muzycy:
Ben Wendel: Tenor Saxophone
Michael Mayo: Vocals
Shai Maestro: Piano, Fender Rhodes
Gerald Clayton: Piano, Fender Rhodes
Joe Sanders: Upright Bass
Nate Wood: Drums
Editor's info:
High Heart is the fifth album by US saxophonist and composer Ben Wendel. Riding a surge of interest in his playing over the last few years, Ben returns with an album that defines where he is, and his place in the world.
High Heart is a personal statement and reflection of Ben’s own journey in a society of increasing complexity, oversaturation, and social imbalance. It’s an album that opens discussion and raises questions about how artists ‘ create art that is personal and meaningful in an increasingly impersonal time’ .
High Heart is the fifth album as a leader from US saxophonist Ben Wendel. Riding a wave of interest in his playing over the last few years, he returns with a defining album. High Heart is a personal statement, a reflection of his own journey in a society of increasing complexity, oversaturation and social imbalance. It’s an album that opens discussion and raises questions about how artists ‘ create art that is personal and meaningful in an increasingly impersonal time’.
Technology in music creation, communication, delivery and consumption has changed over the last 10 years until it is almost unrecognisable from what went before.
Consequently there’s more and more music being created and released than ever before, fighting for market space. The creation process is easier, cheaper and the plethora of channels to communicate is overwhelming. These are complex times, and the right moment to seek clarity in the confusion.
What does this mean for musicians and Artists? How do younger musicians fight through the noise and how can more established artists adapt to new ways? Does the accelerating increase in the use of technology reduce the value of music creation? How can composers & performers continue to express their music in ways that are authentic and genuine and reach their audience in ways that continue to provide substance and purp....... więcej