BaRcoDe Ben Wendel

• 1 Clouds 06:51
• 2 Mimo 06:35
• 3 Olha Maria 10:29
• 4 Repeat After Me 04:38
• 5 Birds Ascend 03:40
• 6 Lonely One 09:25
• Total Runtime 41:38

Info zu BaRcoDe

Der visionäre Saxophonist und Komponist Ben Wendel präsentiert BaRcoDe, ein kühnes neues elektroakustisches Album für Saxophon und Mallets (Vibraphon und Perkussion). Das Projekt vereint vier führende Vibraphonisten und Perkussionisten – Joel Ross, Simon Moullier, Patricia Brennan und Juan Diego Villalobos – und fängt die Energie ihrer Residenzen in der Jazz Gallery ein, aufgenommen im Bunker Studio in Brooklyn. Mit komplexen Kompositionen und einem immersiven Sounddesign verwischt BaRcoDe die Grenzen zwischen Kammermusik, modernem Jazz und elektronischer Experimentierfreude und erweitert Wendels kreative Ausdrucksform um neue Dimensionen.

Der zweifach für den GRAMMY® nominierte und mitbegründende Künstler Kneebody hat sich eine Karriere aufgebaut, die von Vielseitigkeit und ständiger Neuerfindung geprägt ist. BaRcoDe setzt diese Entwicklung fort und vereint vier innovative Perkussionisten, die ihre Instrumente auf unverwechselbare Weise neu definieren – von Ross’ ausdrucksstarker harmonischer Sensibilität über Moulliers mikrotonale Präzision und Brennans bearbeitete Klangtexturen bis hin zu Villalobos’ folkloristischer rhythmischer Intensität. Das Album, das am 13. März 2026 bei Edition Records erschien, verkörpert Wendels unermüdlichen Drang, Klang als Architektur zu erforschen – flexibel, kollaborativ und kühn futuristisch.

„Mit diesem Album gelingt Wendel das, was er am besten kann: ein wahrhaft einzigartiges Musikstück zu schaffen. BaRcoDe hat einen unvergleichlichen Klang. Es entfaltet seine volle Wirkung erst beim genauen Hinhören. Schnappen Sie sich unbedingt Ihre Kopfhörer. Wenn Sie es vor dem Schlafengehen aufmerksam hören, werden Sie garantiert farbenfrohe Träume haben.“ (Jim Hynes, postgenre.org)

Ben Wendel, Tenorsaxophon, EFX
Joel Ross, Vibraphon, Marimba
Simon Moullier, Vibraphon, chromatisches Balafon, EFX
Patricia Brennan, Vibraphon, EFX
Juan Diego Villalobos, Vibraphon, Mallet Station, Perkussion, EFX

Ben Wendel
Grammy nominated saxophonist Ben Wendel was born in Vancouver, Canada and raised in Los Angeles. Currently living in Brooklyn, NY, he has enjoyed a varied career as a performer, composer and producer. Highlights include tours, performances and/or recordings with artists such as Tigran Hamasyan, Antonio Sanchez, Gerald Clayton, Eric Harland, Taylor Eigsti, Linda May Han Oh, Moonchild, Louis Cole, Daedelus, Snoop Dogg and the artist formerly known as Prince. Ben is a founding member of the Grammy nominated group Kneebody.

As a composer, he has received an ASCAP Jazz Composer Award, the 2008, 2011 and 2017 Chamber Music America “New Works Grant” and was awarded the Victor Lynch-Staunton award by the Canada Council For The Arts. He also co-wrote the score for John Krasinski's adaptation of David Foster Wallace’s "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men."

Ben was honored to work with conductor Kent Nagano in producing a series of concerts for the Festspiel Plus in Munich, Germany. From 2008 to 2015, he produced a multi-genre performance series at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, California. During that time he was appointed the head of their Jazz and Blues initiative, which included producing and expanding performance opportunities for these genres in Los Angeles. As part of this appointment, Ben helped to create an artistic council which included such luminaries as Quincy Jones, Herb Alpert and Luciana Souza. Ben’s producer work includes the Grammy nominated album "Life Forum" for pianist Gerald Clayton on Concord Records.


Ben has recorded for Edition Records, Sunnyside Records, Motéma Music, Concord Records and Brainfeeder, with five solo albums under his belt, Simple Song (2009), Frame (2012), What We Bring (2016) The Seasons (2018), High Heart (2020), a duo project with French-American pianist Dan Tepfer entitled Small Constructions (2013) and multiple Kneebody albums. His critically acclaimed music video project The Seasons, inspired by Tchaikovsky’s works of the same name, was released throughout 2015 and included guests such as Joshua Redman, Jeff Ballard, Mark Turner, Julian Lage, Ambrose Akinmusire and more. It was listed as one of the best releases of 2015 by the NY Times.

Ben is a former Adjunct Professor of Jazz Studies at USC and a current Adjunct at the New School in NYC. Educational outreach has been a constant in his career with over 300 masterclasses at various colleges, universities, high-schools and also previous work with the LA Philharmonic Artist Program.

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