Jazz Articles about Kneebody

Kneebody: Kneebody

by John Kelman
December 8, 2005

When trumpeter Dave Douglas parted ways with RCA/Bluebird--which released his projects between 2000 and 2004--he created Greenleaf Music to allow him better control over both his art and its delivery. He also planned to bring exposure to other artists. The first non-Douglas release on the new label, the self-titled debut by Kneebody, fits perfectly with Douglas' view that music should transcend labels and artificial stylistic restrictions.

A quintet of players who have worked with artists as diverse as Ani DiFranco, ...

Kneebody Arrives

by Rex Butters
July 29, 2005

The next major quake to hit LA may have less to do with shifting tectonic plates than with a crackling quintet thundering up the jazz charts with a powerhouse collection, at once challenging and accessible. Kneebody's eponymous album floats like an iron butterfly and stings like a diesel. “It's got a lot of testosterone. It's a very energetic sonic experience, says resident reedist Ben Wendel. And while their unique soul-jazz-on- steroids sound captures a growing cadre of Knee-heads, their beautifully ...