Ari Hoenig Trio

November 15, 5:30pm & 8pm

"He's got Rhythm of every variety...trickles of rhythm seeping into all the cracks and at regular intervals he changes the rhythm, pouring it out or stoppering it, turning its emphasis around, subdividing or refocusing it and making it follow the melody." - Ben Ratliff New York Times

"Ari Hoenig is one of the most maniacally obsessive, spasmodic and musical drummers in jazz." - Jazz Times

"Postbop daredevil Ari Hoenig turns jazz drumming into a thrilling high-wire act." - Time Out New York

"Ari Hoenig’s Punk Bop is an altogether different take on jazz." - Downbeat Magazine

"Drummer Ari Hoenig is an unalloyed pleasure, matching rhythmic verve with a keen ear for melody" - Steve Smith, Jazziz Magazine

"Rhythm is a contact sport for Ari Hoenig...expansive technique, propulsive time and deep musicality...his style is characterized by a crisp attack and quick attentive reflexes" - Nate Chinen, New York Times

Jazz drummer, composer and educator Ari Hoenig, born November 13, 1973 in Philadelphia, is known for his unusual and intense approach to drumming emphasizing complex rhythms in direct harmony with other group members. Ari is widely noted particularly for his drumming not being relegated to just keeping tempo, or being a side issue to the music he plays in, but rather for elevating drumming as an indispensable part of the performance. Hoenig is also known for his unique ability to modify the pitch of a drum by using drum sticks, mallets, and even parts of his body (such as his hands and elbows). Using this technique, he can play any note in the chromatic scale, virtually any melody, and even improvise on a chord structure in the same way as any other instrumentalist would.

Hoenig was born into a family of classically trained musicians. His father being a choral conductor and mother a violinist, he was exposed to classical and folk music at an early age. He played both piano and violin as a child, then rock and metal drums as a teen before settling into jazz and improvised music. Ari has recorded written and produced 14 cd’s as a leader. He has written and published 3 educational books, 4 educational DVD’s and a songbook. Currently, his group tours worldwide and performs regularly at the legendary New York jazz club Smalls.

Ari tours, records and plays extensively with a variety of groups, including Jean Michel Pilc Trio, Kenny Werner Trio, Chris Potter Underground, Kurt Rosenwinkel Group, Joshua Redman Elastic band, Jazz Mandolin Project and bands led by Wayne Krantz, Mike Stern, Richard Bona, Pat Martino, Jonathan Kreisberg, Johannes Weidenmueller, Or Bareket, Matt Penman, Ben Markley, Nitai Hershkovits, Will Vinson, Gadi Lehavi, Gael Horellou, Gilad Hekselman, Ben Tiberio and many more.

Ari Hoenig - Drums
Jacob Duncan - Saxophones
Ryan McGillicuddy - Bass

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