Snarky Puppy - Kite (We Like It Here) 

While everybody appreciates the insane skills of the musicians here, I just want to point out how outstandingly clear and precise the mixing is. sounds better than most albums

Snarky Puppy=The best elements of jazz, funk, pop, film score and rock all cooked up in a cauldron of genius musicianship.

This tune is just as good as Lingus, Shofukan, or What About Me, definitely deserves some more love. Jennings' trumpet solo mmmm

The cellist from these sessions has one of the most expressive faces I’ve ever seen.

Larnell Lewis is so good that I don't think I could watch a future recording of this band without him there.

Most underrated Snarky song, and a video every reaction channel oversees...

Let's all take a moment to appreciate that epic flugelhorn solo

This is the first time I have ever heard these musicians. I've been listening for hours. Their creations are breathtaking, mesmerizing, astonishing and soul stirring. I can see the sounds in my head. My God, I am so thankful I didn't die before hearing this.

Been listening to these guys for about three years and think they're the best band around with fantastic writing, and yet it just struck me a couple of days ago that, to me, Snarky Puppy is the evolution of the "big band". Complex, orchestrated arrangements for a large instrumental ensemble, blending jazz, funk, gospel and worldbeat; but the instrumentation isn't 5 saxes, 4 bones, 4 trumpets and a rhythm section. It's interesting to me because I've felt the big band entity has died. When I was a teenager in the late 70's there were still some of the legendary big bands touring: Kenton, Maynard, Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman -- but that's about it. These bands were still doing the road on buses almost year-round. But, by the late 80's it was over; the Final Curtain on an ensemble style that started in the 30's. Sure, you got Maria Schneider, John Labarbera and several other noted big band composers and leaders -- and some fantastic resident big bands in Europe like WDR (God love Europe; they still support the arts), but they can't tour like the old days, stay local in their respective jazz cities or do residence stints at colleges and universities. So, Snarky has those arranging and number of bodies akin to a big band by definition. Sometimes they sound like the smaller instrumented Brecker Brothers' stuff (I'll lay money Michael League listened to a lot of them -- as he should have), but his arranging goes far beyond the "Play intro, play head, solo, play head, play ending" structure typical of The Breckers and most small group jazz. Very good shit and I'm a big big fan!

I Can't find a single song that isn't amazing

the smile cory henry flashes at 4:46 is almost palpable

God that piano solo gets me everytime

That piano solo though... Priceless masterpiece.

2:40 This guys is absolutely incredible. Underrated af.

Ughhhh that piano solo at the end hit me so hard! Wow... Just absolutely beautiful. 110% Jazz right there haha

These guys are not musicians. They're magicians. If I start writing everything I love in this piece it will be such a long comment... I'd just say that being able to play such a tight unison while also making it so soft, expressive and dynamic is incredible.

Whoever wrote this music is a genius, I tried playing along but the modulation made me question my music skills, 🔥

The guy in the shirt @ 0:56 is like, "what type of sorcery did that drummer just do"... drummers huh... #Kalvin #PraiseOrchestra

Damn, that Bass Clarinet sounds huge

that jazzy piano fill in is absolute legend

The piano solo + the bass clarinet doubling the bass is the most amazing mixture of tones in the world

That piano solo bro...!

god i love snarky puppy. im literally letting god know that.

What an amazing piano solo by Bill Laurance!

God damn, this never gets old... Jay going off on one, Larnell like a cat on the kit, Corey loving up Bill's solo... yeah baby.

I like how tasteful Bill's solo is, even if not overly complex or virtuosic it really succedes in communicating something through music

just gotta love the cellist

that piano solo was amazing

The legacies and innovations of Herbie, Correa, Miles, Jaco are alive and well :)

One of my favourite Snarky sound characteristics, guess its Mike's doing, is the ethereal quality. Tonal landscapes that dont need resolution.

Let's give some love to the fella on the aux percussion. Dude is laying it DOWN

Just discovered Snarky Puppy, and this album. Love all the songs, but I've got to say, I love this the most. It just has a whimsical feel to it.

That guy that played the flugel solo has brilliant tone, breathtaking.

Darnell and Michael grooving in sync at 4:58-5:01, just swimming in that pocket, is EVERYTHANG!! Bill... Thank you 💖

Jay has to be one of the best trumpet players I've ever heard. His tone is INCREDIBLE.

One of my favorite bands guitar player turned me on to these guys. I usually listen to metal but I can recognize greatness in any style of music and this is some profound shit!

Hahaha loving this guy's face when he heard those jazzy chords 4:31

Saw them perform this live last Friday at Berklee. It was the second time we saw them perform at this venue and it was even better than the first, which I didn't think would be possible. Completely over the top. I've been listening to jazz for over 30 years, and this band is one of the absolute best. Pure talent.

I usually leave a Snarky Puppy video with a rad melody stuck in my head, or a time signature that I try to decipher. However for the past day or two I haven't been able to stop thinking about the cellist.

Whoever disliked this video wasted time, this song is class! Fine work yet again from thee Michael League

This reminds me of really good bread rolls.

How have I not listened to this all this years

I don't know how many times I've watched this video but I noticed just now that you can see Eric Hartman in the control room at the beginning. What a great sound. Rest in peace.

i can't get enough of that trumpet player

That might be one of the most beautiful introductions ever composed. Fills me with longing.

Wow, I just can't believe how many details there are in the song! Notice the squeak sounds in the first minute of the song. Turns out it's the mallet handle on the edge of the cymbal, brilliant! (0:49, 0:53 you can see the drummer do this on screen) I've remembered this part every single time I hear the song, and always wondered where it came from until just now. I think it sounds like an old door or gate, very great for the atmosphere!

