publishing home for many of Snarky Puppy’s membe...
Grammy-Nominated C4 Trio Release New EP 'Back to 4'
by Michael Major - November 19, 2021 Internationally-renowned Venezuelan ensemble C4 Trío are announcing their return with a new EP titled ‘Back to 4,’ out today via GroundUP Music, featuring the high-spirited title track of the same name, “Back to 4.” They teamed up with Snarky Puppy’s Michael League (4-time GRAMMY winning producer, c... |