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{{short description|American drummer}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|11|13|mf=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|11|13|mf=y}}
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| occupation = Musician, composer
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S.
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| instrument = Drums
| years_active = 2000–present
| occupation = Musician, composer
| label = [[Smalls Jazz Club|Smalls]], [[Dreyfus Records|Dreyfus]], [[Chesky Records|Chesky]], [[Motéma Music|Motéma]], [[Lyte Records|Lyte]]
| instrument = Drums
| associated_acts = [[One O'Clock Lab Band]], [[Jazz Mandolin Project]]
| years_active = 2000–present
| website = {{URL|www.arihoenig.com}}
| label = [[Smalls Jazz Club|Smalls]], [[Dreyfus Records|Dreyfus]], [[Chesky Records|Chesky]], [[Motéma Music|Motéma]], [[Lyte Records|Lyte]]
| associated_acts = [[One O'Clock Lab Band]], [[Jazz Mandolin Project]]
| website = {{URL|www.arihoenig.com}}
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'''Ari Hoenig''' (born November 13, 1973) is an American [[jazz]] drummer, composer, and educator.
'''Ari Hoenig''' (born November 13, 1973) is an American [[jazz]] drummer, composer, and educator.


==Educational materials==
==Biography==
Hoenig has taught and is on the faculty at [[New York University]] and [[The New School]] in New York. He gives clinics and lectures at music schools and universities worldwide.
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Hoenig was born in [[Philadelphia]] to a vocalist father and violinist mother. He was exposed to classical and other music at an early age. He played both piano and violin, then rock and metal drums as a teen before settling into jazz. He attended Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts in summer 1990. He attended the University of North Texas College of Music in 1992 for three years and was a member of the highly regarded [[One O'Clock Lab Band]]. In 1995 he transferred to [[William Paterson College]] in New Jersey and moved to New York a year later.


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)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mel Bay {{!}} Intro to Polyrhythms |url=http://www.melbay.com/Products/21108M/intro-to-polyrhythms.aspx |website=Mel Bay|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mel Bay {{!}} Metric modulation |url=http://www.melbay.com/Products/21109MEB/metric-modulations.aspx|website=Mel Bay|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref> In 2011, he released ''Systems Book 1, Drumming Technique and Melodic Jazz Independence'' (Alfred Publishing) and the DVD ''Melodic Drumming'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web |title=Alfred {{!}} Systems Book 1 - Drumming Technique |url=http://www.alfred.com/Products/Systems-Book-1-Drumming-Technique-and-Melodic-Jazz-Independence--98-37458.aspx|website=Alfred|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jazz Heaven {{!}}Melodic Drumming video |url=http://jazzheaven.com/how-to-play-jazz-videos/drum-lessons/ari-hoenig-melodic-drumming/|website=Jazz Heaven|accessdate=1 February 2017 }}</ref> In 2014, Ari he released the video ''Rhythm Training'' about time and rhythmic vocabulary.<ref>{{cite web |title=My Music Masterclass {{!}}Rhythm Training |url=http://www.mymusicmasterclass.com |website=My Music Masterclass |accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref> In 2017, he released two videos: ''Mastering Odd Times'' and ''Drums: Jazz Coordination''.<ref>{{cite web|title=My Music Masterclass {{!}}Rhythm Training |url=http://www.mymusicmasterclass.com |website=My Music Masterclass |accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref>
In 2000, he produced his first solo drum album, ''Time Travels'' (2000) and his second ''The Life Of A Day'' (2002), on which he explores the melodic possibilities of the drum set. The Ari Hoenig Quartet was formed at the end of 2002 and featured Jacques Schwarz-Bart on tenor sax, [[Jean-Michel Pilc]] on piano, and Matt Penman on bass. They released two records on the Smalls Records label: ''The Painter'' (2004) and the DVD ''Kinetic Hues'' (2005). In 2006 Ari signed a multi record deal with Dreyfus Records and released his first record for them called ''Inversations'' (2006) which featured Jean Michel Pilc and Johannes Weidenmueller.

''Bert's Playground'' (2008), Ari's second record for Dreyfus, features Ari's Punk Bop Band joined by [[Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist)|Chris Potter]]. Ari chose his Punk Bop Band to make the live record ''Punk Bop Live at Smalls'' that was released on the Smalls Live label in 2010 and features Will Vinson on alto, Jonathan Kreisberg on guitar, fellow Jazz Mandolin Project alumni, Danton Boller on bass and Tigran Hamasyan as a special guest.

Ari's Quartet with Tigran Hamasyan, Gilad Hekselman, Orlando le Fleming and Chris Tordini released ''Lines of Oppression'' on the Naïve label. In 2016, Ari released 'The Pauper and the Magician' on AH-HA Records with his quintet with Shai Maestro on piano, Gilad Hekselman on guitar, Tivon Pennicott on Sax and Orlando Le Fleming on bass.

