Jay Bennett Foundation Launches, Readies Free Album for July Release

One year ago today, former Wilco member, solo musician and producer Jay Bennett passed away. To commemorate his life and his music, Bennett’s mother, Jan, and brother, Jeff, are launching The Jay Bennett Foundation, which will benefit music and education.

Fans of Bennett’s work can donate to the foundation online and sign up to receive e-mail updates on the organization’s accomplishments and its unveiling of previously-unreleased songs Bennett recorded before his death. The first batch of these songs, an album titled Kicking at the Perfumed Air, will be available for download on July 10. The album, which Bennett was putting the finishing touches on when he died, is free to download, but copies of the physical CD will sell at for a typical CD price.

While you wait for Kicking at the Perfumed Air to be released, you can download “Twice a Year,” a track from the Bennett Foundation’s exclusive compilation.

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