Ensemble Members
Ben Wendel, Saxophone
Shane Endsley, Trumpet
Adam Benjamin, Fender Rhodes
Kaveh Rastegar, Bass
Nate Wood, Drums
Shane Endsley, Trumpet
Adam Benjamin, Fender Rhodes
Kaveh Rastegar, Bass
Nate Wood, Drums
Contact
Kneebody
Email
Website
Address
NY, 11215
Phone
(310) 266-5894
Additional Info
Year Founded
2001
Repertoire
Jazz
Size
Quintet
Instrumentation
Mixed
Ensemble in
Residence
Residence
Banff, SIM, Calarts 1 to 2 week residencies
Number of Events Per Year
1
Number of Venues
1
Combining sophisticated composition and virtuosic improvising, Kneebody has created a truly singular instrumental voice. A debut album, "Kneebody" (2005), was released on Dave Douglas's Greenleaf Music label. Next,"Low Electrical Worker" (Colortone),a collection of 13 original songs, was hailed by saxophonist Joshua Redman as one of his "favorite albums of 1977." In 2009, Kneebody and vocalist Theo Bleckmann released "12 Songs of CharlesIves" (Winter & Winter), receiving a Grammy nomination in "Classical Crossover." Kneebody's third studio album is "You Can Have Your Moment" (Winter & Winter).