Besides the quintet, Ari leads 2 other groups which play his original music, the Ari Hoenig Nonet and Trio. The Nonet performs Ari's original compositions arranged by Noam Wiesenberg and features various other players in the New York area. The trio is with [[Gilad Hekselman]] and Orlando le Flemming and has toured extensively in Europe, Japan and South America. He co-leads a variety of projects including Pilc, Moutin, Hoenig ("the three headed monster"), jazz electronica project "Nasty Factorz" with Gael Horellou and various duo's with Chris Potter, Edmar Casteneda and Dan Weiss.


==Awards==
==Awards==
In 2013 Ari won the prestigious BMW Welt (World) award in Munich, an international competition for best band led by a drummer.
In 2013 Hoenig won the BMW Welt (World) award in Munich, an international competition for best band led by a drummer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ari won the Prestigious BMW Welt award {{!}} |url=https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0140438EN/ari-hoenig-quartet-from-new-york-wins-bmw-welt-jazz-award-2013-the-concert-series-will-continue-in-2014-following-the-motto-%E2%80%9Csense-of-humour%E2%80%9D?language=en|website=BMW|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Ari won the Prestigious BMW Welt award {{!}} |url=https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0140438EN/ari-hoenig-quartet-from-new-york-wins-bmw-welt-jazz-award-2013-the-concert-series-will-continue-in-2014-following-the-motto-%E2%80%9Csense-of-humour%E2%80%9D?language=en|website=BMW|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
===As leader===
* ''Jazzheads: avant wot not'' (1k recordings,1999) <ref>{{cite web|title=Ari Hoenig {{!}} Album Discography {{!}} 1k Recordings|url=http://1krecordings.com/artists/jazzheads/|website=ILK|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref>
* ''James Hurt, Dark grooves and mystical rhythms'' (Blue Note, 1999)
* ''Time Travels'' (1999)
* ''The Life of a Day'' (Ah Ha, 2002)
* ''Time Travels'' ([[CD Baby]], 2003, 1k recordings, 2000)
* ''The Life of a Day'' (Ah-Ha, 2002)
* ''The Painter'' (Smalls, 2004)
* ''Jean Michel Pilc, Welcome Home'' (Dreyfus, 2002)
* ''Inversations'' (Dreyfus, 2006)
* ''The Painter'' ([[Smalls Jazz Club|Smalls]], 2004)
* ''Kenny Werner, Peace'' (Half note, 2004)
* ''Kinectic Hues (Smalls Records, 2005) dvd video
* ''Tigran Hamasyan, World passion'' (Nocturne, 2006)
* ''Gilad Hekselman, Split life'' (Smalls, 2006)
* ''Inversations'' ([[Dreyfus Records|Dreyfus]], 2007)
* ''Jazz Side of the Moon: Music of Pink Floyd'' ([[Chesky Records|Chesky]], 2008)
* ''Bert's Playground'' (Dreyfus, 2008)
* ''Bert's Playground'' (Dreyfus, 2008)
* ''Introducing Joris Roelofs'' (Material, 2008)
* ''Punkbop: Live at Smalls'' (Smallslive, 2010)
* ''Lines of Oppression'' (Naïve, 2012)
* ''Punkbop: Live at Smalls'' ([[Smalls Jazz Club|Smalls]], 2010)
* ''Pilc Moutin Hoenig: Threedom'' ([[Motéma Music|Motéma]], 2011)
* ''The Pauper and the Magician'' (Ah Ha, 2016)
* ''Lines of Oppression'' ([[Naïve Records|Naïve]], 2011)
* ''NY Standard'' (Fresh Sound, 2018)
* ''Shahin Novrasli, Bayati'' (BEE JAZZ, 2014)
* ''Conner's Days'' (Fresh Sound, 2019)
* Live (2021)
* ''Pauper and the Magician'' ([[Lyte Records|Lyte]], 2016)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ari Hoenig {{!}} Album Discography {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ari-hoenig-mn0000112824/discography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=5 January 2017}}</ref>
* ''Golden Treasures'' (Fresh Sound, 2022)

==Educational materials==
As an educator, Ari teaches privately and is on faculty at [[New York University]] and [[The New School]] for Social Research in New York. He gives clinics and lectures at music schools and universities worldwide.


===As sideman===
In collaboration with bassist Johannes Weidenmueller, Ari released ''Intro to Polyrhythms Vol 1'', and ''Metric Modulations, Expanding and Contracting Time within Form Vol 2.'' (Mel Bay 2009, 2012)
'''With [[Richard Bona]]'''
<ref>{{cite web|title=Mel Bay {{!}} Intro to Polyrhythms|url=http://www.melbay.com/Products/21108M/intro-to-polyrhythms.aspx|website=Mel Bay|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref>
* ''Scenes from My Life'' (Columbia, 1999)
<ref>{{cite web|title=Mel Bay {{!}} Metric modulation|url=http://www.melbay.com/Products/21109MEB/metric-modulations.aspx|website=Mel Bay|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref>
* ''Reverence'' (Columbia, 2001)
* ''Tiki'' (EmArcy, 2005)


