Family Dinner – Volume 1 is an album by the American jazz fusion group Snarky Puppy that was released in 2013.
On January 26, 2014, Snarky Puppy and Lalah Hathaway won a Grammy Award in the Best R&B Performance category for their rendition of the Brenda Russell song "Something".
The album was recorded and filmed in the Shaftman Performance Hall at Jefferson Center in Roanoke, Virginia in March 2013. The intent was to draw attention to the Jefferson Center's non-profit arts organization. A portion of sales supports the Music Lab at Jefferson Center.
Track listing
DVD bonus tracks (On the DVD set, Track #8 on the LP is the first track on the second disc.)
Personnel Snarky Puppy Michael League – bass guitar, keyboard bass, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar Mike Maher – trumpet, flugelhorn Jay Jennings – trumpet, flugelhorn Chris Bullock – tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet Bob Lanzetti – electric, acoustic and baritone guitars Mark Lettieri – electric, acoustic and baritone guitars, bass guitar Cory Henry – piano, keyboards Bill Laurance – piano, keyboards Robert "Sput" Searight – drums Nate Werth – percussion Katya Diaz – backing vocals Rachella Searight – backing vocals Chelsea West – backing vocals
Additional personnel Jayna Brown – vocals on track 15 Chantae Cann – vocals on tracks 1 & 9 Magda Giannikou – vocals, accordion on tracks 4 & 19 Lalah Hathaway – vocals on track 5 Judi Jackson – vocals on track 14 N'Dambi – vocals on track 3 Tony Scherr – vocals, guitar on tracks 7 & 11 Shayna Steele – vocals on track 2 Malika Tirolien – vocals on tracks 8 & 13 Lucy Woodward – vocals on tracks 6 & 12
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