Latest Release
- APR 21, 2023
- 6 Songs
- Be Free · 2012
- The Seasons · 2018
- What We Bring (Deluxe Edition) · 2016
- What We Bring (Deluxe Edition) · 2016
- The Seasons · 2018
- Ask Your Mama · 2015
- The Seasons · 2018
- The Seasons · 2018
- The Seasons · 2018
- High Heart · 2020
Albums
- 2018
- 2009
Music Videos
- 2018
Compilations
- 2020
About Ben Wendel
An adventurous jazz saxophonist, Ben Wendel is known for his harmonically sophisticated, motivic-based style of improvisation and broad compositional style touching upon post-bop, classical, and post-rock influences. Wendel first emerged as a member of the forward-thinking ensemble Kneebody in the early 2000s. With Kneebody he earned a Grammy nomination for the group's 2009 album Twelve Songs by Charles Ives. As a solo artist, Wendel has garnered attention for his own sophisticated records, including 2009's Simple Song and 2016's What We Bring, with pianist Gerald Clayton. In addition to his ongoing work with Kneebody, he drew inspiration from Tchaikovsky for 2018's The Seasons, and continued to push stylistic boundaries on releases such as 2020's High Heart and 2023's All One.
- HOMETOWN
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- BORN
- February 20, 1976
- GENRE
- Jazz