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.

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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.

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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.

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

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“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

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

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

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Of the Sandler/Woods Quintet:

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

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