Ben Wendel

Background

Ben was born in Vancouver, Canada, and raised in Santa Monica, California by a musical family. He studied at the Eastman School of Music, where he met other future members of Kneebody. After graduation, he returned to Los Angeles, where he freelanced and performed the first shows with Kneebody. Since then, he now lives in Brooklyn, New York. As a leader, he has released albums on Sunnyside Records, and has appeared on many others. He composes for film and won an ASCAP Jazz Composer Award as well a New Works grant from Chamber Music America. As a producer, he worked with Kent Nagano to produce concerts for the Festpeil Plus in Munich, Germany, and produces a new performing arts series at The Edye in Santa Monica, California. He was an adjunct professor of jazz at the University of Southern California.

As leader

With ACT - Ben Wendel, Harish Raghavan & Nate Wood

With Kneebody

Collaboration with Dan Tepfer

As sideman

With Gerald Clayton

With Linda May Han Oh

With Matt Brewer

With David Cook

With Guilheim Flousat

With Phil Donkin

With Roman Pilon

With Phil Dizak

With Moonchild

With Todd Sickafoose

With Tigran Hamasyan

With Taylor Eigsti

With Otmaro Ruiz

With Tony Scott

With Daedelus

With Dakah Hip-Hop Orchestra

With Adam Rudolph

With Good Charlotte

With Marco Antonio Solis

With Michael Whittaker

With Atlantiquity

With Jason Mraz

With Austin Peralta