MENUDiscography
AS A LEADER or CO-LEADER
Looking for Consonance (Out of Your Head Records) 2026
GEORGE: John Hollenbeck with Anna Webber, Chiquita Magic, Sarah Rossy
Letters to George (Out of Your Head Records) 2023
GEORGE: John Hollenbeck with Anna Webber, Chiquita Magic, Aurora Nealand
EVIDENCE-BASED (Flexatonic Records) 2021
The Claudia Quintet: featuring Eileen Myles, John Hollenbeck with Chris Speed, Matt Moran, Red Wierenga, Drew Gress
Songs You Like a Lot (Flexatonic Records) 2020
Frankfurt Radio Big Band/John Hollenbeck with Theo Bleckmann (voice), Kate McGarry (voice), Gary Versace (piano)
All Can Work (New Amsterdam Records) 2018
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
Super Petite (Cuneiform) 2016
The Claudia Quintet: John Hollenbeck with Chris Speed, Matt Moran, Red Wierenga, Drew Gress
mix of sun and clouds (Yolk Records) 2016
J.A.S.S. John Hollenbeck, Alban Darche, Sébastien Boisseau, Samuel Blaser
Songs We Like a Lot (Sunnyside Records) 2015
Frankfurt Radio Big Band/John Hollenbeck with Theo Bleckmann (voice), Kate McGarry (voice), Uri Caine (piano), Gary Versace (piano)
JASS (Yolk Records) 2014
J.A.S.S. John Hollenbeck, Alban Darche, Sébastien Boisseau, Samuel Blaser
September (Cuneiform) 2013
The Claudia Quintet: John Hollenbeck with Chris Speed, Matt Moran, Red Wierenga, Drew Gress, Chris Tordini
Songs I Like a Lot (Sunnyside Records) 2013
Frankfurt Radio Big Band/John Hollenbeck with Theo Bleckmann (voice), Kate McGarry (voice), Gary Versace (piano); GRAMMY Nomination for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s).
Blind Date (GPE Records) 2012
Blind Date Quartet: Angelika Sheriden (flutes), Ulrike Stortz (violin), Scott Roller (cello), John Hollenbeck (percussion)
What Is the Beautiful? (Cuneiform) 2011
The Claudia Quintet: John Hollenbeck with Chris Speed, Matt Moran, Ted Reichman, Drew Gress and special guests, Matt Mitchell, Theo Bleckmann, Kurt Elling
Royal Toast (Cuneiform) 2010
The Claudia Quintet: John Hollenbeck with Chris Speed, Matt Moran, Ted Reichman, Drew Gress and special guest, Gary Versace
eternal interlude (Sunnyside Records) 2009
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble; GRAMMY Nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Refuge Trio (Winter and Winter) 2008
Refuge Trio with Theo Bleckmann and Gary Versace
FOR (Cuneiform) 2007
The Claudia Quintet: John Hollenbeck with Chris Speed, Matt Moran, Ted Reichman, and Drew Gress
Sequence (Trytone Records) 2006
Jorrit Dijkstra/John Hollenbeck Duo
Semi-Formal (Cuneiform) 2005
The Claudia Quintet: John Hollenbeck with Chris Speed, Matt Moran, Ted Reichman, and Drew Gress
A Blessing (Omnitone) 2005
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble; GRAMMY Nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
I, Claudia (Cuneiform) 2004
The Claudia Quintet: John Hollenbeck with Chris Speed, Matt Moran, Ted Reichman, and Drew Gress
Static Still (GPE Records) 2002
Theo Bleckmann/John Hollenbeck Duo
Quartet Lucy (CRI/Blueshift) 2002
John Hollenbeck with Theo Bleckmann, Dan Willis, Jonas Tauber and Skuli Sverrisson
The Claudia Quintet (CRI/Blueshift) 2001
John Hollenbeck with Chris Speed, Matt Moran, Ted Reichman, and Drew Gress
no images (CRI/Blueshift) 2001
John Hollenbeck with Ray Anderson, Theo Bleckmann, Rick DiMuzio, Ellery Eskelin, David Liebman, Ben Monder, Tim Sessions and David Taylor
AS A COMPOSER
Peace and Justice мир і справедливість PAZ E JUSTIÇA (Flexatonic Records) 2026
JOHN HOLLENBECK & HOT CLUB JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Colouring Hockets (Flexatonic Records) 2024 John Hollenbeck & NDR Bigband
The Synthesis: The String Quartet Sessions (ArtistShare) 2024 produced by Ryan Truesdell; composer of Gray Cottage String Quartets
