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Date:
Wednesday, May 21
Time:
7:00 PM
Door Ticket:
$42.00
Student Ticket:
$21.00
All-in Pricing
Kuumbwa Jazz Presents

Kneebody

6:00 PM
All Ages
Advance ticket and advanced Dinner Special sales for this show have ended. Tickets will be available at the door starting at 6:00 PM. Dinner Specials can be purchased at the counter (subject to availability). Meat or veggie chili will be available to purchase at the counter. Please click the 'Café Kuumbwa' button above for more information. Thank you!

Dinner Special:
Braised Cannellini Beans, Sweet Potatoes, Shiitake Mushrooms and Spinach in a Spicy Coconut Broth
House Salad & Baguette
*meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter

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In their almost two-decade history, the Grammy-nominated band Kneebody has created a genre and style all its own. Their sound is explosive rock energy and high-level nuanced chamber ensemble playing set within the frames of highly wrought compositions that are balanced with adventurous no-holds-barred improvising. Kneebody is keyboardist Adam Benjamin, trumpeter Shane Endsley, saxophonist Ben Wendel and drummer/bassist Nate Wood. The band has no leader or rather, each member is the leader; they’ve developed their own musical language, inventing a unique cueing system that allows them each to change the tempo, key, style, and more in an instant.

In 2005, Kneebody released their debut self-titled album, Kneebody, on Dave Douglas’ Greenleaf Music Label. Low Electrical Worker followed in 2007 on the Colortone Label. A collection of 13 original songs, Low Electrical Worker was hailed by saxophonist Joshua Redman as one of his “favorite albums of 2007.” In 2015, Kneebody’s groundbreaking collaboration with electronic musician Daedelus was released on Flying Lotus’ imprint Brainfeeder records to praise from critics and audiences alike. 2019 brought back-to-back releases from Kneebody on Edition Records. In the spring, they released By Fire, an EP featuring an eclectic selection of covers from John Legend to Soundgarden. Followed by the fall release of Chapters, the group’s first full-length album as a quartet, mixing deep grooves and deft melodies with a wide range of guests.

Kneebody Website
(Ticket Includes 5% City of Santa Cruz Admission Tax)

Venue

Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320 Cedar St.
Santa Cruz, 95060 United States
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Phone
831-427-2227
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