Mark hens
Mark Hennen (born June 15, 1951 in Madison , Wisconsin ) is an American jazz pianist (also keyboard , e-piano ).
Live and act
Hennen studied at the University of Wisconsin and later had lessons with Cecil Taylor in Antioch and with Bill Dixon at Bennington College . In New York City he took private lessons with Borah Bergman . In the late 1970s he played with Jemeel Moondoc's Ensemble Muntu ( First Feeding , 1977), in the following two decades a. a. with William Hooker , with William Parker in the Collective 4tet (with Jeff Hoyer and Heinz Geisser ) and Alan Silvas Sound Visions Orchestra . In 1994 he presented the album Theory of Everything , influenced by Cecil Taylor , which was created in a duo with drummer Toby Kasavan . Collaborations with Daniel Carter , Chris Kelsey 's Unacknowledged Ensemble, Rashid Bakr and the formation Earth People followed in the 2000s . In a duo with drummer Jackson Krall , the album Space Blues, Volume 1 was created at the end of 2000 . In the field of jazz he was involved in 22 recording sessions between 1977 and 2008. His main job is in New York as a piano tuner .
Discographic notes
- Daniel Carter: Feels Like It (2000), with Toby Kasavan, William Parker
- Chris Kelsey's Unacknowledged Ensemble: Hear With Your Ear (2000), with Jackson Krall
- Rashid Bakr: Earth Native (2001), with Matt Otto, Billy Stein, Kazuto Sato
- Collective 4tet: In Transition (Leo, 2008), with Arthur Brooks , William Parker, Heinz Geisser
Web links
- Mark Hennen at Allmusic (English)
- Mark Hennen at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brief portrait
- ^ Review of the album Theory of Everything at Allmusic . Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed July 10, 2016)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hens, Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist (also keyboard, e-piano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madison , Wisconsin |