The Beautiful Day (Kurt Elling Sings Christmas) (Okeh/Sony Masterworks) 2016; composer of The Snow is Deep on the Ground
Shut Up and Dance (BeeJazz) 2010
Orchestre National de Jazz; GRAMMY Nomination for Best Instrumental Composition for Falling Men
Rainbow Jimmies (GPE Records) 2009
John Hollenbeck
Just Drums II Project (fever pitch) 2005
composer of Bell Song Emerges…
joys and desires (Intuition) 2005
Jazz Big Band Graz featuring Theo Bleckmann
Klangwelten (Rondeau) 2004
Windsbacher Knabenchor; composer of Demütig Bitten
mercy (ECM) 2002
Meredith Monk; co-composer of the percussion score and line 1, line 2, line 3
Wake, Awake! (Berlin Classics) 2001
Big Band and Chorus of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; composer of The Cloud of Unknowing
Love You Madly (Challenge) 2001
Ed Partyka Orchestra featuring Bob Brookmeyer performing the compositions of Maria Schneider, Jim McNeely, Bill Holman & others; composer of Processional and Desiderata
Intuition (Back Street Records) 1999
Todd Lowery Quintet live in Japan with Tom Pierson and Francois Theberge; composer of Ethel
the alt.coffee tapes (Katahdin) 1998
The Claudia Quintet, Bleckmann/Hollenbeck Duo
Tunnel Vision-Music for Jazz Orchestra (Mons Records) 1998
Ansgar Striepens/Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra; composer of The Shape of Spirit
No Boat (Songlines) 1997
Theo Bleckmann and Ben Monder composer of title piece No Boat
AS A SIDEMAN
Patricia Brennan, Of The Near And Far (Pyroclastic Records) 2025
Meredith Monk Ensemble, Cellular Songs (ECM) 2025
Hugo Blouin, Le Buffet (music et sonore) 2025
Anna Webber’s Simple Trio, simpletrio2000 (Intakt Records) 2024
Marianne Trudel/John Hollenbeck Duo, Dédé Java Espirit (Productions Marianne Trudel) 2023
Ed Neumeister Quartet, Explorations (MeisteroMusic) 2023
Marianne Trudel, Rémi-Jean Leblanc, John Hollenbeck, Time Poem: La joie de l’éphémère (Productions Marianne Trudel) 2023
Éric Normand, Jean Derome, Louis Beaudoin, and John Hollenbeck, Tardif (joint release by Tour de Bras & Circum-Disc, and Ramble Records) 2022
Dan Cavanagh, James Miley, and John Hollenbeck, Another Life (S/N Alliance) 2022
Theo Bleckmann, Elegy (ECM) 2017
Meredith Monk Ensemble, On Behalf of Nature (ECM) 2016
Anna Webber’s Simple Trio, Binary (Skirl Records) 2016
Henning Sieverts, “Double Quartet” (Pirouette Records) 2016
Fred Hersch, My Coma Dreams DVD (Palmetto records) 2014
Damjan Krajacic, Matija Dedic, Martin Gjakonovski, John Hollenbeck, Visions (Aquarius Records) 2014
Anna Webber featuring Matt Mitchell and John Hollenbeck, SIMPLE (Skirl Records) 2014
Theo Bleckmann & Fumio Yasuda, Mother Goose’s Melodies (Winter & Winter) 2013
Guy Klucevsek, The Multiple Personality Reunion Tour (Innova Recordings) 2012
Jürgen Friedrich, Monosuite (Pirouet) 2012
Bob Brookmeyer and The New Art Orchestra featuring Fay Claassen, Standards (ArtistShare) 2011
Tony Malaby, Novela (clean feed) 2011
Theo Bleckmann, Hello Earth! The Music of Kate Bush (Winter & Winter) 2011
Meredith Monk Ensemble, Songs of Ascension (ECM) 2011
Dan Willis, Satie Project (Daywood Drive Records) 2010
Okkyung Lee, Noisy Love Songs (Tzadik) 2010
Tony Malaby’s Apparitions, Volalores (clean feed) 2009
Curtis Hasslebring’s The New Mellow Edwards, Big Choantza (skirl) 2009
Guy Klucevsek, Dancing on the Volcano (tzadik) 2009
Scott Fields Ensemble, Samuel (New World Records) 2009
Henning Sieverts Symmetry, Blackbird (Pirouet) 2009
Jeff Campbell Trio, A Declaration of Optimism 2008
Tony Malaby Cello Trio, Warblepeck (songlines) 2008
Mark Wyand, Hidden Hill (Sony) 2008
Cory Combs and the Great Plains Ensemble, Fairfax (Evander) 2008
Meredith Monk Ensemble, Impermanence (ECM) 2008
Junk Box with Satoko Fuji and Natsuki Tamura, Cloudy Then Sunny (libra) 2008
Johannes Enders, Dome (Intuition Records) 2007
