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Ben Wendel With Gilad Hekselman: October

By Mike Jacobs
February 4, 2026
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Ben Wendel's 2015 The Seasons was initially a video-only project featuring the saxophonist in a different duet for each month of the year. The project was so successful, it later spawned a tour and a studio album [The Seasons (Motéma Music, 2018)] that featured Aaron Parks, Gilad Hekselman, Matt Brewer and Eric Harland. "October," with guitarist Hekselman, was a highlight of the original 12 duets for its seamless and inventive use of real-time technology—not to mention that it's pretty darn catchy.

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