Ben Wendel at Dizzy's Club

With saxophonist Ben Wendel, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Eric Harland “A keen ability to balance intellectual curiosity with emotional and melodic impact.” – DownBeat
Ben Wendel is a versatile performer, composer, and producer widely recognized as the co-leader of the longstanding, Grammy Award-nominated group Kneebody. This album release party celebrates Wendel’s What We Bring, a direct follow-up to The Seasons – one of The New York Times’ top 10 albums of 2015. What We Bring features two tracks from The Seasons, two unexpected covers, and a set of new originals that we can’t wait to hear...

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With saxophonist Ben Wendel, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Eric Harland “A keen ability to balance intellectual curiosity with emotional and melodic impact.” – DownBeat
Ben Wendel is a versatile performer, composer, and producer widely recognized as the co-leader of the longstanding, Grammy Award-nominated group Kneebody. This album release party celebrates Wendel’s What We Bring, a direct follow-up to The Seasons – one of The New York Times’ top 10 albums of 2015. What We Bring features two tracks from The Seasons, two unexpected covers, and a set of new originals that we can’t wait to hear. The band is superb, and the album’s themes could not be more appropriate for the Coca-Cola Generations in Jazz Festival: “What We Bring refers to the experience, inspiration, and shared wisdom that musicians collect and absorb throughout their lives… All of the pieces on this album are dedicated to masters from the past, peers from the present, and musicians of the future… nothing springs from a vacuum – all that we make is connected, influenced, and most importantly, indebted to what has been created before us and around us in the present day.”

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