MENUJohn Hollenbeck Takes Back Recordings And Forges Ahead
“By his own admission, John Hollenbeck was a percussion nerd at a young age, obsessed with the idea of becoming a big-band drummer when he was a 12-year-old living in New York State’s Southern Tier region. During the past 40 years, his career has blossomed well beyond those original intentions…”
“Composer and drummer John Hollenbeck seems most content when faced with musical uncertainty of any sort. Whatever the musical context, Hollenbeck lets go of conceptions around style and genre, happy to enjoy musical experiences without the immediate need to know exactly what they are or where they might be heading.”
– Alexandra Gardner
“At age 6, [John] heard a very eclectic mix from my music collection,” Pat Hollenbeck says by e-mail, “including [the Balinese] Ramayana Monkey Chant, Beethoven, Tower of Power, and Miles Davis.” He adds: “That’s enough to ruin any 6-year-old for life.”
JOHN HOLLENBECK with CLAUDIA QUINTET and the ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC BIG BAND
“Both performances were outstanding…”
“For a concert that crept ever closer to the dangerous three-hour mark, this was a remarkably engaging experience … with New Yorker Hollenbeck at the helm the night swept by without losing its sense of vitality and alertness.” – Martin Longley
“…there’s nothing quite like hearing the terrific array of colors and contrasts he has crafted over the course of 11 CDs as a leader of both large and small ensembles.”
— John Ephland
“John Hollenbeck’s productivity would be astonishing in its own right, but the uniformly high quality of this high output places the drummer among the top tier of jazz (and not only jazz) musicians.”
– Jeff Dayton-Johnson
“The story I want to tell now is that of two of the finest practitioners of jazz currently at work who are primarily known as “drummers,” the legendary Jack DeJohnette, and the rising legend that is the career of John Hollenbeck.”
– Russ Davis
“So much has been said about Hollenbeck’s brilliance as a composer that his identity as a drummer can be easily be overlooked. As with his composing, Hollenbeck stresses groove and accessibility in his own playing.” — John Murph
“…Hollenbeck makes music that sounds the way the world looks and feels in 2013.” — David Hajdu
Wind 1 – Flute
Electric Guitar
Wind 1 – Flute
Electric Guitar
