Ari Hoenig (born November 13, 1973) is an American
jazz
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drummer, composer, and educator.
Educational materials
Hoenig has taught and is on the faculty at
New York University
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and
The New School
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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''.
Awards
In 2013 Hoenig won the BMW Welt (World) award in Munich, an international competition for best band led by a drummer.
Discography
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
With
Richard Bona
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* ''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
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Early life
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 19, 1951, and then growing up in Oceanside, Long Island, Werner began playing and performing at a young ...
* ''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
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Bill Carrothers
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*
Macy Gray
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, ''Stripped'' (Chesky, 2016)
*
Tigran Hamasyan
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Jazz Mandolin Project
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, ''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)
References
External links
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