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John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble

All Can Work

By John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble

Label: New Amsterdam Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Lud; All Can Work; Elf; Heyoke; This Kiss; From Trees; Long Swing Dream; The Model.

John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble: All Can Work

by Angelo Leonardi
December 3, 2018

A un decennio circa dalle incisioni di A Blessing ed Eternal Interlude, il Large Ensemble di John Hollenbeck torna alla New Amsterdam Records per un album ricco di coinvolgenti percorsi. Nei vari brani il batterista/orchestratore ricorda il trombettista Laurie Frink, rilegge uno dei classici ellingtoniani dalla Far East Suite e un tema dei Kraftwerk, omaggia John ...

Henry Threadgill, Ben LaMar Gay and other great new releases

by Jennifer DeMeritt
June 1, 2018

This week we check out new releases by some of the most exciting and innovative jazz musicians working today, from established names like Henry Threadgill and Nik Bärtsch to exciting up-and-comers like Ben LaMar Gay. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Ben ...

Erica Seguine / Shannon Baker Jazz Orchestra: New York, October 20, 2011

by Daniel Lehner
November 9, 2011

Erica Seguine/Shannon Baker Jazz OrchestraSomethin' Jazz ClubNew York, NYOctober 20, 2011 Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz postulated that the present becomes the past only when a new present emerges. The existence of the contemporary big band--exemplified by restless creativity but a somewhat limited playing capacity--seems to belong to a handful of ...

John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble: Eternal Interlude

by Raul d'Gama Rose
August 26, 2009

John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble Eternal Interlude Sunnyside Records 2009 The music on Eternal Interlude by drummer John Hollenbeck cannot be described in one word, but if it could that word would be “poignant." But of course, one word is not enough, so in settling for two, those would ...

John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble: Eternal Interlude

by Troy Collins
August 20, 2009

In addition to leading the unclassifiable Claudia Quintet and performing numerous sideman duties, composer and percussionist John Hollenbeck is renowned for his inimitable multi-layered writing. Hollenbeck studied under composer Bob Brookmeyer before charting a unique path in creative improvised music, incorporating elements of minimalism, post-rock and indigenous folk music into his eclectic compositions. As leader of ...

John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble: Eternal Interlude

by Mark F. Turner
August 11, 2009

Like fragments of crystal, John Hollenbeck's large ensemble casts angular lines, unusual shapes and refracts music (rather than light) differently than typical jazz big bands. The prolific drummer/composer's progressive slant has been at the core of The Claudia Quintet's For (Cuneiform, 2007) and Semi-Formal (Cuneiform, 2006); music marked by enigmatic ideas of swing, modern chamber music ...

A Blessing

By John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble

Label: OmniTone
Released: 2005
Track listing: 1. A Blessing 2. Folkmoot 3. RAM 4. Weiji 5. Abstinence 6. April in Reggae 7. The Music of Life

John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble: A Blessing

by Mark Corroto
July 4, 2005

I heard the news today oh boy, four thousand holes in the jazz canon. And though the holes were rather small, they had to count them all. Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Carnegie Hall. With apologies to Lennon/McCartney (and the Michael Jackson corporation that owns the music), John ...