Results for "Ben Wendel"

All One

By Ben Wendel

Label: Edition Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: I Loves You Porgy; Wanderers; Throughout; Speak Joy; Tenderly; In Anima.

Loyal Returns

By David Cook

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Flaw (In My Business Model); Hawks; Blues In Muri; St. Lawrence; Visitor From Everywhere; Party Song; Loyal Returns; Brighter Places; Night Circle.

Notable Releases from Christian Dillingham and Others

by Jerome Wilson
December 10, 2023

Here is a look at some notable albums released in the latter half of 2023. Ilya Dynov Bridges Self-Produced 2023 Drummer Ilya Dynov leads a small group session of straight-ahead jazz played with an edge and swinging deftness. The music runs the gamut from the rolling urgency ...

Pete Min's Colorfield Records And Sculpted Chaos

by Leo Sidran
December 9, 2023

Pete Min is a recording engineer, producer and label owner based in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles. His label Colorfield Records features artful collaborative explorations with musicians in unlikely configurations. Pete's studio Lucy's Meat Market has become one of the most in demand spots for recording among a subset of musical artists with LA ties ...

Ben Wendel: All One

by Claudio Bonomi
October 17, 2023

Classe 1976, canadese di nascita, cresciuto a Los Angeles e attualmente residente a Brooklyn (New York), Ben Wendel è considerato un astro nascente del jazz contemporaneo da diversi anni. Sassofonista e compositore, oltre ad essere stato nel 2001 tra i fondatori dei Kneebody, si è costruito negli anni una solida reputazione di solista e leader firmando ...

October 2023: An Improvised Paradise

by Pat Youngspiel
October 11, 2023

The Angelica Sanchez Nonet Nighttime Creatures Pyroclastic Records 2023 One rarely gets to hear the contra-alto clarinet--an instrument mainly developed in the 20th century with a range extending downwards to the lower E-flat (concert G-flat), sometimes even a D or a C. On the introductory title cut of Nighttime Creatures, however, ...

Roni Ben-Hur, Nicole Zuraitis, Andrew Cyrille and Others

by Jerome Wilson
September 13, 2023

This program features recent recordings by Roni Ben-Hur and Nicole Zuraitis, older tracks from Andrew Cyrille and Bobby Hutcherson, and much more. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Andrew Cyrille Quartet “Go Happy Lucky" from ...

Big M's Grab Bag

by Patrick Burnette
September 8, 2023

The theme this episode is--got ya!--there isn't a theme. What we do have are two mildly historical piano-led recordings by musicians who couldn't be more different if they tried, and two new releases by musicians also pulling in different directions. Get a large group together and go for eclecticism? Or just multi-track yourself and add a ...

Wasted Generation: Introducing Wasted Generation

by Neil Duggan
August 17, 2023

The Italian group, Wasted Generation can often be found playing the clubs and festivals around Rome. They usually play straight ahead jazz but their first album Introducing Wasted Generation, reveals a totally different side of their character. This album shows a young band focused on free contemporary jazz, melodic explorations and an avant-garde approach to improvisation. ...

Ben Wendel High Heart: Drawn Away

by Mike Jacobs
August 11, 2023