Member Since: 4/16/2006
Band Website: benwendel.com
Band Members: Friends I play with: Nate Wood, Kaveh Rastegar, Larry Koonse, Darek Oles, Taylor Eigsti, Adam Benjamin, Shane Endsley, Ambrose Akinmusire, Garrett Smith, Harish Raghavan, Gerald Clayton, Tigran Hamasyan, Kevin Kanner, Matt Slocum, Dan Lutz, Josh Nelson, Gene Coy, Alan Ferber, Todd Sickafoose, Otmaro Ruiz, Mark Ferber, Daedelus, Gilbert Castellanos, Joe Sanders, Jimmy Johnson, Jimmy Branley, Carlos Del Puerto, Aaron McLendon...
Influences: Billy Higgins, Ravel, Black Star, Kneebody, Claudia Quintet, Jerseyband, Eric Biondo, Debussy, So Percussion, Dispenza, Mark Turner, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Peter Gabriel, Tarif de Haidouks, Jason Falkner, Ron Miles, Futurehead, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Led Zeppelin, Ralph Alessi, Mike Cain, Chris Potter, The Police, Art Lande, Elliot Smith, Wayne Shorter, Kate Bush, Squarepusher, Daedelus, Milton Nascimento, Bartok, Hindemith, Marisa Kuney, Keith Jarrett, Brad Mehldau, Joe Lovano, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, Weather Report, Paul Motion, Bill Frisell, The Roots, The Youngs, Jimi Hendrix, Stravinsky, Puccini, Shane Endsley, Nate Wood, Kaveh Rastegar, Adam Benjamin, Todd Sickafoose, Nels Cline, Myra Melford, Beach Boys, Lee Konitz, Gershwin, Erroll Garner, Art Tatum, Herbie Hancock, The Beatles, The Zombies, Colin Hay, Bobby McFerrin, Alicia De LA Rocha, Steely Dan, Tchaikovsky, Eric B and Rakem, Mos Def, Cannonball Adderley...
Sounds Like: Tigran Hamasyan Group In Nimes, France. Ari Hoenig (Drums) Francios Moutin (Bass).Tigran Hamasyan Group In Paris, France. Ari Hoenig(Drums) Francios Moutin (Bass).Bassoon Solo @ Cafe Metropol. Adam Benjamin (Piano) Joe Sanders (Bass) Nate Wood (Drums).Melodica Solo @ Cafe Metropol. Adam Benjamin (Piano) Joe Sanders (Bass) Nate Wood (Drums).
Record Label: www.ColorToneMedia.com, www.GreenleafMusic.com
Type of Label: Indie