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Ben Wendel
Ben Wendel is a grammy nominated jazz saxophonist, bassoonist, and pianist who is a founding member of the band Kneebody. He has worked with Snoop Dogg, Ignacio Berroa, Daedelus, Taylor Eigsti, Gerald Clayton, and Tigran Hamasyan Career Wendel was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and raised in Los Angeles. Highlights include multiple domestic and international tours with artists such as Ignacio Berroa, Tigran Hamasyan, Antonio Sanchez, Gerald Clayton, Eric Harland, Taylor Eigsti, Snoop Dogg, and Prince. Ben is a founding member of group Kneebody. As a composer, he has received an ASCAP Jazz Composer Award, the 2008 and 2011 Chamber Music America New Works Grant, and the Victor Lynch-Staunton award by the Canada Council for the Arts. He co-wrote the score for John Krasinski's adaptation of David Foster Wallace's "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men". He worked with conductor Kent Nagano in producing concerts for the Festspiel Plus in Munich, Germany. From 2008 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Greater Vancouver, Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada#List, third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley Regional District, Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over 5,700 people per square kilometre, and fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most Ethnic origins of people in Canada, ethnically and Languages of Canada, linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and university professor of English and creative writing. Wallace is widely known for his 1996 novel '' Infinite Jest'', which ''Time'' magazine cited as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. His posthumous novel, '' The Pale King'' (2011), was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2012. The ''Los Angeles Times''s David Ulin called Wallace "one of the most influential and innovative writers of the last twenty years". Wallace grew up in Illinois and attended Amherst College. He taught English at Emerson College, Illinois State University, and Pomona College. In 2008, he died by suicide at age 46 after struggling with depression for many years. Early life and education David Foster Wallace was born in Ithaca, New York, to Sally Jean Wallace (' Foster) and James Donald Wallace. The family moved to Champaign-Urbana, Illino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of a Generation". Aguilera rose to stardom with her eponymous debut album, for which she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Her works, which incorporate feminism, sexuality, and domestic violence, have generated both critical praise and controversy, for which she is often cited as an influence by other artists. After appearing in television programs, Aguilera signed with RCA Records in 1998. Her debut album spawned three ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles — " Genie in a Bottle", " What a Girl Wants" and " Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" — and earned her the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Established as a bubblegum pop artist, she released her first Spanish recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Oh
Linda May Han Oh (born 25 August 1984) is an Australian jazz bassist and composer. Biography Oh was raised in Western Australia. When she was 11, she started to play the clarinet and at the age of 13 bassoon. She went to Churchlands Senior High School. As a bass guitarist, she started in a high school band; and in 2002, she attended the ''Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts'', where she picked up the upright bass and studied solo transcriptions of Dave Holland. Her thesis was on the classical Indian music rhythms in Holland's solos. After more scholarships she moved to New York in 2008, where she completed her master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music, among others with Jay Anderson, John Riley, Phil Markowitz, Dave Liebman and Rodney Jones as supervisors. In 2008, she released her debut album ''Entry'' with own compositions and a cover version of Red Hot Chili Peppers ''Oztrax'', with the trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and drummer Obed Calvaire. Oh also cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Sickafoose
Todd Sickafoose is an American jazz and rock musician, composer, and producer/engineer from San Francisco, California. He is best known for playing acoustic bass and keyboards with Ani DiFranco but has also led his own group, Todd Sickafoose's Tiny Resistors.Biography ''''''allmusic.com'', Retrieved February 22, 2009 Sickafoose has been a member of the bands of , |
Adam Rudolph
