Ben Wendel announces new album, BaRcoDe; shares lead single + video

https://castthedice.org/?p=23721

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Wow, this is just wonderful.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=LY8xgdrxjKQ

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🎷 A recent favorite of mine on many levels:
“July” from The Seasons (2018), Ben Wendel’s tone, the band, this live take at Blue Note Japan — a brilliant example of contemporary jazz that honors tradition without losing its steam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ful4XoX08AU
https://music.apple.com/de/album/the-seasons/1430393020
https://www.benwendel.com

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Ben Wendel Vanguard Quartet: "On The Trail"

#BenWendel (ts), Gerald Clayton (p), Linda May Han Oh (b), Obed Calvaire (dr)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAohQ4mZegk

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Linda May Han Oh – bass, vocals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_May_Han_Oh

Ben Wendel – saxophone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Wendel

Matthew Stevens – guitar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Stevens_(musician)

Justin Brown – drums

"Walk Against Wind"
(Biophilia 2017)
https://songwhip.com/lindamayhanoh/walk-against-wind

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April 2023 capsule reviews focus on forward-thinking saxophonists who are pushing music into new areas. It features Brian Kiwanuka on Ingrid Laubrock’s 'The Last Quiet Place' (Pyroclastic Records) and Rob Shepherd on James Brandon Lewis’ ‘Eye of I’ (Anti-Records), Ben Wendel’s ‘All One’ (Edition Records), and John Zorn’s ‘New Masada Quartet, Vol. 2’ (Tzadik Records).

https://postgenre.org/april-2023-capsule-reviews/

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The question was simple: Is there a piece of music you use to restore a sense of well-being?

Their answers are profound.

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: https://providence-institute-for-human-caring.simplecast.com/episodes/059-well-being-and-music

#Music #Wellbeing #Selfcare #MusicAsMedicine #BobMarley #RobertaFlack #PhilipGlass #KeithJarrett #BillyStrings #BobBoilen #TinyDesk #TinyDeskConcert #AllSongsConsidered #StevieWonder #VanMorrison #SteveSilberman #TheRoots #BenWendel #DavidCrosby #JerryGarcia #SpencerLaJoye #BrianEno #IrisDement

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