Kenny Wollesen

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Kenny Wollesen
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Kenny Wollesen at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, 2016
Photo by Mae Moreno
Background information
Born (1966-04-09) 9 April 1966 (age 58)
Genres Avant-garde jazz, classical, rock
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Drums, vibraphone, percussion
Labels Tzadik

Kenny Wollesen (born 1966) is an American drummer and percussionist.

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Wollesen has recorded and toured with Tom Waits, Sean Lennon, Ron Sexsmith, Bill Frisell, Norah Jones, John Lurie, Myra Melford, Steven Bernstein, and John Zorn. He is a founding member of the New Klezmer Trio and a member of the Sex Mob and Himalayas groups. [1]

He grew up in Capitola, California, studying at Aptos High School, and spending many teenage years playing with Donny 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 the Burton grip when playing vibraphone.

Discography

As leader or co-leader

With the Himalayas

With Myra Melford

With New Klezmer Trio

With Sexmob

With others

As sideman

With Steve Beresford

With David Byrne

With Nels Cline

With Crash Test Dummies

With Sylvie Courvoisier

With Trevor Dunn's trio-convulsant

With Bill Frisell

With Ben Goldberg

With Jesse Harris

With Rickie Lee Jones

With Julian Lage

With Sean Lennon

With Rudy Linka

With Kate McGarry

With Ruper Ordorika

With Ellen Reid

With Carrie Rodriguez/Chip Taylor

With Jenny Scheinman

With Tony Scherr

With John Scofield

With Leni Stern

With Rufus Wainwright

With Tom Waits

With John Zorn

With others

References

  1. ↑ "Kenny Wollesen and Himalayas". Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Kenny Wollesen | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
  4. ↑ "Kenny Wollesen | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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