John Hollenbeck (musician)

John Hollenbeck
John Hollenbeck at Festival Tonspuren Irsee 2014, Germany
Background information
Born (1968-06-19) June 19, 1968
Binghamton, New York, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Drums
Years active 1992–present
Labels Cuneiform, Intuition, Omnitone, Sunnyside, ECM, Winter & Winter
Associated acts The Claudia Quintet
Website www.johnhollenbeck.com

John Hollenbeck is a jazz drummer and composer from Binghamton, New York known for his work with The Claudia Quintet and Bob Brookmeyer.

Career

After receiving degrees in percussion and jazz composition from the Eastman School of Music, Hollenbeck moved to New York City in the early 1990s. He has worked with Bob Brookmeyer, Fred Hersch, Tony Malaby, the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Kenny Wheeler, Pablo Ziegler, and Meredith Monk.

In 1998, he composed The Shape of Spirit, a piece for wind ensemble on Mons Records, and in 1999 composed Processional and Desiderata for wind ensemble and orator. This composition, written for and featuring the voice and trombone of Bob Brookmeyer, was released on Challenge Records in 2001. The Cloud of Unknowing, commissioned by the Bamberg Choir in Germany was released in 2001 on the Edel Classics label with works by J. S. Bach, Igor Stravinsky, and Paul Hindemith.

In 2002, his IAJE Gil Evans Fellowship Commission piece, A Blessing, featuring vocalist Theo Bleckmann, was performed to critical acclaim at the IAJE Conference; and in 2003 his IAJE/ASCAP Commission, Folkmoot, was premiered in Toronto, Canada. In addition, he composed and performed the percussion score to the following Meredith Monk works: Magic Frequencies; Mercy (ECM, 2002); and The Impermanence Project (ECM, 2008).

Hollenbeck's chamber piece, Demütig Bitten, was commissioned by the Windsbacher Knabenchor (Germany) and released in 2004 on the Rondeau label with works by Giovanni Gabrieli, Josquin des Prez, and J. S. Bach. His commission through Bang on a Can and the People's Commissioning Fund was performed by the Bang on a Can All-Stars at Merkin Hall in New York City, February 2006. His commissions through the Ethos Percussion Group funded by the Jerome Foundation, and Youngstown State University, were premiered at the Whitney Museum, New York City, in October 2007.

Hollenbeck's recording career as a leader began in the winter of 2001 with: no images, which Gary Giddins included in his Village Voice 2001 top ten list, Quartet Lucy, and the Claudia Quintet. His second Claudia Quintet recording, I, Claudia, appeared on Cuneiform in 2004, followed by Semi-Formal in 2005.

His second large ensemble recording, Joys and Desires, featuring Jazz Big Band Graz and Theo Bleckmann, was released by Intuition in 2006 to critical acclaim. The Claudia Quintet received four-star reviews from DownBeat and The Guardian for its fourth recording, For (Cuneiform, 2007), and was named "Rising Star Acoustic Jazz Group" in DownBeat's 2008 Critics Poll.[1][2]

Hollenbeck was a professor of Jazz Drums and Improvisation at the Jazz Institute Berlin from 2005-2016.

In 2015, he joined the faculty of McGill University’s Schulich School of Music.[3]

Discography

  • 2001 No Images
  • 2001 The Claudia Quintet
  • 2002 Quartet Lucy
  • 2004 I Claudia
  • 2005 A Blessing
  • 2005 Semi-Formal
  • 2005 Joys & Desires
  • 2006 Sequence
  • 2007 For
  • 2008 Rainbow Jimmies
  • 2009 Eternal Interlude
  • 2010 Shut Up And Dance
  • 2011 What Is The Beautiful?
  • 2013 Songs I Like A Lot
  • 2014 JASS
  • 2015 Songs We Like A Lot
  • 2016 Mix Of Sun And Clouds
  • 2018 All Can Work

With Bob Brookmeyer and Kenny Wheeler

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "John Hollenbeck". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | John Hollenbeck". www.gf.org. 2007.
  3. ↑ https://www.mcgill.ca/music/john-hollenbeck
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