The Grammy nominated, Kneebody, performs music from their new album, “Reach” (on Ground Up Music).
Reach, marks the genre-blending quartet’s first studioalbum since 2019 and features
the streamlined lineup of Ben Wendel (saxophone), Shane Endsley (trumpet), Adam
Benjamin (keyboards), and Nate Wood (simultaneously playing drums and bass)
Recorded over five days at Brooklyn’s Figure 8 Studios, the album represents both
a rebirth and continuation of the band’s 24-year musical journey, featuring nine tracks
that seamlessly blend jazz with rock, electronica, R&B, and classical elements
while showcasing the band’s intricate onstage cueing system that allows for
spontaneous reinvention during performances.
In their almost two-decade history, the Grammy-nominated band Kneebody has created a genre and style all its own. Their sound is explosive rock energy and high-level nuanced chamber ensemble playing set within the frames of highly wrought compositions that are balanced with adventurous no-holds-barred improvising.
Kneebody is keyboardist Adam Benjamin, trumpeter Shane Endsley, saxophonist Ben Wendel and drummer/bassist Nate Wood. The band has no leader or rather, each member is the leader; they’ve 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.
