Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Watch Michael League's full SFJAZZ Listening Party: sfjazz.org/athome/listening-party/michael-league
Michael League's latest obsession? Tennis! The Snarky Puppy bandleader, and founder of the GroundUP Music label and festival dishes out the many similarities between tennis and music. He recommends the book "The Inner Game Of Tennis" and speaks to what he's writing about in his own forthcoming memoir about his career as a DIY artist.
ABOUT THIS TALK
This excerpt comes from an SFJAZZ Listening Party features Snarky Puppy bandleader, bassist, composer and SFJAZZ 2025-26 Season Resident Artistic Director Michael League in conversation with SFJAZZ Director of Digital Ross Eustis. Hear insightful stories about League's SFJAZZ residency, his growing number of projects, his label GroundUP, the state of jazz and music today and more.
Watch the Listening Party and Michael League's full concert with Bill Laurance at: sfjazz.org/athome
ABOUT SFJAZZ LISTENING PARTIES
Step into the SFJAZZ “living room” and hear artists and tastemakers spinning their favorite recordings while in conversation. Listening Parties offer listeners the chance to get behind-the- scenes and hear about music from the artist’s perspective. The format is an on-stage conversation in the Robert N. Miner Auditorium, accompanied by the artist’s pick of recorded, and sometimes live, excerpts. The conversation closes with questions from the audience followed by a reception with complimentary drinks and bites.
Learn more at SFJAZZ.org
Subscribe to SFJAZZ's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/sfjazz
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/SFJAZZ
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/SFJAZZ
***SFJAZZ is a non-profit organization that presents year round jazz concerts, festivals and educational programs at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco, CA.
Watch Michael League's full SFJAZZ Listening Party: sfjazz.org/athome/listening-party/michael-league
Michael League's latest obsession? Tennis! The Snarky Puppy bandleader, and founder of the GroundUP Music label and festival dishes out the many similarities between tennis and music. He recommends the book "The Inner Game Of Tennis" and speaks to what he's writing about in his own forthcoming memoir about his career as a DIY artist.
ABOUT THIS TALK
This excerpt comes from an SFJAZZ Listening Party features Snarky Puppy bandleader, bassist, composer and SFJAZZ 2025-26 Season Resident Artistic Director Michael League in conversation with SFJAZZ Director of Digital Ross Eustis. Hear insightful stories about League's SFJAZZ residency, his growing number of projects, his label GroundUP, the state of jazz and music today and more.
Watch the Listening Party and Michael League's full concert with Bill Laurance at: sfjazz.org/athome
ABOUT SFJAZZ LISTENING PARTIES
Step into the SFJAZZ “living room” and hear artists and tastemakers spinning their favorite recordings while in conversation. Listening Parties offer listeners the chance to get behind-the- scenes and hear about music from the artist’s perspective. The format is an on-stage conversation in the Robert N. Miner Auditorium, accompanied by the artist’s pick of recorded, and sometimes live, excerpts. The conversation closes with questions from the audience followed by a reception with complimentary drinks and bites.
Learn more at SFJAZZ.org
Subscribe to SFJAZZ's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/sfjazz
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/SFJAZZ
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/SFJAZZ
***SFJAZZ is a non-profit organization that presents year round jazz concerts, festivals and educational programs at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco, CA.
