Brooklyn-based “fusion influenced jam band” (their words, not mine) Snarky Puppy will be stopping at the Palace Theater in St. Paul on May, 25th while on tour for their newest album, Immigrance. This conglomerate of musicians, normally numbering between 12-16 for live shows, relied on the talents of 19 musicians for the newest release. According to bassist and frontman Michael League, “the idea here is that everything is fluid, that everything is always moving and that we’re all in a constant state of immigration. Obviously the album’s title is not without political undertones.” While the group languished in relative obscurity for 10 years, 2014 saw them explode onto the jazz scene and, with a slew of Downbeat, JazzTimes and Grammy awards, become a staple part of the new generation of jazz masters. But, as Nate Chinen of the New York Times will tell you, Snarky Puppy isn’t really a jazz band, or a fusion band, or a jam band. His advice? “Take them for what they are, rather than judge them for what they’re not”. Snarky Puppy will be joined by jazz singer/songwriter Alina Engibaryan on May 25th, and tickets are still available HERE.
UPCOMING U.S. TOUR DATES
5/18 The Riviera Theatre
with special guest Alina Engibaryan Chicago, IL
5/19 Atomic Cowboy Pavillion
with special guest Alina Engibaryan St. Louis, MO
5/23 Pabst Theater
with special guest Alina Engibaryan Milwaukee, WI
5/24 Orpheum
with special guest Alina Engibaryan Madison, WI
5/25 Palace Theatre
with special guest Alina Engibaryan St. Paul, MN
5/28 The Paramount
with special guest Roosevelt Collier Seattle, WA
5/29 Roseland Ballroom
with special guest Roosevelt Collier Portland, OR
5/30 Paramount Theatre
with special guest Roosevelt Collier Oakland, CA
5/31 Orpheum Theatre
with special guest Roosevelt Collier Los Angeles, CA
6/1 House of Blues
with special guest Roosevelt Collier San Diego, CA
6/3 Brooklyn Bowl
with special guest Roosevelt Collier Las Vegas, NV
6/4 The Commonwealth
with special guest Roosevelt Collier Salt Lake City, UT
6/5 Jackson Hole Center for the Arts
with special guest Roosevelt Collier Jackson Hole, WY
6/7 Red Rocks Amphitheatre
with special guest Michael Franti & Spearhead and Victoria Canal Morrison, CO
6/8 Mishawaka Amphitheater
with special guest DJ Boomtown and Mama Magnolia Bellvue, CO
6/11 Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
with special guest Breastfist Kansas City, MO
6/12 Minglewood Hall
with special guest Breastfist Memphis, TN
6/13 Pisgah Brewing Company
with special guest Breastfist Black Mountain, NC
6/14 DC Jazz Festival @ The Anthem Washington, D.C.
6/15 Brooklyn Steel
with special guest Breastfist Brooklyn, NY
