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EMPIRE CENTRAL wins BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM at the 2023 GRAMMYS®
This one is for Bernard Wright.
That it was his last professional recording makes it all the more meaningful, and I can’t overstate how much of an impact he made on us, both collectively and individually.
I’m overwhelmed by the fact that “Empire Central,” a record celebrating Texas’ incredibly rich, diverse music culture (both past and present), has been recognized by the Recording Academy. This album never could have happened without the community that formed the sound of this band, specifically our good friends in Dallas (of which there are too many to name). It was appropriate that Jason “JT” Thomas (one of our many born and bred Texans) and Nic Hard (who made the thing sound amazing on his first live-in-studio recording with us) were there to accept the award on our behalf, as well as Jamie Margulies (who managed the whole project from start to finish) and Eric Lense (who runs our label, GroundUP Music).
- Michael League, February 2023
GroundUP Music Fest - Less than a month away!
We’re excited to share the incredibly diverse lineup for the 2023 edition of GroundUP Music Festival, including Nai Palm (Hiatus Kaiyote), Madison Cunningham, Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Silvana Estrada, Lizz Wright, 3 nights of Snarky Puppy, and more. Join us February 3-5, 2023 in Miami Beach, FL. Tickets are on sale now.
Empire Central Latin America 2023
We are incredibly excited to announce our Empire Central Latin American 2023 tour, kicking things off in Chile and finishing up in Mexico. It’s been 6 years since we were last in Latin America, so we’re really looking forward to it! For tickets and further info, visit this link... see you there!
Estamos súper emocionados de volver a Latin America por la primera vez en 6 años! Entradas y información adicional -> esto link. Nos vemos pronto!
Nós estamos lisonjeados em anunciar nossa turnê "Empire Central Latino Americano" 2023. Começaremos nossa jornada no Chile e terminaremos no México. Já fazem 6 anos a última vez que estivemos na América Latina e por isso a nossa tamanha animação. Para maiores informações, visite o link na nossa biografia...vejo você lá!
Empire Central North American Tour 2023
After far too long away, we are returning to the east coast with the Empire Central tour in March and April of 2023. The tour will be stopping off in 20 cities over four weeks and we can't wait to play you music from Empire Central, live and in person!
Tickets are available here - looking forward to seeing you in 2023!
Hitting The Road With Steely Dan - April, May & June 2022
We are incredibly honored and excited to announce that we will be joining Steely Dan on their US tour in April, May and June of this year. In addition, we will also be playing some headline Snarky Puppy dates in Denver, Kansas City, Oklahoma City and Little Rock in June!
Tickets are on sale here. It's so good to know we'll be back out on the road - we can't wait!
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Chonks
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Bigly Strictness
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Coven
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Bling Bling
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Xavi
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While We're Young
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Bad Kids To The Back
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Even Us
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Tarova
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Semente
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Gemini
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Grown Folks
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Beep Box
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GØ
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The Simple Life
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Palermo
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The Big Ugly
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I Asked (featuring Becca Stevens & Väsen)
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Molino Molero (featuring Susana Baca & Charlie Hunter)
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Liquid Love (featuring Chris Turner)
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Soro (Afriki) (featuring Salif Keita, Carlos Malta, & Bernardo Aguiar)
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Sing to the Moon (featuring Laura Mvula & Michelle Willis)
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Don't You Know (featuring Jacob Collier & Big Ed Lee)
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I Remember (featuring Knower & Jeff Coffin)
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Somebody Home (featuring David Crosby)
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Be Still (feat. Becca Stevens & Väsen)
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Fuego Y Agua (feat. Susana Baca)
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Shapons Vindaloo (feat. Väsen)
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One Hope (feat. KNOWER)
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Brother, I'm Hungry (feat. Nigel Hall & NOLA International)
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Jazz + Funk + World + Soul + Pop
Snarky Puppy is truly a different kind of musical animal.
The once Texan, now New York-based quasi-collective Snarky Puppy has gone from the best-kept secret to one of the most respected names in instrumental music. Although still "underground" in many respects, the band earned its first Grammy Award in early 2014 (for Best R&B Performance), followed by two more in the subsequent years, and has earned high praise from critical stalwarts like the BBC, Village Voice, The Guardian, New York Times, and Washington Post, as well as the world’s most respected musicians, from Pat Metheny to Prince. Since 2014, their albums have topped Billboard Jazz, Billboard Contemporary Jazz, Billboard Heatseeker, and iTunes Jazz charts. The band has always used live performance as its chief form of evangelism, and over the last 8 years has maintained a more intense tour schedule than almost any band in the idiom with over 1,200 performances.