John Hollenbeck (musician)
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John Hollenbeck | |
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.jpg) John Hollenbeck at Festival Tonspuren Irsee 2014, Germany | |
| Background information | |
| Born | June 19, 1968 Binghamton, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums[1] |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Cuneiform, Intuition, Omnitone, Sunnyside, ECM, Winter & Winter |
| Website | www |
John Hollenbeck is an American composer, drummer, and educator associated with jazz and contemporary classical music.[2] He is the founder of the Claudia Quintet and leader of the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble.[3]
His work has been reviewed in The New York Times and other publications.[4]
Critics have described his music as combining jazz composition with chamber ensemble instrumentation and structured improvisation.[5] His large ensemble recordings A Blessing, eternal interlude, and All Can Work received Grammy Award nominations.[6]
Hollenbeck studied percussion and jazz composition at the Eastman School of Music.[7]
Career
Hollenbeck began leading ensembles in 2001 with the recordings Quartet Lucy, Static Still (with vocalist Theo Bleckmann), and no images.[8]
He founded the Claudia Quintet, which has released albums including Royal Toast (2009) and What Is the Beautiful? (2011).[3]
Hollenbeck also directs the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble, whose recordings A Blessing (2005), eternal interlude (2008), and All Can Work (2018) were nominated for Grammy Awards.[6]
His compositions have been recorded by the Orchestre National de Jazz of France, including on the album Shut Up and Dance (2011).[2]
Musical style
Teaching
Hollenbeck taught at the Jazz Institute Berlin from 2005 to 2016 and joined the Schulich School of Music at McGill University in 2015.[7]
Awards and honors
Hollenbeck has received multiple Grammy Award nominations and honors including the Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, the ASCAP Jazz Vanguard Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.[7]
