KNEEBODY
Adam Benjamin-Fender Rhodes, piano, keyboards, Shane Endsley-trumpet, effects, Kaveh Rastegar-bass, electric bass, effects, Ben Wendel-saxophone, bassoon, melodica, effects, Nate Wood-drums
‘An update of the rugged, exploratory early fusion of Weather Report and Return to Forever’, wrote The New York Times. Kneebody, one of America’s most talked about new groups, effortlessly blends what appears to be extremely disparate influences into a unique whole (from Hendrix and Aphex Twin to Reich and Ellington). On last year’s CD Low Electrical Worker the band combines the depth of jazz, the bravura of hip-hop and the conviction of rock. “A heady blend of aggressive rock music conventions, gorgeously baroque pop melodies, virtuosic jazz improvisation and intricate compositional smarts, Kneebody forges headlong into the future.” (All About Jazz).