Ben Wendel‘s new album What We Bring is out now!
“What We Bring refers to the experience, inspiration and shared wisdom that musicians collect and absorb throughout their lives, and how that is expressed through their art… This album expresses my continued acknowledgement and appreciation to all of those who have helped me along the path, both directly and indirectly.” -Ben Wendel, Downbeat Magazine
Get it on iTunes: smarturl.it/WhatWeBring
Buy on Amazon: smarturl.it/WhatWeBringAmazon
Celebrating Elvin Jones, Will Calhoun’s highly anticipated album paying tribute to Elvin Jones, will have it’s CD release show tonight at Scullers Jazz in Boston!
Calhoun will perform with Antoine Roney, Rick Germanson & Gerald Cannon, starting at 8 pm EST.
Click here for more details!
Ben Wendel’s new album, What We Bring is now available for streaming exclusively on Apple Music, one week before the official release next Friday, September 9th. Click here to listen on Apple Music!
NPR Music premiered Ben Wendel‘s new video of the song “Doubt.” His arrangement of the Wye Oak song is featured on ‘Songs We Love’!
Check out the article and video here.
If you pre-order What We Bring on iTunes, you’ll now get “Doubt” and two other tracks from the album instantly!
Pre-order on iTunes: smarturl.it/WhatWeBring
Pre-order on Amazon: smarturl.it/WhatWeBringAmazon
DownBeat puts focus on the unique interplay between music and politics on Ted Nash Big Band’s upcoming album Presidential Suite (out 9.9.16). The article highlights the timely nature of this release: “With election season in full swing, saxophonist Ted Nash is set to launch his own campaign for politically informed big-band jazz.” – DownBeat
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Will Calhoun’s Celebrating Elvin Jones, his new album paying tribute to the great jazz drummer, was featured in The Village Voice!
“For this album — reverential but effervescent — Calhoun put together eight unpredictable, thoughtful tracks…as a whole, the album might well encourage a new look at the richness of Jones’s material.”- The Village Voice
Check out the feature here!