Forq
{{Short description|American jazz fusion band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Forq
| image = FORQLIVE.jpg
| caption = Forq live in concert in The Hague, Netherlands
| landscape = yes
| genre = Jazz fusion
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = GroundUPmusic
| spinoff_of = Snarky Puppy
| website = {{URL|http://forqmusic.com}}
| current_members =
- Henry Hey
- Jason 'JT' Thomas
- Chris McQueen
- Kevin Scott
| past_members =
}}
Forq (pronounced "fork"{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/forqband/|title=Forq - Intro|work=Facebook|accessdate=18 October 2022}}) is an American jazz fusion band from New York and Texas.
History
Forq was co-founded by keyboardist Henry Hey and Snarky Puppy member, bassist Michael League. The original formation of the band included guitarist Adam Rogers, and drummer Jason "JT" Thomas. Hey, a founding member of the band Rudder, 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfcritic.com/2016/01/23/greasy-dynamic-hard-hitting-grooves-an-interview-with-jazz-band-forq/26453|title=Greasy, Dynamic, Hard Hitting Grooves: An Interview with Jazz Band FORQ {{!}} SF Critic|date=2016-01-23|website=SF Critic|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-18}} The group's debut self-titled album was released on Snarky Puppy's label, GroundUP Music, in 2014.
Rogers left the group and was replaced by Snarky Puppy guitarist Chris McQueen early in 2015 prior to a tour of Europe.{{Cite news|url=https://www.jazzfm.com/news/music-news/forq-on-the-road/|title=FORQ on the road|date=2015-05-13|work=Jazz FM|access-date=2018-06-18}} The group's sophomore album, Batch, was issued in June 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eriereader.com/article/forq--batch|title=Forq // Batch|last=Swanseger|first=Matt|date=2015-12-09|website=Erie Reader|access-date=2018-06-18}} The group played at Snarky Puppy's GroundUp Festival in February 2017 and released a third album, Threq, in mid-2017.{{Cite web|url=http://onstagereview.com/forq-martyrs-chicago-il/|title=FORQ @ MARTYRS – Chicago, IL {{!}} ONSTAGE REVIEW|last=Hlavac|first=Marc|date=2017-03-23|website=onstagereview.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-18}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/forq-at-the-world-cafe-live-forq-by-mike-jacobs.php|title=FORQ at The World Cafe Live|last=Jacobs|first=Mike|date=2017-08-18|website=All About Jazz|language=en|access-date=2018-06-18}} Since the release of Threq, bassist Michael League has been replaced by bassist Kevin Scott.[http://forqmusic.com Official Website]{{Cite web|url=http://www.jazzzine.nl/2017/10/16/forq-legendarisch-goed-in-paradox/|title=Forq legendarisch goed in Paradox|last=van den Wildenberg|first=Norman|date=2017-10-16|website=JazzZine|language=nl|access-date=2018-06-18}}
Discography
- Forq (GroundUP Music, 2014)
- Batch (GroundUP Music, 2015)
- Threq (GroundUP Music, 2017)
- Four (Forq, 2019)
- Aargau (Newvelle, 2019)
- Four (Remixt) (GroundUp, 2021)
- Big Party (GroundUp, 2024)