Kneebody

“There isn’t a handy term or genre for the music that Kneebody creates. It’s a band thoroughly acquainted with 1960s free-bop, 1970s jazz rock, 1990s hip-hop and postmillennial indie rock; along with classical postminimalism. (I’m leaving something out, I’m sure.) Whatever the terminology, this group has an audience” — New York Times

Over two decades, GRAMMY-nominated band Kneebody has created a genre and style all its own. Their sound mixes explosive rock energy and high-level nuanced chamber ensemble, set within the frames of highly wrought compositions that are balanced with adventurous no-holds-barred improvising. Keyboardist Adam Benjamin, trumpeter Shane Endsley, saxophonist Ben Wendel and drummer/bassist Nate Wood formed Kneebody amid the vibrant and eclectic music scene of 2001 Los Angeles. In 2005, Kneebody released their debut self-titled album on Dave Douglas’ Greenleaf Music Label. They went on to release Low Electrical Worker (2007), and 12 Songs of Charles Ives (2009) with vocalist Theo Bleckmann, which received a GRAMMY nomination. In 2015, Kneebody’s groundbreaking collaboration with electronic musician Daedelus on Kneedelus was released on Flying Lotus’ imprint Brainfeeder records to praise from critics and audiences alike. Since then, they’ve appeared at TD JazzFest 2015 opening for The Bad Plus Joshua Redman, and released acclaimed album Anti-Hero (2017), EP By Fire (2019), album Chapters (2019), and live album Live at Le Crescent (2022). Their new album Reach releases in April 2025, and they bring material from that album and more to TD JazzFest 2025!