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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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