What inspired Terence Blanchard's ‘Upswing’ concert series at the SFJAZZ Center? He recounts an interaction he had with musical collaborator and saxophonist Ben Wendel which sparked the idea for a series curating double bills that give the next generation of rising jazz masters an opportunity to play in our Miner Auditorium, the largest performance space at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco. Check out the full Upswing lineup throughout on 2025-26 Concert Season and grab your tickets today! More
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What inspired Terence Blanchard's ‘Upswing’ concert series at the SFJAZZ Center? He recounts an interaction he had with musical collaborator and saxophonist Ben Wendel which sparked the idea for a series curating double bills that give the next generation of rising jazz masters an opportunity to play in our Miner Auditorium, the largest performance space at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco. Check out the full Upswing lineup throughout on 2025-26 Concert Season and grab your tickets today! More
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As many of you may know I play bassoon. But there’s one man that plays the bassoon like NO OTHER. The great Paul Hanson. If you had any idea how crazy it is to play this on that instrumen | Ben Wendel
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As many of you may know I play bassoon. But there’s one man that plays the bassoon like NO OTHER. The great Paul Hanson. If you had any idea how crazy it is to play this on that instrumen | Ben Wendel
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Thank you Al Foster for your humanity, artistry and kindness. This is a beautiful moment from his 80th birthday I wanted to share again. I remember talking with him after the show about his playing on Joe Henderson’s State Of The Tenor. His reply was open, vulnerable, humble and warm - incredibly authentic and inspiring. Thank you for the wisdom and life lessons - I will never forget them. | Ben Wendel
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Thank you Al Foster for your humanity, artistry and kindness. This is a beautiful moment from his 80th birthday I wanted to share again. I remember talking with him after the show about his playing on Joe Henderson’s State Of The Tenor. His reply was open, vulnerable, humble and warm - incredibly authentic and inspiring. Thank you for the wisdom and life lessons - I will never forget them. | Ben Wendel
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Drum journey continues…thank you Jimmy Macbride for showing me this one! | Ben Wendel
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Drum journey continues…thank you Jimmy Macbride for showing me this one! | Ben Wendel
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Always wanted to transcribe this Lester Young solo on “Lady Be Good” with Count Basie! The note bends and vibrato are deceptively hard to match - work in progress! 🤓 | Ben Wendel
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Always wanted to transcribe this Lester Young solo on “Lady Be Good” with Count Basie! The note bends and vibrato are deceptively hard to match - work in progress! 🤓 | Ben Wendel
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Had a chance to play a Sarrusophone for the first time! Wow! It’s like a bassoon and a baritone sax had a baby! 🙂 Big thank you to Stefan Hoffmann for letting me try this horn from 1900! | Ben Wendel
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Had a chance to play a Sarrusophone for the first time! Wow! It’s like a bassoon and a baritone sax had a baby! 🙂 Big thank you to Stefan Hoffmann for letting me try this horn from 1900! | Ben Wendel
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High Heart by Ben Wendel Turns 5 | Celebrate This Powerful Jazz Album
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High Heart by Ben Wendel Turns 5 | Celebrate This Powerful Jazz Album
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Random solo moment from last month… | Ben Wendel
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High Heart by Ben Wendel Turns 5 | Celebrate This Powerful Jazz Album
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Kneebody on the West Coast coming up! 5/17 @ravenscroftaz 5/18 @theloftsandiego 5/20 @moroccanlounge 5/21 @kuumbwajazz 5/22 @sfjazz 5/23 @sanjosejazz Visit kneebody.com/tour | Ben Wendel
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So excited for this! The premiere of BarCoDe this coming Wednesday and Thursday at the Jazz Gallery. Reservations recommended! Both 7:30pm sets are sold out - still space left for the 9:30pm sets! BarCoDe features the amazing Joel Ross, Patricia Brennan, Simon Moullier and Juan Diego Villalobos on vibraphones, marimba, glockenspiel, percussion and more. | Ben Wendel
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A couple memories from workshopping at Berklee. Always fun going up there! | Ben Wendel
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BaRcoDe is coming to Europe in March! This is hands down the most unique project I have ever toured. I hope you can join us for some very special concerts! March 11 - Den Haag, NL March 12 - Brussels, BE March 13- Amsterdam, NL March 14 - Paris, FR March 15 - Milano, IT March 17 - Zurich, CH March 18 - Ghent, BE More info here: www.benwendel.com/tour-dates *Big thanks to The Jazz Gallery and their Fellowship Program, which helped bring this project to life! | Ben Wendel
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Visionary saxophonist and composer Ben Wendel presents BaRcoDe
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Ended up playing an all polymer saxophone! Probably weighed 4 or 5 ounces? Really wild experience! | Ben Wendel
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'January' by Ben Wendel – Brought to Life by Eric Harland #drumeo #ericharland #jazzdrumming
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#wendelworkouts | Ben Wendel
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ベン・ウェンデル ブルーノート東京 | Ben Wendel Blue Note Tokyo | Ben Wendel
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Another edition of “Ben plays solo saxophone in a big lovely hall”. Wonderful memory from Poland last month. 😀🎷😀 | Ben Wendel
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Solo cadenza moment from a few weeks ago at a festival in Wisconsin! Additional effect pedal ingredients include distortion and octaver! 🙂 | Ben Wendel
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2/16(金) & 2/17(土)開催のベン・ウェンデルグループのライブをブルーノート東京で！チケットは残りわずか、お早めに！ So excited to bring my group to Blue Note Tokyo next week on February 16th and 17th! Reservations highly recommended - very few seats left! https://www.bluenote.co.jp/jp/artists/ben-wendel/ | Ben Wendel
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Wait for it...😂😂😂 | Ben Wendel
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Phil Woods solo over Night In Tunisia on the album Le'Grand Jazz. So many tasty lines in a 32 second solo! 🤓🎷🤓 | Ben Wendel
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Wendel Workout. This one loosely inspired by Joe Henderson when he does that diatonic sheets of sound loop shape. 🙂 | Ben Wendel
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First transcription of the new year! Charlie Parker solo on “Repetition” from his 1950 Carnegie Hall concert. | Ben Wendel
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Japan! So excited to be returning to the Blue Note Tokyo with an amazing band featuring Taylor Eigsti, Harish Raghavan and Justin Faulkner! June 14/15/16 @bluenotetokyo (two sets each night) Get your tickets early - last time sold out! Tickets here: https://www.bluenote.co.jp/jp/artists/ben-wendel/ | Ben Wendel
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Posting here so I can't fail... | Ben Wendel
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Crazy sax adventures in Copenhagen! Playing a G SAXOPHONE made by Peter Jessen. There are only eighteen of these in existence and I’m playing number three! Big thanks to Jay Metcalf for the invite and introduction - I live for these levels of sax nerdiness! | Ben Wendel
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6月14日、15日、16日にブルーノート東京に帰ってきます！素晴らしいバンドと共に！ご予約をおすすめします。 https://www.bluenote.co.jp/jp/artists/ben-wendel Returning to the Blue Note Tokyo June 14th, 15th and 16th with a great band! Reservations recommended. | Ben Wendel
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