Kneebody, the innovative jazz group made up of trumpeter Shane Endsley, saxophonist Ben Wendel, keyboardist Adam Benjamin and the extraordinary Nate Wood taking the simultaneous roles of drummer and bassist, is back with their seventh album, Chapters, coming October 18th to Edition Records. “The title references the episodic nature of life and the way our personal stories … [Read more...]
Bassist Billy Mohler Returns to Jazz with Debut ‘Focus’
Bassist and composer Billy Mohler graduated from the Berklee College of Music and then proceeded to join the Monk Institute, as one of only five musicians, where he studied and performed with jazz superstars Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Clark Terry, and Jimmy Heath, just to name a few. But jazz wasn’t in the cards for Mohler who found unexpected success with rock band The … [Read more...]
Kneebody Covers Beck’s “Dear Life” (Video)
Kneebody is continuing their cover series with a new song this week-- their take on Beck's "Dear Life" off his latest album, Colors. Comparing the two songs, Kneebody is definitely taking Beck's tune and sprinting with it. If this is the pace the group is taking all their recent pop covers, this will stay a series to stay up on. Give the video some play after the … [Read more...]
Kneebody Cover Rihanna’s “Work” (Video)
I wasn't really asking for this, but I also make it a habit to sleep on Rihanna (hell, I still like Sia's earlier work), but "Work" is a catchy song and it certainly has its place in the culture. It certainly reached the guys of Kneebody who just dropped their take on the song which is certainly still Rihanna's hit but also very much a Kneebody tune, with its production, Shane … [Read more...]
Kneebody – “Uprising” (Studio Session Video)
We've already made note about how excited we are for Kneebod's dope new album, Anti-Hero, dropping March 3rd on Motéma. As the quintet continues touring and general mustering of enthusiasm for the new album, they've also just released the studio session video for the song "Uprising". Check it out after the jump. Ben Wendel (sax) Shane Endsley (trumpet) Kaveh Rastegar … [Read more...]