Quin Kirchner

Quinlan "Quin" Kirchner (born December 14, 1981 ) is an American jazz and improvisation musician ( drums , percussion ).

Live and act

Kirchner began taking classes in the Academy of Movement and Music and Merit Music Program of Chicago from the age of ten . With a grant from the Basin Street Scholarship he studied at the University of New Orleans with Ricky Sebastian, Jason Marsalis , Troy Davis and Johnny Vidacovich at the age of 18. He obtained a Bachelor in Jazz Studies and worked in New Orleans a. a. with Jeff Albert , Irene Sage and Ed Petersen . After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Kirchner moved to New York City, where he completed his master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music with John Riley before returning to Chicago. Since then he has worked there a. a. with Jeb Bishop , Daniele D'Agaro , AJ Kluth, Greg Ward , Dave Rempis , Matthew Golombisky and with the formations blink. , From Beyond (with Katherine Young , Tim Haldeman and others ), Zing! , Lucky 7s and Elliot Bergman's NOMO . In Germany, Kirchner performed with Georg Graewe and Tobias Delius as part of RUHR.2010 - European Capital of Culture . In the field of jazz he was involved in five recording sessions between 2006 and 2012.

Lucky 7s: Farragut (2006), with Josh Berman , Jeff Albert, Jeb Bishop, Keefe Jackson , Jason Adasiewicz , Matthew Golombisky
Lucky 7s: Pluto Junkyard ( Clean Feed Records , 2007)
AJ Kluth's Aldric: Anvils and Broken Bells (2011)
Grubenklang.Reloaded (Random Acoustics, 2011)
Greg Ward's Fitted Shards: South Side Story (2012)
THE Other Side of Time (2017), with Nick Broste , Nate Lepine , Jason Stein , Matt Ulery , Ben Boye
The Shadow and the Light (2020)

personal data
SURNAME	Kirchner, Quin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kirchner, Quinlan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz and improvisation musician (drums, percussion)
DATE OF BIRTH	December 14, 1981