richard x bennett
Away From The Many
April 20, 2018
All songs by Richard X Bennett except where noted
Richard X Bennett - piano, melodica and sound design
Angus Tarnawsky - modular synth (#4 and #14)
Adam Armstrong - acoustic bass (#9)
Mitch Lyon - cello (#10 and #15)
Mastered by Teddy Kumpel except
#9, #10, #14,#15, #16, #17 which were mastered by Aaron Dolton
Cover design by Prim Chuensumran
Photos by Paula Jeanine Bennett
experiments with truth
october 6, 2017
Richard X Bennett - piano
Matt Parker - tenor sax (soprano sax on #4)
Lisa Parrott - bari sax (alto sax on #8)
Adam Armstrong - bass
Alex Wyatt - drums
All songs by Richard X Bennett except “The Way of Love is the Way of
Spirit” which is by RXB and Paula Jeanine Bennett
Cover photo by Sean Yoo
Cover design by Prim Chuensumran
Recorded at Peter Karl Studio, Brooklyn - Engineered by Peter Karl
Mixed and mastered by Teddy Kumpel at Teddy’s Studio, Brooklyn
Produced by RXB and Paula Jeanine Bennett
what is now
october 6, 2017
Richard X Bennett - piano
Adam Armstrong - bass
Alex Wyatt - drums
All songs by Richard X Bennett except “Over the Rainbow” which is by Arlen and Harburg
Recorded at Peter Karl Studio, Brooklyn - Engineered by Peter Karl
Mixed and mastered by Teddy Kumpel at Teddy’s Studio Brooklyn
Cover photo by Sean Yoo
Cover design by Prim Chuensumran
Produced by RXB and Paula Jeanine Bennett
About richard x bennett
From Jimi Hendrix in swinging London to the Art Ensemble of Chicago in the protest-roiled Paris of 1968, groundbreaking American musicians have found an audience and honed their sound abroad before returning home to make their mark. For New York pianist Richard X Bennett, the path to his arresting raga jazz repertoire runs through India, where he’s recorded a series of acclaimed albums for the nation’s largest record label (and several classical labels as well). Though Bennett has spent almost three decades playing a diverse array of music on the New York scene, his two new albums serve as an eye-opening introduction to this bracingly original jazz artist. With his first U.S. albums under his own name slated for release on Ropeadope Records, Bennett’s mesmerizing raga-powered quintet project Experiments With Truth and melodically charged trio session What Is Now announce the emergence of a major voice unlike any other on the American scene.
Both albums feature the dynamic rhythm section tandem of bassist Adam Armstrong and drummer Alex Wyatt, with the Experiments session expanded by Lisa Parrott on baritone saxophone and Matt Parker on tenor and soprano sax. More than the addition of the horns, what sets the two projects apart is the quintet concept, which brings music that Bennett originally conceived and performed with North Indian classical musicians into a jazz context.
In Bennett’s hands, the singular synthesis of ancient ragas, minimalism, and jazz make Experiments With Truth a unique accomplishment. Add his consistently compelling trio session What Is Now into the mix and there’s an incontrovertible case for Bennett’s ascension into jazz’s top ranks.