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About

Benjy Sandler is a saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer from North London.


He is currently studying for a Master in Performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Recent performance highlights include playing twice at the EFG London Jazz Festival - both with his own co-led quintet and with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra - and playing with the London Improvisers Orchestra at Cafe OTO. He has released and appeared on multiple albums, the latest of which attracted the praise of Jazz FM.

As well as performing on and composing for acoustic instruments, he likes to explore electronics and has produced pieces that use wavetable synthesis to manipulate acoustic sounds; one of these was featured at the "Polyphonic" exhibition at the Crypt Gallery in Euston in 2023.

“A bright new name to watch out for” - Stephen Graham, Marlbank

“Sandler’s sound is characterised by a warm, lush tone with an elegant vibrato…[he] demonstrates an effortless fluidity with a sophisticated approach to improvisation.” - Epigram

"He swings, plays hard, improvises wildly and lyrically and is as adept on baritone as on clarinet as on alto." - David Mowat

"Benjy combine classic Paul Desmond tone with Post-Coltrane language in a beautiful melding of old and new." - Adam Stokes

Of the Sandler/Woods Quintet:

"Mesmerising and thought-provoking." - Oliver Weindling (London Jazz News) 

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