John Hollenbeck

Infobox musical artist
Name = John Hollenbeck

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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Born = 1968
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Origin = flagicon|USA Binghamton, New York, U.S.
Instrument = Percussion, Drums Composition
Genre = Modern Creative
Occupation = Bandleader
Composer
Years_active = 22
Label = Cuneiform, Intuition, Omnitone, Sunnyside, ECM, Winter and Winter, GPE
Associated_acts = The Claudia Quintet
URL = http://www.JohnHollenbeck.com/
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John Hollenbeck's journey has been one of the most remarkable in contemporary music. Building on a wealth of experience in jazz and world styles as well as a deep interest in contemporary composition and spiritual practice, he has forged a lyrical new musical language, as accessible and expressive as it is advanced. After receiving degrees in percussion (B.M.) and jazz composition (M.M.) from the Eastman School of Music, Hollenbeck moved to New York City in the early 1990's. He has worked with many of the world's leading musicians in jazz (Bob Brookmeyer, Fred Hersch, Tony Malaby, the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Kenny Wheeler), world music (Pablo Ziegler), and new music (Meredith Monk). Hollenbeck's recording career as a leader began in 2001 with the simultaneous release of three critically acclaimed CDs on CRI/Blueshift: "no images," "Quartet Lucy," and "The Claudia Quintet." His second Claudia Quintet recording, "I, Claudia" appeared on Cuneiform in 2004, followed by "Semi-Formal" in 2005 and "For" in 2007. Hollenbeck received a Grammy nomination in 2005 for his Large Ensemble's debut, "A Blessing" (Omnitone) for Best Jazz Big Band CD. His next large ensemble recording, "Joys and Desires", featuring Jazz Bigband Graz and Theo Bleckmann, was released by Intuition in 2006 to critical acclaim. Hollenbeck's numerous commissions include the IAJE Gil Evans Fellowship and IAJE/ASCAP Commission. He has received commissions from the Bamberg Symphony Choir, Windsbacher Knabenchor, Studio Percussion (Graz), Ethos Percussion Group, and Bang On a Can All-Stars. John was nominated by the Jazz Journalists Association for Jazz Composer, Drummer, and Large Ensemble of the Year 2007. DownBeat magazine has recognized him as a "Rising Star" in the Composer, Jazz Artist, Arranger, Big Band, and Jazz Group (Claudia Quintet) categories. In 2007, John was awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. Hollenbeck is currently a professor of drumset and improvisation at Jazz Institute Berlin (Germany)."

ee also

Cuneiform Records

External links

* [http://www.johnhollenbeck.com John Hollenbeck's website]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wnfqxqy5ld0e~T1 All Music]