Kneebody
Experimental ensemble Kneebody emerged in the early 2000s with a progressive, jazz-based sound that also touched upon rock, funk, and electronic-influenced music. Although each member of Kneebody is an adept jazz improviser, they often take a compositional, group-oriented approach to their music and albums. 2008's Low Electrical Worker, 2013's The Line, and 2017's Anti-Hero have found them drawing inspiration from '70s fusion artists, Krautrock innovators, and more contemporary post-rock bands.
Formed in 2001, Kneebody originally featured keyboardist Adam Benjamin, trumpeter Shane Endsley, bassist/guitarist Kaveh Rastegar, saxophonist Ben Wendel, and drummer/bassist Nate Wood. Initially, Benjamin, Endsley, Rastegar, and Wendel met as students at the Eastman School of Music in the '90s. Benjamin eventually transferred to CalArts where he struck up a friendship with Wood. After college, the bandmates all relocated to Los Angeles where Kneebody came together. They released their debut self-titled album on trumpeter Dave Douglas' Greenleaf label in 2005, drawing praise for their inventive instrumental sound. It was a style they further developed on 2008's Low Electrical Worker and 2009's Twelve Songs by Charles Ives, the latter of which was a collaboration with vocalist Theo Bleckmann that picked up a Grammy nomination for Best Classical Crossover Album.
You Can Have Your Moment arrived on the Winter & Winter label in 2010, followed by The Line on Concord in 2013. Two years later they teamed with left-field hip-hop and electronica producer Daedelus for the collaborative LP Kneedelus, a Brainfeeder release. Their ninth studio album, Anti-Hero, arrived on Motema in 2017. In 2019, they issued Chapters which featured guest contributions by Gretchen Parlato, Michael Mayo, Gerald Clayton, and others.
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Discography
21 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Low Electrical Worker
Jazz - Released by Colortone Media on 1 jan. 2007
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Kneebody (feat. Shane Endsley, Ben Wendel, Adam Benjamin, Kaveh Rastegar & Nate Wood)
Alternative en Indie - Released by Greenleaf Music on 22 mrt. 2005
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Kneebody on Audiotree Live
Jazz - Released by Audiotree Music on 10 feb. 2020
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The Line (Kneebody)
Jazz - Released by Concord Records. on 24 sep. 2013
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Uprising
Klassiek - Released by Motema Music, LLC on 18 jan. 2017
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12 Songs by Charles Ives
Vocale jazz - Released by Winter & Winter on 19 sep. 2008
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When It All Comes Down
Electronic - Released by Edition Records on 27 sep. 2019
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For the Fallen
Klassiek - Released by Motema Music, LLC on 17 feb. 2017
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Kneebody Live, Vol. 3 (Paris)
Jazz - Released by Low Electrical Records on 27 feb. 2012
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The Line (Kneebody)
Jazz - Released by Concord Records. on 24 sep. 2013
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You Can Have Your Moment
Jazz - Released by Winter & Winter on 1 apr. 2010
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