American drummer and percussionist
Kenny Wollesen
Kenny Wollesen at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, 2016
Background information Born (1966-04-09 ) 9 April 1966 (age 59) Genres Avant-garde jazz ,classical ,rock Occupation Musician Instruments Drums, vibraphone, percussion Labels Tzadik
Musical artist
Kenny Wollesen (born 1966) is an American drummer and percussionist.
Wollesen has recorded and toured withTom Waits ,Sean Lennon ,Ron Sexsmith ,Bill Frisell ,Norah Jones ,John Lurie ,Myra Melford ,Steven Bernstein , andJohn Zorn . He is a founding member of the New Klezmer Trio and a member of theSex Mob and Himalayas groups.[ 1]
He grew up in Capitola, California, studying at Aptos High School, and spending many teenage years playing withDonny McCaslin . He spent quality classroom time with flugelhornist and arranger Ray Brown at Cabrillo College. He also arranges and studied vibraphone at Cabrillo.
Wollesen utilizes theBurton grip when playing vibraphone.
As leader or co-leader [ edit ] Pitch, Rhythm and Consciousness (New Artists, 2011)The Gnostic Preludes: Music of Splendor (Tzadik , 2012)John Zorn: The Mysteries (Tzadik, 2013)Rasa Rasa (Tzadik, 2014)[ 2] With the Himalayas
WithMyra Melford
2000Dance Beyond the Color , Myra Melford's Crush 2004Where the Two Worlds Touch , Myra Melford's the Tent With New Klezmer Trio
WithSexmob
1998Din of Inequity 2000Solid Sender 2000Theatre & Dance 2001Sex Mob Does Bond 2003Dime Grind Palace 2006Sexotica 2009Sex Mob Meets Medeski: Live in Willisau 2013Cinema, Circus & Spaghetti: Sexmob Plays Fellini 2017Cultural Capital 2023The Hard Way With others
1997Interpretations of Lessness , Andy Laster's Lessness 1997The Loan ,Brad Shepik 1998At Home , Slow Poke 1998Fabulous , Drop Curlew 2000Hidden Gardens , Lan Xang 2000Redemption , Slow Poke 2006Ways Not to Lose , The Wood Brothers 2021Bond Riviera , Rocket Sci WithSteve Beresford
WithDavid Byrne
WithNels Cline
WithCrash Test Dummies
WithSylvie Courvoisier
WithTrevor Dunn 'strio-convulsant
WithBill Frisell
WithBen Goldberg
WithJesse Harris
2003The Secret Sun 2004While the Music Lasts 2006Mineral 2010Cosmo WithRickie Lee Jones
WithJulian Lage
WithSean Lennon
WithRudy Linka
2002Simple Pleasures 2007Beyond the New York City Limits WithKate McGarry
2001Show Me 2005Mercy Streets WithRuper Ordorika
Dabilen Harria (Nuevos Medios, 1999)Hurrengo goizean (Metak, 2002)Kantuok jartzen ditut (Metak, 2004)Memoriaren Mapan (Elkar, 2006)Haizea Garizumakoa (Elkar, 2009)Hodeien azpian (Elkar, 2011)Lurrean etzanda (Elkar, 2014)Guria ostatuan (Elkar, 2016)Amour et toujours (Elkar, 2021)WithEllen Reid
WithCarrie Rodriguez /Chip Taylor
2005Red Dog Tracks 2006Seven Angels on a Bicycle 2007Live from the Ruhr Triennale 2010The New Bye & Bye WithJenny Scheinman
2002The Rabbi's Lover 2004Shalagaster 2008Crossing the Field 2008Jenny Scheinman 2024All Species Parade WithTony Scherr
2002Come Around 2007Twist in the Wind WithJohn Scofield
WithLeni Stern
2000Kindness of Strangers 2004When Evening Falls WithRufus Wainwright
2003Want One 2007Release the Stars WithTom Waits
WithJohn Zorn
Bar Kokhba Filmworks VIII: 1997 Filmworks XIII: Invitation to a Suicide Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4 Voices in the Wilderness Electric Masada: At the Mountains of Madness Filmworks XVII: Notes on Marie Menken/Ray Bandar: A Life with Skulls Filmworks XVIII: The Treatment The Dreamers Filmworks XXI: Belle de Nature/The New Rijksmuseum O'o Filmworks XXIV: The Nobel Prizewinner Ipos: Book of Angels Volume 14 Baal: Book of Angels Volume 15 Ben Goldberg QuartetIn Search of the Miraculous Dictée/Liber Novus Interzone The Goddess – Music for the Ancient of Days The Satyr's Play / Cerberus Nova Express At the Gates of Paradise A Dreamers Christmas Mount Analogue The Gnostic Preludes Rimbaud A Vision in Blakelight Music and Its Double The Concealed The Mysteries Dreamachines In Lambeth On Leaves of Grass The Testament of Solomon Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula The Mockingbird (2016)The Painted Bird (2016)With others
1990And Then There's This ,Jessica Williams 1996Dreamland ,Madeleine Peyroux 1996The Sun Died Ellery Eskelin 1997Penumbra: The Moon Sessions ,Dmitri Matheny 1998Dopamine ,Mitchell Froom 1999Thoroughfare ,Rebecca Martin 1999Work in Progress 89-98 ,Wolfgang Muthspiel 2000Shebang ,Steve Cardenas 2001Buttermilk Channel ,Adam Levy 2002Come Away with Me ,Norah Jones 2008The Living and the Dead ,Jolie Holland 2009Trombone Tribe Roswell Rudd 2011Everything is Alive ,Hank Roberts 2011Graylen Epicenter ,David Binney 2012Howie 61 ,Wayne Krantz 2013Another Life ,James Maddock 2013Ghost on Ghost ,Iron & Wine 2014Natalie Merchant ,Natalie Merchant 2015Didn't He Ramble ,Glen Hansard [ 4]
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