Friday, September 13, 2024

FORQ HAS A NEW ALBUM OUT

Initially a jazz / fusion / funk quartet that included Michael League.
"Big Party" is Forq's fifth album.

Wikipedia
Forq was co-founded by keyboardist Henry Hey and Snarky Puppy member, bassist Michael League. The original formation of the band included guitarist Adam Rogers, and drummer Jason "JT" Thomas.
Hey, a founding member of the band Rudder, had played a few Rudder shows, sharing the bill with Snarky Puppy before suggesting a collaboration with League, starting with a few live shows in New York City.
The group's debut self-titled album was released on Snarky Puppy's label, GroundUP Music, in 2014.
Rogers left the group and was replaced by Snarky Puppy guitarist Chris McQueen early in 2015 prior to a tour of Europe.
The group's sophomore album, Batch, was issued in June 2015.
The group played at Snarky Puppy's GroundUp Festival in February 2017 and released a third album, Threq, in mid-2017.
Since the release of Threq, bassist Michael League has been replaced by bassist Kevin Scott.

Here's the opening track from "Big Party".
Pretty impressive.
I love the way it builds up and then just explodes.



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