Kenny Wollesen

Drummer, vibraphonist and instrument builder Kenny Wollesen was born in New Mexico and grew up in Santa Cruz, California. A ubiquitous presence on the New York downtown music scene for over three decades, Wollesen has played, recorded and toured with Jim Hall, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Tom Waits, Big John Patton, Norah Jones, Hal Willner, Eddie Henderson, John Lurie, Butch Morris, David Byrne, Julian Lage, Bebel Gilberto and Ilhan Ersahin. Wollesen is an integral part of the Bill Frisell trio, the downtown super band Sexmob as well as many of John Zorn’s ground breaking ensembles. Wollesen has played on hundreds of recordings and builds his own one-of-a-kind musical instruments known as “Wollesonics.” The “Wollesonics" are featured in many movie and television soundtracks, theater productions and in his own unique concert/happenings known as “WolleSonic Massages.”