'''With [[Jean-Michel Pilc]]'''
In 2011, Ari released ''Systems Book 1, Drumming Technique and Melodic Jazz Independence'' (Alfred Publishing), and DVD ''Melodic Drumming'' (2011) on www.jazzheaven.com.
* ''Together Live at Sweet Basil'' (A Records, 2000)
<ref>{{cite web|title=Alfred {{!}} Systems Book 1 - Drumming Technique|url=http://www.alfred.com/Products/Systems-Book-1-Drumming-Technique-and-Melodic-Jazz-Independence--98-37458.aspx|website=Alfred|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref>
* ''Welcome Home'' (Dreyfus, 2002)
<ref>{{cite web|title=Jazz Heaven {{!}}Melodic Drumming video|url=http://jazzheaven.com/how-to-play-jazz-videos/drum-lessons/ari-hoenig-melodic-drumming/|website=Jazz Heaven|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref>
* ''Cardinal Points'' (Dreyfus, 2003)
* ''New Dreams'' (Dreyfus, 2007)
* ''Threedom'' (Motema, 2011)


'''With [[Kenny Werner]]'''
In 2014, Ari released the 3 part video entitled ''Rhythm Training'', about time and rhythmic vocabulary.<ref>{{cite web|title=My Music Masterclass {{!}}Rhythm Training|url=http://www.mymusicmasterclass.com|website=My Music Masterclass|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref>
* ''Beauty Secrets'' (RCA Victor, 1999)
In 2017, Ari released two video's entitled ''Mastering Odd times'' and ''Drums: Jazz coordination''.<ref>{{cite web|title=My Music Masterclass {{!}}Rhythm Training|url=http://www.mymusicmasterclass.com|website=My Music Masterclass|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref>
* ''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'''
''The Ari Hoenig Songbook'' is a book with the lead sheets of all of Ari's compositions.
* [[Quentin Angus]], ''In Stride'' (QFTF, 2017)
* [[Diego Barber]], ''411'' (Origin, 2013)
* [[Bojan Z]], ''Xenophonia'' (Label Bleu, 2006)
* [[Bill Carrothers]], ''Keep Your Sunny Side Up'' (Pirouet, 2007)
* [[Orlando le Fleming]], ''Orlando le Fleming & Romantic Funk'' (OLF, 2017)
* [[Macy Gray]], ''Stripped'' (Chesky, 2016)
* [[Tigran Hamasyan]], ''World Passion'' (Plus Loin Music, 2009)
* [[Gilad Hekselman]], ''Splitlife'' (Smalls, 2006)
* [[Antoine Herve]], ''Road Movie'' (Nocturne, 2006)
* [[James Hurt]], ''Dark Grooves, Mystical Rhythms'' (Blue Note, 1999)
* [[Jazz Mandolin Project]], ''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)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* {{Official website}}
* [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p381208|pure_url=yes}} Biography at ''[[AllMusic]]'']
* [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p381208|pure_url=yes}} Biography] at ''[[AllMusic]]''
* [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r681841|pure_url=yes}} Review of ''The Painter'' at ''AllMusic'']
* [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r681841|pure_url=yes}} Review of ''The Painter''] at ''AllMusic''
* [http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ari_Hoenig.html ''Drummerworld'' feature]
* [http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ari_Hoenig.html ''Drummerworld'' feature]
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=14019 All About Jazz feature]
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=14019 All About Jazz feature]
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Ari Hoenig
Ari Hoenig at Moers Festival, June 2006, Germany
Ari Hoenig at Moers Festival, June 2006, Germany
Background information
Born (1973-11-13) November 13, 1973 (age 50)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentDrums
Years active2000–present
LabelsSmalls, Dreyfus, Chesky, Motéma, Lyte
Websitewww.arihoenig.com

Ari Hoenig (born November 13, 1973) is an American jazz drummer, composer, and educator.

Educational materials

Hoenig has taught and is on the faculty at New York University and The New School 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)[1][2] In 2011, he released Systems Book 1, Drumming Technique and Melodic Jazz Independence (Alfred Publishing) and the DVD Melodic Drumming (2011).[3][4] In 2014, Ari he released the video Rhythm Training about time and rhythmic vocabulary.[5] In 2017, he released two videos: Mastering Odd Times and Drums: Jazz Coordination.[6]

Awards

In 2013 Hoenig won the BMW Welt (World) award in Munich, an international competition for best band led by a drummer.[7]

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)

As sideman

With Richard Bona

  • 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

  • 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

References

  1. ^ "Mel Bay | Intro to Polyrhythms". Mel Bay. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Mel Bay | Metric modulation". Mel Bay. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Alfred | Systems Book 1 - Drumming Technique". Alfred. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Jazz Heaven |Melodic Drumming video". Jazz Heaven. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. ^ "My Music Masterclass |Rhythm Training". My Music Masterclass. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. ^ "My Music Masterclass |Rhythm Training". My Music Masterclass. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Ari won the Prestigious BMW Welt award |". BMW. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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