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John Hollenbeck: Joys & Desires

Read "Joys & Desires" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 15, 2006

Il batterista John Hollenbeck sa certamente come svelare la magia della big band, come evocarne la fascinazione, come sussurrarne la storia senza assolutamente ripercorrerne i clichè. Il suo Joys & Desires si staglia sin dal primo brano come un lucido monolito che riflette la luce circostante e brilla per l'intelligenza compositiva, per l'eleganza degli arrangiamenti e ...

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Article: Album Review

John Hollenbeck & Jazz Bigband Graz: Joys & Desires

Read "Joys & Desires" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
January 5, 2006

Only days into the new year, and there's already a strong contender for 2006 “best of lists. That it comes from John Hollenbeck--a drummer who, in recent years, has emerged as one of the most distinctive composers in and out of jazz--is no surprise. After all, last year's--A Blessing (OmniTone), with his Large Ensemble, and Semi-Formal ...

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A Blessing

By John Hollenbeck

Label: OmniTone
Released: 2005
Track listing: A Blessing; Folkmoot; Ram; Weiji; Abstinence; April in Reggae; The Music of Life

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Joys & Desires

By Jazz Bigband Graz

Label: Intuition
Released: 2005
Track listing: The Bird With The Coppery, Keen Claws; Just Like Him; Abstinence; Jazz Envy; After A Dance Or Two, We Sit Down For A Pint With Gil And Tim; The Garden Of Love; Maxfield.

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Article: Profile

John Hollenbeck

by AAJ Staff
September 25, 2005

By Chris DiGirolamo To take on the labels “composer , “drummer , “percussionist and “bandleader means being a busy man for John Hollenbeck. Maintaining his composition practices while leading The Claudia Quintet and his Large Ensemble, Hollenbeck this year alone has also toured and/or will soon be touring with vocalist Meredith Monk, pianist ...

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John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble: A Blessing

Read "A Blessing" reviewed by Mark Corroto

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 ...

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John Hollenbeck: A Blessing

Read "A Blessing" reviewed by David Adler

by David Adler
May 8, 2005

John Hollenbeck has made several small-group recordings, but a large ensemble suits his advanced compositional voice especially well. With A Blessing, he documents the inspired large-group work he has showcased live over the last three or so years (most recently at the Jazz Standard CD release gig on January 25th). The drummer/bandleader's music is a bit ...

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Article: Interview

John Hollenbeck: Exploring the Boundaries, Part 2-2

by Paul Olson
March 3, 2005

Part 1 | Part 2 Composer/percussionist/bandleader John Hollenbeck doesn't so much cross musical boundaries as ignore them. Combining elements of jazz, classical, post rock, chamber music--although he is openly indifferent to musical category--his music manages to be challenging and experimental; at the same time, it is utterly unintimidating and accessible. Hollenbeck's sidework with a plethora of ...

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Article: Interview

John Hollenbeck: Exploring the Boundaries, Part 1-2

by Paul Olson
March 2, 2005

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John Hollenbeck Steps Out

by AAJ Staff
February 21, 2005

John Hollenbeck is like a spider at the drum kit. For each tune he builds a web of sound with its own characteristic architecture, based on the connections he hears in the music. And his spider legs are long enough to move around the music with ease during improvisation: tightening up here, loosening there, redesigning where ...