4:28 - 5:28 pure heaven

I have never heard a bass clarinet utilized in jazz like this. As a bass clarinetist, this is just such a fun piece.

Cheers for my man on the bass clarinet - wish it was a more recognized instrument.

3:04 That growl is amazing

Sweet flugel solo. This tune made me feel good all over.

Great use of bass clarinet and the flugelhorns, it gives the piece a much softer feel against the strings, creating wonderful contrasts within the album. Beautiful hint of tango in the solo and a very accomplished nod to Miles/Gil Evans from 3:18 onwards in the moorish segment. Love the way these pieces are blending so many musical styles and yet each has fantastic integrity in its own right.

Saw them do this live last week. Good Lord.

I'm in love with Tessel Hersbach, the violin player with the white top!

I love the bass clarinet in this, it just sounds right.

what an adventure!!!! all I saw were colourful hills and plains with butterflies, a scene thats full of life.

#Sublime! Takes you to heaven and back. #Thankyou all. 🙂

Michael League is a true genius.

is this like some exclusive club for the best and coolest musicians NYC and their friends??? haha so great, very rich sounds, love it!!

that piano solo!

Life and all of it's ups and downs get suspended for a moment; and you enter into a world so cool, full of unwavering peace, joy and harmony...........Making People feel appreciative about life on this planet and taking them to a place full of absolute comfort is SNARKY PUPPY way of doing business.......This is a prove that the Best Things in Life are Definitely Free.

I believe the headphones, for those who are wondering, are the Audio Technica ATHM50RD. :-) This song is killing- beautiful solos by Jay Jennings and Bill Laurance!!!!

I can not believe I slept on this band. I have everything I can find. When they are in the NYC/philly area I am there.

That is the best piano solo I have ever heard. Just so clean, brisk, jazzy, and most importantly AWESOME!

Cory Henry smiling at Bill Laurance's solo at 4:46...

Somebody please get Michael League to compose a film score. I would be on that like white on rice.

M The musicianship, the audio and video recording and just the sheer brilliance in all of those involved. It makes me glad to be human and share this planet with some wonderfully talented people. After all these years it still raises the hairs on my neck and puts a smile on my face.

This is a beautiful piece of music. I want a flugelhorn so bad!

Thank god it's Monday, thank you snarky puppy for this...

My God. Their tuning on all those massed unison melody lines is JUST AMAZING.

Just got this on vinyl. This album and a turntable. Kids listen up. This is how you listen to music.

Heck yeah, awesome flugel solo by Jay! Fantastic guys....and fantastic visual use of the string players in the video as well ;) Yannick Hiwat Quartet, you guys can play it!

Absolute insanity, you guys are the gods of the jazz world. You are my inspiration to start a jazz club and bring this back to the world! I am just utterly mindblown at the consistent level of musicianship, production and every other aspect of this!!!

the dynamics of the strings from 5:20 onward are sublime

I cant stop listening to this song

This one is one of the most beautiful arrangements yet. Right up there with Thing of Gold. Proud to be the 27th view.

The piano solo is beautiful like breakfast in the morning in a beautiful tea garden with grass wet of dew

This is just such fantastic music. I'd love to come and see you play somewhere, but I dont think I would be able to sit quietly, I'd be like screaming and jumping and shit. You're music is wonderfully intellectual and a damn sight more energising than coffee:-) Come to Western Australia sometime soon wont you:-) LOL

How is this master piece 5 years of age? Time flys. Amazing performance.

What's insane is that this entire song was written by Mike just a few days before this recording - literally

Love love love snarky puppy

love the sophistication of the themes

the half step at 5:45 is subtle sunshine

That solo though!!! 5:28

Beautiful, inspiring music; music which can talk to your guts as well as your brain. Been listening to Snarky Puppy's music for a little over 5 years now (I wish I had been aware of their music long before that! LOL) and everytime I think they've reached their peak, they still manage to stun me with their following album. Most of the time, when bands produce albums at the rate Snarky Puppy's is releasing theirs, you find their ideas diluted along the way, too many songs sounding just the same... In few words I for one, never thought creativity gushing out at this speed and with this kind of quality would ever be possible. I am so glad to be wrong. Snarky Puppy is just an amazing band and I just can't get enough. Anybody who has a chance to catch them live, better not miss it because they're as talented as what you can see on these videos plus you will get the adrenalin and the excitement on top of this... The cherry on the cake...

I love how they use the bass clarinet in their music.

Piano solo....Boss!

Incredible group. I just found out about them. I'm AMAZED I did not know about them before.Take Weather Report, Return to Forever, Peter Gabriel, Sting, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Pink Martini,Procol Harum, King Crimson, AND Emerson,Lake and Palmer and you throw in Thelmonius Monk, and this is what you get, man I feel better already. I think I must now go play my drumzz. now. :)

Flugel solo gets me every time, amazing!

JUST BOUGHT THE SHEET MUSIC!!! Bout to start learning it!!

0:53 Nate Werth is actually so genius.

I’m loving the buildup in this one. Such talented people.

I would pay good god damn money just to hear that aux percussionist make sounds.

Guy in the background on the left at :45 is me every time I listen to their music haha!

LOVE THIS!

Everything about this video... #LOVE ! #LiveStrings are always the icing on my cake any day. Loving this new album. Congratulations all!

Love this tune! How could anyone dislike it??

8 years later and that piano solo is still sexy as fuck!

These folks are amazing. I've been sleeping on Snarky Puppy. Wow...such tight musicianship. I love all the layers. Bravo!

My favorite!!!!