We are a democratic, equally owned-and-operated band with shared leadership, says Shane Endsley. Since then, each band member has amassed an impressive list of credits and accomplishments over the years all while the band has continued to thrive and grow in reputation, solidifying a fan base around the world. The quintet met in their late teens while at The Eastman School of Music and Cal Arts, became fast friends, and converged together as Kneebody amid the vibrant and eclectic music scene of Los Angeles in 2001. The band has no leader or rather, each member is the leader theyve developed their own musical language, inventing a unique cueing system that allows them each to change the tempo, key, style, and more in an instant. Kneebody is keyboardist Adam Benjamin, trumpeter Shane Endsley, electric bassist Kaveh Rastegar, saxophonist Ben Wendel and drummer Nate Wood. Kneebody bassist Kaveh Rastegar thinks of their sound this way, Personally, I think calling Kneebody jazz or electric jazz is fantastic because then we can move on from that hang up and play our music and alter expectations of what jazz is. All sounds-like references can be set aside this band has created a genre and style all its own. Kneebodys sound is explosive rock energy paralleled with high-level nuanced chamber ensemble playing, with highly wrought compositions that are balanced with adventurous no-holds-barred improvising. Its probably safe to assume at this point that no other band working today can offer what Kneebody delivered at the Blue Whale on Friday night. The band has always had the same lineup, honing its vision into something that hovers in the worlds of jazz and rock while tossing in other genre elements, as well. At any given moment, the groups artistic inclinations can whip in an unpredictable direction. Putting a finger on a band like Kneebody is a bit like raising it to the wind. (Im leaving something out, Im sure.) Whatever the terminology, this group has an audience New York Times Its a band thoroughly acquainted with 1960s free-bop, 1970s jazz rock, 1990s hip-hop and postmillennial indie rock along with classical postminimalism. There isnt a handy term or genre for the music that Kneebody creates. Join our newsletter to find out about future shows!īIG NAMES small room: The JAZZ Series presents KNEEBODY! Thank you so much for supporting our BIG NAMES small room Series!
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