Henning Sieverts, Symmetry (Pirouet) 2007
Bob Brookmeyer’s New Art Orchestra, Spirit Music (Artistshare) 2006 [GRAMMY Nominated]
Barre Phillips, Live In Vienna DVD (MVD Visual) 2006
Curtis Hasslebring, The New Mellow Edwards (skirl) 2006
Ed Neumeister, Quartet Reflection (ArtistShare) 2006
Scott Fields Ensemble, Beckett (Clean Feed) 2006
Dan Willis, Velvet Gentlemen (Omnitone) 2006
Junk Box with Satoko Fuji and Natsuki Tamura, Fragment (Libra) 2006
Cory Combs, Valencia (Evander) 2006
Ed Neumeister Quartet, New Standards (Meistero Music) 2005
Henning Sieverts with Antonio Farao, What’s New (Village Pond Records) 2005
Okkyung Lee, nihm (Tzadik) 2005
Fred Hersh, Leaves of Grass (Palmetto) 2005
Marko Lackner featuring Bob Brookmeyer, Awakening (Double Moon) 2005
Richard Woodson ,The Nail that Stands Up Gets Pounded Down (N/twirp Records) 2005
Larry Porter, Songs featuring Barbara Mayr (Organic Records) 2005
Johannes Enders, Soprano (Pirouet) 2004
Henning Sieverts, Hidden C (Intuition) 2004
Jazz Big Band Graz, A Life Affair (Universal) 2004
Jeff Campbell, West End Avenue 2004
Rick DiMuzio, First Offering 2004
Bob Brookmeyer and Kenny Wheeler, Island (artistshouse music) 2003
Florian Ross Trio, Blinds and Shades (Intuition) 2003
Bob Brookmeyer’s New Art Orchestra ,Get Well Soon (Challenge) 2003
Meredith Monk, mercy (ECM) 2002
Maritime Jazz Orchestra featuring Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Norma Winstone, Now And Now Again (Justin Time) 2002
Heinrich von Kalnein, blackbird (Peregrina Music) 2002
Ansgar Streipens Quintet, dreams and realities (Laika) 2002
Achim Kaufmann with Michael Moore and Henning Sieverts, gueuledeloup (Red Toucan Records) 2002
Bob Brookmeyer’s New Art Orchestra, Waltzing with Zoe (Challenge) 2002
Cuong Vu Trio, Come Play With Me (Knitting Factory) October 2001
Dan Willis Quartet with Larry Goldings, Ben Monder and Drew Gress, hand to mouth (A-Records) 2001
Jazz Big Band Graz, Friedrich Kleinhapl, Sigi Feigl & Ed Neumeister, Fantasy for Cello & Big Band (Ars Produktion) 2001
Jazz Big Band Graz plays the music of Bob Brookmeyer, Q&A (Mons) 2001
Ed Partyka Orchestra featuring Bob Brookmeyer performing the compositions of Maria Schneider, Jim McNeely, Bill Holman & others, Love You Madly (Challenge) 2001
Jim McNeely Tentet, Group Therapy (Omnitone) 2001 [Grammy Nominated]
Theo Bleckmann, Origami (Songlines) March 2001
Matt Moran’s Sideshow with Adam Good and Oscar Noriega, Sideshow: The music of Charles Ives (Blueshift) 2001
Florian Ross’s 11-piece Brass Project featuring Eric Vloeimans, Claus Stotter and Nils Wogram, Lilacs and Laughter (Naxos) 2000
Cuong Vu Trio with Stomu Takeishi, Pure (Knitting Factory Works) 2000
Jazz Big Band Graz plays the music of Ed Neumeister, here and there (Mons) 2000
Achim Kaufmann Quartet with Michael Moore and John Schröder, double exposure (Leo Records) 2000
Richard Woodson’s ellipsis with Peter Epstein and Aaron Stewart, Control and Resistance (Cuneiform Records) 2000
Todd Lowery Quintet live in Japan with Tom Pierson and Francois Theberge, Intuition (Back Street Records)1999
Bob Brookmeyer’s New Art Orchestra, Celebration (Challenge) 1999
Dan Willis Quartet, Dan Willis Quartet (A-Records) 1998
the alt.coffee tapes (Katahdin) 1998
Ansgar Striepens/Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra, Tunnel Vision Music for Jazz Orchestra (Mons Records) 1998
Patrick Zimmerli Quartet, The Twelve Sacred Dances (Arabesque) 1998
Frank Rheinshagen Big Band, Bitter Wine (Valve Hearts) 1997
Tim Sessions with Randy Brecker, Brad Shepik, Tony Scherr, Chris Potter and Kenny Werner, And Another Thing (Episode) 1995
The Eastman Wind Ensemble, Live in Osaka (Sony Classical) 1991
The Eastman Jazz Ensemble, Spiral Galaxy (Mark Records) 1988
