Aaron Cohen - Downbeat "Kneebody Creating a New Language" At first, it seems that Kneebody chose a name that intentionally invited anonymity. After speaking to a couple members of the quintet, it becomes clear that they also took a firm stance against presenting a single bandleader. Equally crucial is that they wanted to invent a word that conveys no preconceived musical connotations.
"It's a nonsense word that my girlfriend came up with," said saxophonist Ben Wendel.
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Aaron Cohen - Downbeat "Kneebody Creating a New Language" At first, it seems that Kneebody chose a name that intentionally invited anonymity. After speaking to a couple members of the quintet, it becomes clear that they also took a firm stance against presenting a single bandleader. Equally crucial is that they wanted to invent a word that conveys no preconceived musical connotations.
"It's a nonsense word that my girlfriend came up with," said saxophonist Ben Wendel.
This is the second track on my EP "PERSISTENCE" from August which was written with the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. All profits from the EP and merch were donated to Black Lives Matter.more
Quintuplet shuffle I wrote a while ago. I was trying to experiment with "chugging" on the piano the way guitarists can do. My drummer also takes a killing solo. Leaning in to the heavier side of jazz music and seeing what I could make the piano trio do. Also available on my album The Abyss.more