Han Bennink – Biography, Discography & Instruments

Biography

Han Bennink is a jazz musician who plays drum kit. Han Bennink was born on 17 April 1942 in Zaandam. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: FMP/Free Music Production and Evil Rabbit Records. The discography here lists 23 albums, from “New Acoustic Swing Duo” (1967) to “Let's Go” (2010). Honours include Paul Acket Award.

Han Bennink (born 17 April 1942) is a Dutch drummer and percussionist. On occasion his recordings have featured him playing soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, trombone, violin, banjo and piano. Though perhaps best known as one of the pivotal figures in early European free jazz and free improvisation, Bennink has worked in essentially every school of jazz, and is described by critic Chris Kelsey as "one of the unfortunately rare musicians whose abilities and interests span jazz's entire spectrum." Known for often injecting slapstick and absurdist humor into his performances, Bennink has had especially fruitful long-term partnerships with pianist Misha Mengelberg and saxophonist Peter Brötzmann. Han is a brother of saxophonist Peter Bennink.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

New Acoustic Swing Duo 1967 · Instant Composers Pool Instant Composers Pool 1968 · Instant Composers Pool

Instant Composers Pool 010 1971 · Live

Solo 1974 · Instant Composers Pool

Coincidents 1976 · Live

Bennink Mengelberg 1981 · Live

Tempo Comodo 1982 · Data Records The New Acoustic Swing Duo In Japan 1984 1984 · Jazz Now

Solo 1990 · Live

Serpentine 1996

Dissonant Characters 1999

Jazz Bunker 2000

Nerve Beats 2001

The Laughing Owl 2001

The Grass Is Greener 2002

Chat Room 2003

3 2004

Free Touching (live in Beijing at Keep in Touch) 2004

Han Bennink 2004

Home Safely 2004

Zeng! 2007

In Amherst 2006 2008 · Live

Let's Go 2010

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Albums where Han Bennink is credited as a sideman

1965	Last Date — Eric Dolphy	drums (drum set)
1965	Straight, No Chaser — Wes Montgomery	drums (drum set)
1969	European Echoes — Manfred Schoof	drums (drum set)
1970	Balls — Brötzmann / Van Hove / Bennink	percussion
1970	The Topography of the Lungs — Evan Parker, Derek Bailey & Han Bennink	percussion
1971	Han Bennink & Derek Bailey — Derek Bailey & Han Bennink	drums (drum set), natural trumpet, other instruments, trumpet, instruments
1973	FMP 130 — Peter Brötzmann	percussion
1973	Altissimo — Gary Bartz, Lee Konitz, Charlie Mariano, Jackie McLean	drums (drum set)
1974	Playing: Epistrophy — Eric Dolphy / Misha Mengelberg / Jacques Schols / Han Bennink	drums (drum set)
1974	Einepartietischtennis — Misha Mengelberg / Han Bennink	cymbal, drums (drum set), musical saw, other instruments, percussion, trumpet
1975	Lumps — Steve Lacy, Michel Waisvisz, Han Bennink, Maarten van Regteren Altena	percussion, other instruments
1978	Groupcomposing — Misha Mengelberg, Peter Brötzmann, Evan Parker, Peter Bennink, Paul Rutherford, Derek Bailey, Han Bennink	other instruments, percussion, trumpet
1978	Fragments — Misha Mengelberg, John Tchicai, Han Bennink, Derek Bailey	drums (drum set)
1979	3 Points and a Mountain — Brötzmann - Mengelberg - Bennink	clarinet, tenor saxophone, membranophone
1982	Japan Japon — Misha Mengelberg & ICP Orchestra	drums (drum set)
1983	Regeneration — Roswell Rudd - Steve Lacy - Misha Mengelberg - Kent Carter - Han Bennink	drums (drum set)
1985	Change of Season (Music of Herbie Nichols) — Misha Mengelberg, Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Arjen Gorter & Han Bennink	membranophone
1988	Vara Radio 1965 — Clark Terry, Wes Montgomery	drums (drum set)
1989	Spots, Circles, and Fantasy — Cecil Taylor & Han Bennink	liner notes, drums (drum set)
1992	Dutch Masters — Misha Mengelberg, Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Ernst Reÿseger, Han Bennink	drums (drum set)
1995	Charlie Parker Project 1993 — Anthony Braxton	drums (drum set)
1995	Carmen — Enrico Rava	membranophone
2007	Afijn — Misha Mengelberg	drums (drum set)
2017	To One So Sweet - Hank Mobley in Holland — Hank Mobley	drums (drum set)
2022	Jazz in der Kammer Nr. 71 — Peter Brötzmann/Fred Van Hove/Han Bennink	drums (drum set)
2024	Beyond Paradiso 1969-1970 — Clifford Jordan	drums (drum set)

Awards

Paul Acket Award

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Han Bennink play?

Han Bennink is known for playing drum kit.

When and where was Han Bennink born?

Han Bennink was born 17 April 1942 in Zaandam.

What are Han Bennink's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include New Acoustic Swing Duo (1967), Instant Composers Pool (1968), Solo (1974), Tempo Comodo (1982) and The New Acoustic Swing Duo In Japan 1984 (1984).

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