Adam Rudolph (born September 12, 1955) is a jazz composer and percussionist performing in the post-bop and world fusion media. In 1988, Rudolph met jazz musician Yusef Lateef, and the two would go on to collaborate and perform together for the next 25 years. Rudolph has released several albums as leader and has also recorded with musicians Sam Rivers, Omar Sosa, Wadada Leo Smith, Pharoah Sanders, Bill Laswell, Herbie Hancock, Foday Musa Suso, and Shadowfax. Discography As leader * ''Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures'' (Flying Fish, 1992) * ''Skyway'' (Soul Note, 1994) * ''Contemplations'' (Meta, 1997) * ''12 Arrows'' (Meta, 1999) * ''Go: Organic Orchestra: 1'' (Meta, 2002) * ''Web of Light'' (Meta, 2002) * ''Dream Garden'' (Justin Time, 2008) * ''Yeyi'' (Meta, 2010) * ''Both/And'' (Meta, 2011) * ''Merely a Traveler On the Cosmic Path'' (Meta, 2012) * ''Glare of the Tiger'' (Meta, 2017) As co-leader With Build an Ark * ''Peace with Every Step'' (Kindred Spirits, 2004) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All One (Ben Wendel Album)
''All One'' is a GRAMMY® nominated 2023 studio album by saxophonist and composer Ben Wendel. The album, released on April 21, 2023, under the Edition label, features various artists on each track, including Bill Frisell, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Terence Blanchard, José James, Elena Pinderhughes, and Tigran Hamasyan. Track listing Personnel * Ben Wendel, tenor and soprano saxophone, bassoon, EFX, hand percussion * Cécile McLorin Salvant, vocals * Terence Blanchard, trumpet * Bill Frisell, electric and acoustic Guitar, EFX * Elena Pinderhughes, flute and alto flute * José James, vocals * Tigran Hamasyan, piano * Steve and Beth Wood, hand percussion Production The album was produced by Wendel and mastered by Nate Wood at Kerseboom Mastering, Queens, New York, June 16, 2022. It was mixed by Steve Wood at Benaji Studio, Laguna Beach Laguna Beach (; ''Laguna'', Spanish for "Lagoon") is a seaside resort city located in southern Orange County, California, in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Heart (Ben Wendel Album)
High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift took or takes place * Substance intoxication, also known by the slang description "being high" * Sugar high, a misconception about the supposed psychological effects of sucrose Music Performers * High (musical group), a 1974–1990 Indian rock group * The High, an English rock band formed in 1989 Albums * ''High'' (The Blue Nile album) or the title song, 2004 * ''High'' (Flotsam and Jetsam album), 1997 * ''High'' (New Model Army album) or the title song, 2007 * ''High'' (Royal Headache album) or the title song, 2015 * ''High'' (EP), by Jarryd James, or the title song, 2016 Songs * "High" (Alison Wonderland song), 2018 * "High" (The Chainsmokers song), 2022 * "High" (The Cure song), 1992 * "High" (David Hallyday song), 1988 * "Hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What We Bring
''What We Bring'' is the third album by saxophonist and composer Ben Wendel. Released on Motéma Music on September 9, 2016, it marks his debut with the label. Track listing Personnel * Ben Wendel – tenor saxophone, bassoon (tracks 1 and 7) * Gerald Clayton – piano * Joe Sanders – bass * Henry Cole – drums * Nate Wood Nate Wood (born October 3, 1979) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist. He has performed with Wayne Krantz, Kneebody, Tigran Hamasyan, Louis Cole, The Calling, and Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders. Background Nate learned to play ... – percussion (Tracks 1 & 4) References {{reflist 2016 albums Motéma Music albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frame (Ben Wendel Album)
''Frame'' is an album by saxophonist and composer Ben Wendel on Sunnyside, released on February 28, 2012. The album features a mix of contemporary styles, with configurations ranging from a duo to a full sextet. ''Frame'' was recorded on January 19th and 20th, 2011, in Brooklyn, NY. ''Frame'' features multireedist Ben Wendel, primarily on tenor saxophone, and keyboards played by Gerald Clayton, Tigran Hamasyan (piano), Adam Benjamin, guitarist Nir Felder, bassist Ben Street, and drummer Nate Wood. Track listing Reception ''Frame'' received positive reviews upon its release, with critics praising the musicians' virtuosity and the album's diverse yet cohesive nature. Michael J. West, in his review dated April 14th, 2012, commended the album's masterful centerpiece, "Jean and Renata," as well as Wendel's saxophone skills and the band's tight chemistry. Personnel * Ben Wendel - Saxophone, Bassoon, Melodica * Gerald Clayton - Piano (Tracks 1, 2, 3) * Tigran Hamasyan - Pia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in California. The university is composed of one Liberal arts education, liberal arts school, the University of Southern California academics, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and 22 Undergraduate education, undergraduate, Graduate school, graduate, and professional schools, enrolling roughly 21,000 undergraduate and 28,500 Postgraduate education, post-graduate students from all 50 U.S. states and more than 115 countries. It is also a member of the Association of American Universities, which it joined in 1969. USC is ranked as one of the top universities in the United States and admission to its programs is considered College admissions in the United States, highly selective. USC has graduated more alumni who have gone on to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
