Forq (pronounced "fork") is an American jazz fusion band from New York and Texas.

History

Forq was co-founded by keyboardist

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member, bassist

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. The original formation of the band included guitarist Adam Rogers, and drummer Jason "JT" Thomas. Hey, a founding member of the band

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, had played a few Rudder shows, sharing the bill with Snarky Puppy before suggesting a collaboration with League, starting with a few live shows in New York City. The group's debut self-titled album was released on Snarky Puppy's label,

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, in 2014. Rogers left the group and was replaced by Snarky Puppy guitarist Chris McQueen early in 2015 prior to a tour of Europe. The group's sophomore album, ''Batch,'' was issued in June 2015. The group played at Snarky Puppy's GroundUp Festival in February 2017 and released a third album, ''Threq'', in mid-2017. Since the release of ''Threq'', bassist Michael League has been replaced by bassist Kevin Scott.

Discography

*''Forq'' (GroundUP Music, 2014) *''Batch'' (GroundUP Music, 2015) *''Threq'' (GroundUP Music, 2017) *''Four'' (Forq, 2019) *''Aargau'' (Newvelle, 2019)

References

{{reflist American jazz ensembles Jazz fusion ensembles Musical groups from Texas Musical groups from New York (state) Jazz musicians from Texas GroundUPmusic artists