Reading Eagle Concert Review: Eclectic Snarky Puppy is a new breed of jazz band

Concert review: Eclectic Snarky Puppy is a new breed of jazz band (VIDEO)

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Published: Monday April 3, 2017
By Jon Fassnacht

Mutts or mongrel puppies are so crossbred they don't belong to one recognized breed.

The same can be said for Snarky Puppy.The musical collective, which made its Boscov's Berks Jazz Fest debut on Sunday at a very well attended Santander Performing Arts Center, defies categorization. Its music is complex, heavy on improvisation and solos, but it's too eclectic to be simply jazz or even jazz fusion. And its arrangements, while freewheeling at times, are much more controlled than those of jam bands.

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