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Composer/percussionist John Hollenbeck has developed a unique voice as a composer and arranger for large ensembles. On his new recording, Songs I Like A Lot, Hollenbeck has taken seven personally loved songs written by other songwriters and arranged them for the esteemed Frankfurt Radio Big Band along with vocalists Theo Bleckmann and Kate McGarry. The eclectic program includes Hollenbeck s expansive takes on music by Jimmy Webb, Imogen Heap and Queen. Hollenbeck is a composer of music uncategorizable beyond the fact of being always identifiably his. A conceptualist able to translate the traditions of jazz and new music into a fresh, eclectic, forward-looking language of his own invention, intellectually rewarding yet ever accessibly vibrant. A drummer and percussionist possessed of a playful versatility and a virtuosic wit. Most of all, a musical thinker whether putting pen to paper or conjuring spontaneous sound allergic to repetition, forever seeking to surprise himself and his audiences.