An album by the New York jazz drummer and composer John Hollenbeck from 2005; with the Jazz Bigband Graz & Theo Bleckmann.

The New York drummer and composer John Hollenbeck is one of the most versatile contemporary jazz musicians. Side by side with philosophers of melodic jazz such as Fred Hersch, Bob Brookmeyer or Kenny Wheeler, he has developed a smooth, fluid way of playing, characterized by an ever-changing dynamic that combines unobtrusive, swinging rhythms with sensitive tones. He has strengthened the Klezmer avant-garde together with David Krakauer and Frank London and cultivated the Tango Nuevo with Pablo Ziegler; with his Claudia Quintet, he has joined the ranks of success among the innovative New York downtown scene, and in his collaborations with Meredith Monk, crossed the border between jazz and New Music; as a member of the Intuition family, he has supported Florian Ross and Henning Sieverts in a manner as striking as it is efficient. All of these achievements have melded together in his compositions on 'Joys & Desires', an album that has come to fruition with JBBG under the direction of Heinrich von Kalnein and Horst Michael Schaffer. Hollenbeck is enthusiastic when speaking of JBBG: 'The Graz band is first and foremost a regular big band with horns and a rhythm section, yet the musicians are so open to any style of music that they can no longer be defined as a typical big band. One can explore a lot of different new territories with them. Over the years, they have developed a unique sound and are well on the way to becoming an institution in Europe similar to the Vienna Art Orchestra.'

'Joys & Desires' builds yet another bridge: Hollenbeck has been active on both sides of the Atlantic for a long time. He has carried the spirit of New York to Europe and the new European formal awareness back to the USA. With JBBG, he has found the best possible intersection of European and American jazz.

Track Listing

• The Bird With The Coppery, Keen Claws
• Just Like Him
• Abstinence
• Jazz Envy
• After A Dance Or Two, We Sit Down For A Pint With Gil And Tim
• The Garden Of Love
• Maxfield

Additional Details

Label: Intuition

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 54:16 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/09/25

UPC: 750447338623