Snarky puppy
– more interactive, more exploratory and stronger than ever!
When live phenomenon Snarky Puppy last visited Kongsberg Jazz Festival in 2022, they delivered a concert that many are still talking about. Now the Grammy-winning collective returns – more collaborative, more exploratory and stronger than ever. With a series of sold-out concerts behind them in Norway, and their last visit to Norway in 2023, expectations are sky-high when the band once again takes over Kongsberg.
Snarky Puppy are notoriously difficult to place in one genre – and that's precisely why they have such a broad appeal. With jazz as their foundation, and strong elements of funk, soul, R&B, gospel, rock and modern groove, the band has created an expression that appeals across ages, backgrounds and musical tastesThese are virtuoso musicians at the highest level – but always with joy of playing, warmth and a rare strong connection with the audience in the center.
Over the past decade, Snarky Puppy has established itself as one of the most important names on the international jazz scene, and at the same time helped open up the genre to entirely new audiences. The dedicated and ever-growing fan base is clear evidence of the band's unique ability to combine the complex with the immediately captivating.
The band's founder and musical driving force, bassist Michael League, describes the development as a journey from a more "brainy" and traditionally jazz-oriented expression, to a groovy, emotional and direct soundscape – without compromising on the musical level. Each project is a new chapter, always with an eye on the future.
Recently, Snarky Puppy collaborated again with Metropole Orkest on the ambitious album SOMNI (2025) – a project that further confirms the band's position as an innovative collective with global reach.
This evening, Kongsberg Music Theatre is set to stand-up concert – unusual for the hall, but absolutely right for Snarky Puppy. Here it's about pulse, drive and interaction. About music that hits the body as hard as the head, and which occurs in the moment – intense, precise and full of energy!
Doors open at 19:00, concert starts at 20:00. Standing spaces downstairs (HC ramp) / numbered seats on the balcony (with wheelchair spaces).
Availability: Dedicated HC seating, universally designed building, companion certificates accepted
Photo: Silky Shots
