Ari Hoenig
Ari Hoenig (born November 13, 1973) is an American jazz drummer, composer, and educator.
Ari Hoenig

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- Name
- Ari Hoenig
- Born
- 13 November 1973
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Occupation
- Musician, composer
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- jazz
- Education
- University of North Texas College of Music · Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts
- Languages
- English
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Ari Hoenig (born November 13, 1973) is an American jazz drummer, composer, and educator.
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Ari Hoenig (born 1973) is an American drummer and musician. The drummer was born in Philadelphia. Ari Hoenig studied at Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts and University of North Texas College of Music.
Genres include jazz. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Ari Hoenig • Landscape — yes • Born — 13 November 1973 • Birthplace — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician, composer • Instrument — Drums • Years Active — 2000–present • Label — Smalls, Dreyfus, Chesky, Motéma, Lyte • Associated Acts — One O'Clock Lab Band, Jazz Mandolin Project • Website — www.arihoenig.com
Educational materials
Educational materials
Hoenig has taught and is on the faculty at New York University and The New School in New York. He gives clinics and lectures at music schools and universities worldwide. With bassist Johannes Weidenmueller, he released Intro to Polyrhythms Vol 1, and Metric Modulations, Expanding and Contracting Time within Form Vol 2. (Mel Bay 2009, 2012) In 2011, he released Systems Book 1, Drumming Technique and Melodic Jazz Independence (Alfred Publishing) and the DVD Melodic Drumming (2011). In 2014, Ari released the video Rhythm Training about time and rhythmic vocabulary. In 2017, he released two videos: Mastering Odd Times and Drums: Jazz Coordination.
As leader
As leader
• Time Travels (1999) • The Life of a Day (Ah Ha, 2002) • The Painter (Smalls, 2004) • Inversations (Dreyfus, 2006) • Bert's Playground (Dreyfus, 2008) • Punkbop: Live at Smalls (Smallslive, 2010) • Lines of Oppression (Naïve, 2012) • The Pauper and the Magician (Ah Ha, 2016) • NY Standard (Fresh Sound, 2018) • Conner's Days (Fresh Sound, 2019) • Live (2021) • Golden Treasures (Fresh Sound, 2022) • Tea for three (Fresh Sounds, 2024)
As sideman
As sideman
With Richard Bona • Scenes from My Life (Columbia, 1999) • Reverence (Columbia, 2001) • Tiki (EmArcy, 2005) With Jean-Michel Pilc • Together Live at Sweet Basil (A Records, 2000) • Welcome Home (Dreyfus, 2002) • Cardinal Points (Dreyfus, 2003) • New Dreams (Dreyfus, 2007) • Threedom (Motema, 2011) With Kenny Werner • Beauty Secrets (RCA Victor, 1999) • Form and Fantasy (Double-Time, 2001) • Beat Degeneration Live Vol. 2 (Night Bird Music, 2002) • Peace: Live at the Blue Note (Half Note, 2004) • With a Song in My Heart (Venus, 2008) • The Melody (Pirouet, 2015) • Animal Crackers (Pirouet, 2017) With others • Quentin Angus, In Stride (QFTF, 2017) • Diego Barber, 411 (Origin, 2013) • Bojan Z, Xenophonia (Label Bleu, 2006) • Bill Carrothers, Keep Your Sunny Side Up (Pirouet, 2007) • Orlando le Fleming, Orlando le Fleming & Romantic Funk (OLF, 2017) • Macy Gray, Stripped (Chesky, 2016) • Tigran Hamasyan, World Passion (Plus Loin Music, 2009) • Gilad Hekselman, Splitlife (Smalls, 2006) • Antoine Herve, Road Movie (Nocturne, 2006) • James Hurt, Dark Grooves, Mystical Rhythms (Blue Note, 1999) • Jazz Mandolin Project, Xenoblast (Blue Note, 2000) • Julien Lourau, The Rise (Label Bleu, 2001) • Shahin Novrasli, Bayati (Bee Jazz, 2013) • Jamie Oehlers, Smoke and Mirrors (Jazzheads, 2012) • Josh Roseman, Cherry (Enja, 2000) • Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Immersion (Fresh Sound, 1999) • J. D. Walter, 2Bass, a Face and a Little Skin (Dreambox, 2004) • J. D. Walter, Clear Day (Double-Time, 2001) • Sam Yahel, Jazz Side of the Moon (Chesky, 2008) • Jazzheads, Avant Wot Not (1K Recordings, 1999)
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- “Ari Hoenig”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q325040: Ari Hoenig
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Awards
In 2013 Hoenig won the BMW Welt (World) award in Munich, an international competition for best band led by a drummer.
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Mel Bay Intro to Polyrhythms. Mel Bay.
- 2.Mel Bay Metric modulation. Mel Bay.
- 3.Alfred Systems Book 1 - Drumming Technique. Alfred.
- 4.Jazz Heaven Melodic Drumming video. Jazz Heaven.
- 5.My Music Masterclass Rhythm Training. My Music Masterclass.
- 6.My Music Masterclass Rhythm Training. My Music Masterclass.
- 7.Ari won the Prestigious BMW Welt award. BMW.
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