Name: Ben Wendel High Heart
Start: 2023-10-21T19:30:00
Location: Logan Center

Taylor Eigsti

Ben Wendel

Philip Dizack

Harish Raghavan

Eric Doob

UChicago Presents

The Grossman Ensemble—performing the best music you haven’t heard yet—closes the 2025-26 concert season with an energetic evening of brand-new music. Luke Poeppel conducts the world premieres of four imaginative and engaging compositions by Katherine Balch, Shawn Okpebholo, Gity Razaz, and Matthew Ricketts.

Grossman Ensemble – Illuminations

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts

A founding member of the Grammy® nominated groove band Kneebody, saxophonist Ben Wendel is described by The New York Times as “a naturally inquisitive musician whose credentials branch out beyond jazz.” Recipient of multiple awards, including the ASCAP Jazz Composer Award, he’s worked with a variety of musicians from Snoop Dogg to Linda May Han Oh. For his UChicago Presents debut, Ben Wendel brings together a quartet of accomplished forward-thinking musicians.