Nowadays, it takes a special group of musicians to get a crowd of over 2,000 people on their feet, screaming and cheering song after song… without uttering a single lyric. Yet Snarky Puppy the self-proclaimed Texas-bred, New York-based, sort-of-jazz, sort-of-not quasi-collective did exactly that during their March 31 performance at the Riviera Theatre. The band’s Chicago show.
WBGO’s Monifa Brown talks with drummer and bandleader Vince Wilburn, Jr. about the new album from M.E.B., ‘That You Not Dare to Forget,’ and the outsized influence of his uncle, Miles Davis.
WBGO’s Lee Mergner talks with Michael League bassist, composer and founder of the popular large ensemble Snarky Puppy about the band's latest album, influences and endeavors.