Thundercat: Dancing Through Distractions

Thundercat has spent most of his career blending jazz, funk and soul into a sound that is uniquely his own. With his latest album, Distracted, the Grammy-winning musician continues to explore new creative directions ahead of his upcoming performance at The Criterion in Oklahoma City. “As a live instrumentalist, it naturally will always have an air of me,” Thundercat said. “I think that something that holds the balance and the force to that is me being able to play.” Music has been a part of Thundercat’s life since he was young. When asked when he realized he wanted to pursue music as a career, he said it was something he knew from childhood. However, developing the sound audiences recognize today did not happen overnight. He described the process as “very slow and tedious, and very expensive,” reflecting the time and dedication required to develop his musical identity.

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