BEN WENDEL: Music

Composed by Ben Wendel - New composition of mine. It made it to the final round of 10 in the Thelonius Monk Composer Competition. Players include Nate Wood, Kaveh Rastegar, Tigran Hamasyan.

Composed by Ben Wendel - One of the winners of the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer's Award. It's an excerpt - you can find the entire song on the Wendel album in the Store Section, or on Itunes.

Composed by John Coltrane - I got the chance to play John Coltrane's Countdown solo with Dakah (www.hiphoporchestra.com) at an outdoor festival on the USC campus. This is a bootleg from the rehearsal.

Composed by Shane Endsley - Kneebody Live @ The Temple Bar, 2003

Composed by Ben Wendel - Live bootleg in San Francisco. The EP can be found in the store section. The band also recorded a full length - hopefully that will be released eventually.

Composed by Ben Wendel - Jazzy composition I wrote for a group I had a few years ago. Players: Adam Benjamin, Shane Endsley, Dante Pascuzzo, Tony Austin

2005-03-11

Composed by Kaveh Rastegar and Chewy Puma - One of the funnest bands I've ever been in. This is a bootleg from a Los Angeles show. The band still exists, but plays about once a year. Chewy Puma recorded a full length album that will hopefully be released some day.

Composed by Ben Wendel - Excerpt from the Dispenza EP. Check Store for link to full album.

This was a really fun concert. Kneebody got the chance to play with Shamisen virtuoso Agatsuma at the Barnsdall Theater in Los Angeles.