John Hollenbeck

Critics have described his music as combining jazz composition with chamber ensemble instrumentation and structured improvisation. His large ensemble recordings A Blessing, eternal interlude, and All Can Work received Grammy Award nominations.

John Hollenbeck studied at Bob Cole Conservatory of Music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz. Places of work recorded in the authority are New York City. Employment is recorded with Hanns Eisler Music School Berlin. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship.

• Name — John Hollenbeck • Landscape — yes • Born — 19 June 1968 • Birthplace — Binghamton, New York, U.S. • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Drums • Years Active — 1992–present • Label — Cuneiform, Intuition, Omnitone, Sunnyside, ECM, Winter & Winter • Associated Acts — The Claudia Quintet • Website — www.JohnHollenbeck.com

Hollenbeck studied percussion and jazz composition at the Eastman School of Music.

Hollenbeck began leading ensembles in 2001 with the recordings Quartet Lucy, Static Still (with vocalist Theo Bleckmann), and no images. He founded the Claudia Quintet, which has released albums including Royal Toast (2009) and What Is the Beautiful? (2011). Hollenbeck also directs the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble, whose recordings A Blessing (2005), eternal interlude (2008), and All Can Work (2018) were nominated for Grammy Awards. His compositions have been recorded by the Orchestre National de Jazz of France, including on the album Shut Up and Dance (2011).

In addition to jazz ensembles, Hollenbeck has composed works for wind ensemble, choir, chamber ensembles, and interdisciplinary performance. He has also written percussion scores for works by composer and choreographer Meredith Monk.

• Static Still with Theo Bleckmann (GPE, 2000) • No Images (CRI, 2001) • Quartet Lucy (CRI, 2002) • Joys & Desires (Intuition, 2005) • A Blessing (Omnitone, 2005) • Rainbow Jimmies (GPE, 2008) • Eternal Interlude (Sunnyside, 2009) • Songs I Like a Lot (Sunnyside, 2013) • Songs We Like a Lot (Sunnyside, 2015) • All Can Work (New Amsterdam, 2018) • Songs You Like a Lot (Flexatonic, 2020) • Letters to George (Flexatonic, 2023)

• John Hollenbeck/The Claudia Quintet (CRI, 2001) • I, Claudia (Cuneiform, 2004) • Semi-Formal (Cuneiform, 2005) • For (Cuneiform, 2007) • Royal Toast (Cuneiform, 2010) • What Is the Beautiful? (Cuneiform, 2011) • September (Cuneiform, 2013) • Super Petite (Cuneiform, 2016) • Evidence-Based (Flexatonic, 2021)

• Bob Brookmeyer & Kenny Wheeler — Island (Artists House, 2003) • Meredith Monk — Songs of Ascension (ECM, 2011) • Meredith Monk — On Behalf of Nature (ECM, 2016) • Theo Bleckmann — Hello Earth! The Music of Kate Bush (2011) • Anna Webber — Binary (2016)