Snarky Puppy: «People understand our music better by watching us play».»

Le Regard Libre N° 68 - Antoine Bernhard and Max Moeschler

Snarky Puppy is undoubtedly one of the greatest bands in contemporary music. Founded in Texas in 2004, the three-time Grammy Award-winning band explores a whole new musical genre, at the crossroads of jazz, funk, R'n'B and so much more. As part of the «Autumn of Music» event organized by the Montreux Jazz Festival, we had the chance to meet the three members of the band, present for the occasion at the Montreux Palace: Michael League (bass and direction), Bill Laurance (keyboard) and Justin Stanton (trumpet and keyboard). A privileged discussion in a magnificent setting! We'll try to capture the best of it here.

Michael League (M. L.): I was just writing songs that