Kenny Wollesen

Kenny Wollesen
Kenny Wollesen at the Satchmo club in Maribor, Slovenia, 2011 Photo by Jan Prunk
Background information
Born	(1966-04-09) April 9, 1966 (age 51)
Genres	Avant-garde jazz, classical, rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Drums
Labels	Tzadik
Associated acts	New Klezmer Trio, Sex Mob, John Zorn, Julian Lage, The Dreamers, The Gnostic Trio

Kenny Wollesen (born 1966) is an American drummer and percussionist.

Wollesen lives in New York City. He has recorded and toured with Tom Waits, Sean Lennon, Ron Sexsmith, Bill Frisell, Norah Jones, John Lurie, Myra Melford, Steven Bernstein, and John Zorn. He is a founding member of the New Klezmer Trio and a member of the Sex Mob and Himalayas groups. He also performs on the soundtrack to the popular children's show The Backyardigans.

Kenny grew up in Capitola, CA, studying at Aptos HS and spent many teenage years jamming with Donny McCaslin. He spent quality classroom time with flugelhornist and arranger Ray Brown at Cabrillo College. Kenny also arranges and studied vibraphone at Cabrillo.

With New Klezmer Trio

With Steve Beresford

With David Byrne

With Nels Cline

With Crash Test Dummies

With Sylvie Courvoisier

With Bill Frisell

With Ben Goldberg

With the Himalayas

With Julian Lage

With Rickie Lee Jones

With Sean Lennon

With Ruper Ordorika

With Ellen Reid

With John Scofield