The American quartet Kneebody has been around for almost a quarter century now. Despite their clear jazz slant, even jazz magazine Downbeat finds them – thank goodness – hard to categorise: “Kneebody always has been a difficult band to define. Traversing everything from grungy guitars to honking diaphragmatic horns, soulful vocals and intricate jazz-influenced melodies, it’s the genre fluidity that makes the band such an engaging live act.”

Indeed, their releases have appeared on such diverse quality labels as Winter & Winter (see too: Dave Douglas or Uri Caine) and Brainfeeder (for their collaboration with Daedalus), the label of electronic master Flying Lotus.

Renowned London record store Rough Trade also offered praise: “Highly inventive, original and compelling. The music is adventurous, exuberant and powerful: music for a new generation, music that will inspire and excite, coming from a band with a committed and distinctive sound.” Duly noted!

Their most recent visit to AB dates from 2019, when their previous album Chapters saw the light of day. AB neatly picks up the thread for their latest album Reach.