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Kneebody: The Trip

By Mike Jacobs
April 5, 2023
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If there are jazz earworms, this one's so intoxicating it might indeed be suspected of originating in a bottle of Mezcal—were it not so infectiously upbeat, that is. From their album Chapters (Edition, 2019), "The Trip" features the classic five-man Kneebody complement of

Ben Wendel

saxophone, tenor

" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Wendel,

Shane Endsley

trumpet

" data-original-title="" title="">Shane Endsley,

Kaveh Rastegar

bass, electric

" data-original-title="" title="">Kaveh Rastegar,

Adam Benjamin

keyboards

" data-original-title="" title="">Adam Benjamin and

Nate Wood

drums
b.1979

" data-original-title="" title="">Nate Wood plus the added mojo of

Gerald Clayton

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Gerald Clayton on piano. A great, wild ride...

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