A defining voice in modern groove, guitarist Mark Lettieri—of Snarky Puppy—brings a tightly honed mix of funk, jazz fusion, and R&B. With the Mark Lettieri Group, expect precise, groove-forward compositions and a band deeply attuned to feel, interplay, and momentum.
What to expect
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King Eddy Dinner
For an elevated experience, add a special three-course dinner at the King Eddy before the show.
Dinner Add-on: Purchase tickets for JazzYYC & NMC Present: Mark Lettieri Group and select the King Eddy Three-Course Dinner add-on during checkout.
Reservations: After purchasing your tickets, please call the King Eddy at 403-829-6016 to make your reservation. Please note that tickets are non-refundable.
“A very bright star is emerging in the guitar world and that star is Mark Lettieri… Mark’s contributions to music are with groundbreaking, genre-bending innovative groups that are finding large audiences…” – Jazz Guitar Today
Texas-based five-time GRAMMY-winning guitarist, composer, producer, and instructor Mark Lettieri is one of modern groove music’s defining voices. Best known as a longtime member of the genre-blurring collective Snarky Puppy, as well as a founding member of The Fearless Flyers alongside Cory Wong, Lettieri has built an international reputation as a session musician fluent across a wide range of styles. He has recorded and performed in virtually every genre of popular music with artists ranging from Erykah Badu to David Crosby.
With the Mark Lettieri Group, he channels instrumental funk, jazz fusion, and R&B into tightly arranged, groove-forward compositions reminiscent of The Meters, John Scofield, and Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters era. The group’s latest album, Can I Tell You Something? (2023), released on GroundUP Music, continues a solo catalogue alongside dozens of collaborative recordings.
Guitarists, groove enthusiasts, and fusion fans alike will find plenty to engage with in this rhythmically driven set.
About JazzYYC
JazzYYC is Calgary’s jazz collaborative, supporting jazz year around. Whether you’re a jazz musician, a die hard jazz fan or a jazz dabbler, we have something for you. Calgary’s jazz scene is exciting and plentiful where you can find jazz in clubs, restaurants, coffee shops and theatres. If you’re looking for the ultimate music education, jazz is your best bet. Jazz combines the best of book smarts and street smarts and is one of the most requested music choices for Calgary’s corporate and special events. Jazz has many colours ranging from elegant to energized to entertaining. JazzYYC offers an annual concert series (Illuminate), two jazz festivals, International Jazz Days concerts culminating on April 30th, and co-presents concerts totaling a remarkable 175+ shows each year. Our website encourages jazz musicians to get a gig, post a gig and then we support and promote about them through our weekly newsletter and social media channels. JazzYYC encourages community partnership and education programs for young jazz musicians throughout the city with our Youth Lab Band.