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Ari Hoenig was born November 13, 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a vocalist father and violinist mother. He was exposed to classical and other music at an early age, playing piano and violin. He went on to explore rock and metal drums as a teenager before settling into jazz.

Hoenig attended Pennsylvania Governor’s School of the Arts in summer of 1990, followed by attending the University of North Texas College of Music for three years and was a member of the highly regarded One O’Clock Lab Band.

Relocating to New York he began playing with Shirley Scott and went on to record with Mike Stern, Kenny Werner, Richard Bona, Dave Liebman, Chris Potter, Joshua Redman, Tigran Hamasyan, Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner, Fred Hersch, Snarky Puppy, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Pat Martino, Wynton Marsalis, Pat Metheny and many others.

Ari has performed at the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival alongside Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Chucho Valdes, and has appeared with his Punk Bop Band with Jonathan Kreisberg and Gilad Hekselman. Drummer, composer and educator Ari Hoenig continues to record, perform and tour.

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