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John Hollenbeck's Claudia Quintet + 1, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2012

WBGO | By Patrick Jarenwattananon
Published August 5, 2012 at 6:39 PM CDT
John Hollenbeck's Claudia Quintet performs at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival.
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John Hollenbeck's Claudia Quintet performs at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival.

A powerhouse behind the drum kit, John Hollenbeck is also becoming one of the great composer-bandleaders of the age. After last year's large ensemble show, he returns to Newport with his unusual small group, the Claudia Quintet (and a sixth member on piano). The band's latest release What Is The Beautiful? sets poems by Kenneth Patchen to music; much like the album, vocalists Kurt Elling and Theo Bleckmann stand and deliver on stage.

Set List

  • "The Snow Is Deep On The Ground"

  • "Keramag"

  • "Showtime/23rd Street Runs Into Heaven"

  • "Job"

  • "Do Me That Love"

  • "Paterna Terra"

  • "Opening The Window"

  • "Just Like Him"

    • Personnel

  • John Hollenbeck, drums

  • Red Wierenga, accordion

  • Chris Speed, clarinet/tenor saxophone

  • Matt Moran, vibraphone

  • Drew Gress, bass

  • Matt Mitchell, piano

  • Kurt Elling, voice

  • Theo Bleckmann, voice

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