ARI HOENIG
Drummer Ari Hoenig was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, PA. He has worked extensively in bands led by Shirley Scott, Jean Michel Pilc, Kenny Werner, Chris Potter, Pat Martino, Joshua Redman, Wayne Krantz, Richard Bona, Mike Stern, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Bojan Z, Jazz Mandolin Project, and James Hurt. Since 2002, Ari has been leading his group which tours often and plays on Monday nights at "Smalls" jazz club in New York City. Ari has released seven CDs and a live DVD as a leader. He is also on more than 80 recordings as a sideman. As an educator, Ari teaches for New York University, The New School for Social Research, as well as privately in Brooklyn where he resides. He gives clinics and lectures at music schools and universities worldwide and writes an educational column for Modern Drummer magazine. Ari's other educational products include "Systems Book One, Drumming technique and Melodic Jazz Independence" and the DVD "Melodic Drumming".