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group, which features up to
members in regular rotation,
has performed at America’s
oldest outdoor music festival,
longtime Snarky saxophon-
ist Bob Reynolds came up
through Ravinia’s Steans Music
Institute jazz program during
its rst year (
), plus
Snarky Puppy is no stranger to
Chicago audiences.
“I know Ravinia by rep-
utation,” says League. “ e
diversity of its programming is
incredible and inspiring. We’re
honored to be a part of the
lineup this year. We’ve been
playing Chicago for about
years now. I think the rst
show was in the basement of
the Serbian Cultural Center
with a great band called East-
ern Blok. I think we’ve played
every venue in the city by now!
Our audience there has always
been receptive to our evolu-
tion throughout the years,
and always very encouraging.
We’re grateful for that.”
In addition to featuring
Snarky Puppy, the July
date also boasts a stellar bill
including classical to jazz,
hip-hop, and pop–inspired
violinist Damien Escobar—
formerly half of Nuttin’ But
Stringz, with two Emmys
to his name—and multi-
genre instrumental wiz
Jacob Collier, also a double
“
Everyone is active in so many different projects
outside of Snarky Puppy that we’re constantly
learning new things in different corners of the
music world and bringing them into the band.
”
–Bandleader Michael League
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