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American drummer and percussionist
Kenny Wollesen
Kenny Wollesen at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, 2016 Photo by Mae Moreno
Born (1966-04-09 ) 9 April 1966 (age 58) Genres
Avant-garde jazz ,
classical ,
rock Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Drums, vibraphone, percussion Labels
Tzadik
Musical artist
Kenny Wollesen (born 1966) is an American drummer and percussionist.
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.
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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
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)
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With the Himalayas
With
Myra Melford
2000 Dance Beyond the Color , Myra Melford's Crush
2004 Where the Two Worlds Touch , Myra Melford's the Tent
With New Klezmer Trio
With
Sexmob
1998 Din of Inequity
2000 Solid Sender
2000 Theatre & Dance
2001 Sex Mob Does Bond
2003 Dime Grind Palace
2006 Sexotica
2009 Sex Mob Meets Medeski: Live in Willisau
2013 Cinema, Circus & Spaghetti: Sexmob Plays Fellini
2017 Cultural Capital
2023 The Hard Way
With others
1997 Interpretations of Lessness , Andy Laster's Lessness
1997 The Loan ,
Brad Shepik
1998 At Home , Slow Poke
1998 Fabulous , Drop Curlew
2000 Hidden Gardens , Lan Xang
2000 Redemption , Slow Poke
2006 Ways Not to Lose , The Wood Brothers
2021 Bond Riviera , Rocket Sci
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
2003 The Secret Sun
2004 While the Music Lasts
2006 Mineral
2010 Cosmo
With
Rickie Lee Jones
With
Julian Lage
With
Sean Lennon
With
Rudy Linka
2002 Simple Pleasures
2007 Beyond the New York City Limits
With
Kate McGarry
2001 Show Me
2005 Mercy Streets
With
Ruper 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)
With
Ellen Reid
With
Carrie Rodriguez /
Chip Taylor
2005 Red Dog Tracks
2006 Seven Angels on a Bicycle
2007 Live from the Ruhr Triennale
2010 The New Bye & Bye
With
Jenny Scheinman
2002 The Rabbi's Lover
2004 Shalagaster
2008 Crossing the Field
2008 Jenny Scheinman
With
Tony Scherr
2002 Come Around
2007 Twist in the Wind
With
John Scofield
With
Leni Stern
2000 Kindness of Strangers
2004 When Evening Falls
With
Rufus Wainwright
2003 Want One
2007 Release the Stars
With
Tom Waits
With
John Zorn
Bar Kokhba (Tzadik, 1994–96)
Filmworks VIII: 1997 (Tzadik, 1998)
Filmworks XIII: Invitation to a Suicide (Tzadik, 2002)
Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking (Tzadik, 2003)
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4 (Tzadik, 2004) with Electric Masada
Voices in the Wilderness (Tzadik, 2003)
Electric Masada: At the Mountains of Madness (Tzadik, 2005) with Electric Masada
Filmworks XVII: Notes on Marie Menken/Ray Bandar: A Life with Skulls (Tzadik, 2006)
Filmworks XVIII: The Treatment (Tzadik, 2006)
The Dreamers (Tzadik, 2008)
Filmworks XXI: Belle de Nature/The New Rijksmuseum (Tzadik, 2008)
O'o (Tzadik, 2009) with The Dreamers
Filmworks XXIV: The Nobel Prizewinner (Tzadik, 2010)
Ipos: Book of Angels Volume 14 (Tzadik, 2010) with The Dreamers
Baal: Book of Angels Volume 15 (Tzadik, 2010) with
Ben Goldberg Quartet
In Search of the Miraculous (Tzadik, 2010)
Dictée/Liber Novus (Tzadik, 2010)
Interzone (Tzadik, 2010)
The Goddess – Music for the Ancient of Days (Tzadik, 2010)
The Satyr's Play / Cerberus (Tzadik, 2011)
Nova Express (Tzadik, 2011) with the Nova Quartet
At the Gates of Paradise (Tzadik, 2011)
A Dreamers Christmas (Tzadik, 2011) with The Dreamers
Mount Analogue (Tzadik, 2012)
The Gnostic Preludes (Tzadik, 2012) with the Gnostic Trio
Rimbaud (Tzadik, 2012)
A Vision in Blakelight (Tzadik, 2012)
Music and Its Double (Tzadik, 2012)
The Concealed (Tzadik, 2012)
The Mysteries (Tzadik, 2013) with the Gnostic Trio
Dreamachines (Tzadik, 2013) with the Nova Quartet
In Lambeth (Tzadik, 2013) with the Gnostic Trio
On Leaves of Grass (Tzadik, 2014) with the Nova Quartet
The Testament of Solomon (Tzadik, 2014) with the Gnostic Trio
Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula (Tzadik, 2015) with The Dreamers
The Mockingbird (2016)
The Painted Bird (2016)
With others
1990 And Then There's This ,
Jessica Williams
1996 Dreamland ,
Madeleine Peyroux
1996 The Sun Died ,
Ellery Eskelin
1998 Dopamine ,
Mitchell Froom
1999 Thoroughfare ,
Rebecca Martin
1999 Work in Progress 89-98 ,
Wolfgang Muthspiel
2000 Shebang ,
Steve Cardenas
2001 Buttermilk Channel ,
Adam Levy
2002 Come Away with Me ,
Norah Jones
2008 The Living and the Dead ,
Jolie Holland
2009
Trombone Tribe ,
Roswell Rudd
2011 Everything is Alive ,
Hank Roberts
2011 Graylen Epicenter ,
David Binney
2012 Howie 61 ,
Wayne Krantz
2013 Another Life ,
James Maddock
2013 Ghost on Ghost ,
Iron & Wine
2014 Natalie Merchant ,
Natalie Merchant
2015 Didn't He Ramble ,
Glen Hansard
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References
International National Artists Other