Pete Hennig at Jazz Central Studios

Peter Hennig graduated from McNally/Smith College of Music with a degree in percussion performance, followed by 2 years of private study with Twin Cities based drummer Dave King.

From 2001 on, he has worked steadily as a dedicated drumset/percussion instructor teaching up to 50 private students per week. Peter has also been featured as a guest clinician at UMD, UW Superior and McNally/Smith College of Music. Currently teaches at Schmitt Music and Mount Olivet School of Music.

As a composer he’s had original compositions featured on 89.3 The CURRENT, 88.5 KBEM, and 90.3 KFAI. He also received the Minnesota Emerging Composers Award (MECA) from the American Composers Forum in 2010....

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Peter Hennig graduated from McNally/Smith College of Music with a degree in percussion performance, followed by 2 years of private study with Twin Cities based drummer Dave King.

From 2001 on, he has worked steadily as a dedicated drumset/percussion instructor teaching up to 50 private students per week. Peter has also been featured as a guest clinician at UMD, UW Superior and McNally/Smith College of Music. Currently teaches at Schmitt Music and Mount Olivet School of Music.

As a composer he’s had original compositions featured on 89.3 The CURRENT, 88.5 KBEM, and 90.3 KFAI. He also received the Minnesota Emerging Composers Award (MECA) from the American Composers Forum in 2010.

Since 2010 he has performed at several european festivals and venues including, the Sons d’hiver festival in Paris, the Atlantique Jazz festival and the Pannonica Jazz festival in northern France, and the Kind of Belou Jazz festival in Treignac, France.

In 2011 he received the Twin Cities Best Jazz Award with The Atlantis Quartet.

Peter composes for and performs regularly with such groups as The Atlantis Quartet, The Fantastic Merlins, The Park Evans Quartet, The Zacc Harris Trio and The Vital Organ Trio (featuring Katie Gearty)

Over the past 13 years Peter has preformed and recorded with many groups and artists, Including: Sheila Ray Charles (daughter of R&B legend, Ray Charles), Dan Navarro, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Tony Hymas, Jonathan Kreisberg, Ben Wendel, Kirk Knuffke, Imani Uzuri, Douglas Ewart, Donald Washington, Patty Peterson, Debbie Duncan, Tina Schlieske, Estaire Godinez, Peter Ostroushko, Doug Little, Kelly Rossum, Darryl Holter, Crankshaft (a.k.a. Alex Larson), Todd Clouser, Nick Hensley, Sam Kuusisto, Wayne McFarlane, The Adam Meckler Orchestra, The Bill Simenson Big Band, The Dollys, Johnny Clueless, Vintage Raggs, Deb Brown, Andra Suchy, Billy Johnsons Road Show, The New Primitives, and many others.

This Monday Pete will be playing some original tunes and some bop classics.

Featuring:

Pete Hennig - Drums
Graydon Peterson - Bass
Brandon Wozniak - Saxophone
Tom Krochock - Trumpet
Brian Ziemniak - Piano

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