Snarky Puppy Releases Live Video for “RL’s”

Snarky Puppy's new album  Empire Central is a love letter to Dallas and pays homage to the band's early years in the city. It felt like a crime to make a record dedicated to Texas without a Texas shuffle, so  Michael League wrote "RL's" with Snarky Puppy drummer, Jason "J.T." Thomas, in mind, which alternates between typical blues/shuffle elements and variations. The full live-in-studio video of “RL’s” is available now.

Malika Tirolien Releases New Single “BETTER (arr. Emawk)"

"”BETTER (arr. Emawk)” is the feeling of complete bliss once you choose to love yourself unapologetically." - Malika Tirolien
After releasing the original a year and a half ago, Malika revisited the song with a new arrangement by friend and artist Emawk. The song and live video are available now.

Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini Release "Afoxé Pra Oxum" Live Performance Video

Natalie Cressman and  Ian Faquini have released a new live performance video for  “Afoxé pra Oxum," a song honoring  Oxum, the Orisha/goddess of rivers, waterfalls, and fresh water, and a symbol of fertility, beauty, and wealth in the Afro-Brazilian religion candomblé. 
This song is from their latest album together,  Auburn Whisper, which we are proudly presenting For Your Consideration as the  Best Latin Jazz Album at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

GroundUP Music Festival Announces 2023 Lineup

We’re excited to share the incredibly diverse lineup for the 2023 edition of GroundUP Music Festival, including Meshell NDegeocello, Madison Cunningham, Jeff Tweedy, Silvana Estrada, Lizz Wright, 3 nights of SnarkyPuppy, and more. Join us February 3-5, 2023 in Miami Beach, FL. Tickets are on sale now.

GroundUP Music Releases For Your Consideration

To the voting members of the Recording Academy, GroundUP Music is proud to present our releases for your considerations. Listen to the releases here.

Snarky Puppy

The last four years have brought dramatic changes for Snarky Puppy.

Nate Wood - fOUR

GRAMMY-nominated Nate Wood is a drummer, multi-instrumentalist and mastering engineer based in New York City.

Lee Pardini

Pardini's compositions marry together a soft spot for solid, tightly arranged grooves with the spontaneity of an improvisational band.

Zach Brock

Violinist Zach Brock is a sought-after soloist, educator, and sideman, as well as a multi Grammy Award-winning member of Snarky Puppy.

House Of Waters

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C4 Trio

Founded by Jorge Glem, Edward Ramírez and Héctor Molina in 2005, C4 Trío has as main protagonist the Cuatro Venezolano. As one of the most important and innovative venezuelan musical proposals characterized ...