Blue Note Napa welcomes you to the outdoor Summer Sessions! Location: The Meritage Resort and Spa at 850 Bordeaux Way Napa 94558. Doors 5:30PM / Show 7PM The event is OUTSIDE, RAIN OR SHINE. The Gold Section has reserved seating. The Silver Section has reserved seating. The Bronze Section is standing room only. Blankets are OK. All prices are per person. Each patron requires a ticket for entry. Ages 8+ / No infants. No Pets. SERVICE ANIMALS ONLY. There are Bathrooms Available. No Corkage or Outside Food & Drink allowed. No Professional Cameras. No Smoking. Visit our website for bag policy and more FAQs. Parking is available for purchase $18 ADV/ $20 DOS. Food & drinks are available for purchase with all major credit cards. This is a cashless event. All tickets are pre-purchased and will be available in your Ticketmaster account to be scanned for entry. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. No Refunds unless the event is canceled.
Outside at 850 Bordeaux Way, Napa, CA
Snarky Puppy
The Meritage Resort and Spa, Napa, CA
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Snarky Puppy
“Maybe you didn’t notice, but this is Snarky Puppy’s world, and the rest of usonly live in it.”—The New York Times Snarky Puppy, the five times Grammy® winning collective, “has always been a band that prioritizes the sound of the music,” says bandleader and bassist Michael League. Displaying a wide array of influences including funk, rhythm & blues, hard rock, classic soul, modern gospel, new tech, fusion and jazz, Snarky Puppy isn’t exactly a jazz band, it’s not a fusion band and it’s definitely not a jam band. It’s probably best to take Nate Chinen of the New York Times’ advice, as stated in an online discussion about the group, to “take them for what they are, rather than judge them for what they’re not.” Their latest Grammy® winning album - Empire Central - was released in September 2022. With a big, bold, chill and laidback sound, it was rooted in its native culture while reaching outward, forward bound. The album was a love letter to Texas, with the group looking fondly at where it came from and confident in the polished power from which its members continue to build the unique Snarky Puppy sound. “Our soundscape has expanded dramatically over the years” says League. “When the band started, we were jazzier, brainy and music oriented. Moving into the Dallas scene we became groovier, more emotional, deeper in a sense. We focused more on communicating a clear message, understandable to a listener without dumbing things down”. Always evolving in its musical output, each new record brings a new vision and progressive direction, “Our rule is that it can’t sound like it sounded before” comments League, he continues, “the music has to feel like it’s moving somewhere” The band have just released a 10th Anniversary deluxe edition of their groundbreaking album ‘We Like it Here’. Remixed and remastered and with the addition of a whole album of alternate takes and a previously unreleased track that first saw the light of day on the Grammy award winning orchestral album ‘Sylva’. Speaking of which, 2025 kicks off with the recording of a new album with the Metropole Orkest in The Netherlands in January and a new vision for the GroundUp Festival in Miami in February. This also raises the question – where will Snarky Puppy go next? For Snarky Puppy fans, the answer to this is a very exciting prospect.