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NEW RELEASE: Michael League, Pedrito Martínez & Antonio Sánchez present ‘Elipsis’ – out January 16, 2026 via GroundUP

November 4, 2025

MASTER MUSICIANS PEDRITO MARTÍNEZ, ANOTNIO SÁNCHEZ & MICHAEL LEAGUE UNITE CULTURES AND RHYTHMS ON NEW ALBUM ELIPSIS OUT JANUARY 16, 2026 ON GROUNDUP GroundUP proudly announces the January 16, 2026, release of Elipsis, a six-song collaboration between label-head Michael League, the master composer-arranger-bassist-producer who founded the genre-busting Snarky Puppy and Bokanté bands, and two of … Read More

NEW RELEASE: Kneebody’s ‘Reach’ is out April 18, 2025 via GroundUP Music

February 20, 2025

Kneebody returns with Reach, their first studio album in six years, showcasing their singular musical vision with a reinvented lineup, set for release on April 18, 2025, via GroundUP Music. Reach (releasing April 18, 2025, GroundUP) the first new studio album Kneebody has released since 2019, acts as both a rebirth for the genre-blurring quartet … Read More

NEW RELEASE: Edward Simon, Scott Colley & Brian Blade’s ‘Three Visitors’ is out November 1, 2024 via GroundUP Music

September 19, 2024

Edward Simon, Scott Colley, and Brian Blade Present Three Visitors, out November 1 via GroundUP Music Three generation-defining musician-composers explore postbop, the avant-garde, even neo-soul throughout performances of intense communication, featuring special guests Chris Potter and Becca Stevens To Three Visitors — that’s pianist Edward Simon, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Brian Blade — the … Read More

NEW RELEASE: FORQ’s ‘Big Party’ is out September 13, 2024 via GroundUP Music

July 24, 2024

Forq to Release New LP ‘Big Party’ on September 13, 2024, via GroundUP Music Sonically wild and wonderfully funky, new album blends grooves, hooks, world-class musicianship, and a thrift shop’s worth of zany cultural references “Weird is at the forefront of what we do in Forq,” says the keyboardist and composer Henry Hey, breaking … Read More