'Empire Central' is Snarky Puppy's fifteenth album and seventh live album. Released on September 30, 2022, on GroundUP Music, it won Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 65th Grammy Awards.

Michael League – electric bass (2 – 10, 12 – 16), Minimoog Model D bass (1, 11)
Bob Lanzetti – electric guitar
Mark Lettieri – electric guitar, baritone guitar (1)
Chris McQueen – electric guitar
Justin Stanton – Wurlitzer/Prophet 10/Minimoog Model D (1, 2, 4, 8 – 10, 12, 14 – 16), trumpet (1, 7, 8, 16), Fender Rhodes Mark 8 (3, 11, 13), Yamaha CP70 (5, 6, 11, 13)
Bobby Sparks – Hammond B3 organ, ARP String Ensemble, Minimoog Model D, Hohner D6 Clavinet (all tracks)
Shaun Martin – talkbox, vocoder, Moog Little Phatty, Korg Kronos, Mellotron (2 – 5, 7, 9 – 16), Fender Rhodes Mark 8 (1, 6), Hammond B3 organ (8), final appearance on a Snarky Puppy recording before his death in August 2024
Bill Laurance – Fender Rhodes Mark 8/Yamaha CP70/Minimoog Model D (2 – 5, 7 – 10, 12, 14 – 16), Mellotron (6), Prophet 10 (11), Hohner D6 Clavinet (1, 13), Expressive Osmose (15)
Zach Brock – violin
Mike "Maz" Maher – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jay Jennings – trumpet, flugelhorn
Chris Bullock – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet (4, 10), flute, piccolo (3), soprano saxophone
Bob Reynolds – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Nate Werth – percussion
Keita Ogawa – percussion
Marcelo Woloski – percussion
Jason "JT" Thomas – drum set
Larnell Lewis – drum set, finger cymbals (4)
Jamison Ross – drum set