Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes

Gendel and Wilkes both played with KNOWER, the group fronted by drumming virtuoso Louis Cole. As a duo they broke through with the live album Music for Saxophone & Bass Guitar (2018). Both then went their separate ways as solo artists. Gendel released albums on Leaving and Nonesuch and collaborated with Ry Cooder, Perfume Genius and Vampire Weekend, among others. Wilkes played with artists such as Chaka Khan, Rufus Wainwright and Jacob Collier. In 2024 the duo released a new collection of live recordings under the title The Doober.