Rethinking Jazz
Kneebody
Kneebody will be at John Anson Ford Amphitheater on October 3
- Ben Wendel - sax
- Shane Endsley - trumpet
- Kaveh Rastegar - bass
- Adam Benjamin - keys
- Nate Wood - drums
Tickets: $12 - $40 (all day pass)
Kneebody flies above the label zone, crafting postmodern instrumental music that jukes convention and genre. If the group's intricate compositions had to be filed away in a record bin, chances are they would rest in the jazz corner, but the Los Angeles/NYC quintet touches on post-rock, classical and avant-garde forms as often as it flirts with swing. Last year's Low Electrical Worker found the band stretching out in odd meters with equally odd instruments, getting loud, having a blast -- and maybe even reinventing music a little in the process. Check them out by clicking here.
