Musician

Joe ertenstein

who shook the hihat

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"Don’t let a robot choose your music."

UPCOMING SHOWS

2020

ALL SHOWS CANCELLED

until further notice due to the COVID-19 lockdown.

Please write to me at joehertenstein at gmx dot de

if you want to take private online music lessons with me

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Send me a joke or a virtual hug and enjoy all the music, videos, pictures, and writings you can find on this website.

As always, thank you for listening!

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Master Series & Argentum Series

Radio feature on WFMU 02/2019:

I was the guest on Dave Sewelson's new radio show "Music For a Free World" on WFMU's "Give the Drummer", we played music from eight CDs, talked, and played two mini sets of improvised music together, you can stream the show here, I joined at minute 39: http://wfmu.org/playlists/FI

Radio feature on WFMU 03/2018:

David Weinstein's show 'GiveTheDrummer' aired on March14th on WFMU and featured a 20-minute excerpt of a live recording he captured from the trio of Jim Denley, who was visiting from Australia, Chris Penalosa and myself from our concert at The Outpost in Brooklyn as part of David Watson's series, which you can now stream through your iTunes or other media player via

https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/77817 - just click on:

"Listen to this show:" on the bottom left and skip to minute 50 - the sound quality is awesome and so was our first-meeting-chemistry!

latest albums

10/2020

orientation of we - EMERGENCE

Michael Irwin trp
James Brandon Lewis sax
Max Johnson bass
jh drums

Recorded July 2017 at Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, New York

Engineered by Michael Brorby

Mixed by Max Johnson

Mastered by Alan Silverman

OUT 10/2020 on the Belgian

label OFF-Records

09/2020

Sean Sonderegger's Magically Inclined Vol2

"Living There"

feat.

Sean Sonderegger - ts, bs, comp
Kamala Sankaram - voc, acc (1,2,4-6)
Curtis Fowlkes - tb (1,2,4-7)
Harvey Valdes - guit (1,2,4-6)
Shawn Lovato - bass
Joe Hertenstein - drums and perc
Pheeroan akLaff - add drums and perc (1,3-5)

Recorded by Tom Tedesco at Tedesco Studios, Paramus, NJ on January 15, 2018
Mixed and mastered by Liberty Ellman

physically on SKIRL/46

digitally on MetaRecords

Sonderegger Magically Inclined SKIRL Vol

05/2020

Kevin Patton - Double Release!

Field Effect is an improvised quartet of piano, bass, drums, and live electronics.

Kevin Patton: Live Electronics
Robert Boston: Piano
Thomas Helton: Contrabass
Joe Hertenstein: Drumset

Recorded July 2016 at Terminus Studio, New York City by Aaron Robinson

LISTEN/BUY via Bandcamp

05/2020

Kevin Patton - Double Release!

into thickets
Kevin Patton: Guitar, Live Electronics
Thomas Helton: Contrabass
Robert Boston: Piano, Synthesizer
Joe Hertenstein: Drumset
Seth Paynter: Tenor Saxophone

Recorded at Ovations in Houston, Texas in November of 2015 by Ryan Edwards

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03/2020

Aron Namenwirth Trio

Gettin' Hot

Aron Namenwirth - Guitar
Zach Swanson - Acoustic Bass
Joe Hertenstein - Drums

Recorded by Rene' Allain Scholes Street Studio
Mixed and Mastered by Jon Rosenberg

Culture of Waste Records 2020

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10/2019

Aron Namenwirth Trio feat. Daniel Carter

Live at the Bushwick Series

Aron Namenwirth - Guitar
Daniel Carter - all the horns
Zach Swanson - Acoustic Bass
Joe Hertenstein - TabelPercussionKitHybrid

“Considering that this is a live recording, the sound is splendid… In a later section, the quartet erupts into some strong, explosive moments, which increase our pulse rates. Drummer Joe Hertenstein is often at the center of the quartet, navigating both free and a connected rhythmic undertow...” Bruce Lee Gallanter, DowntownMusicGallery 09/2019

6/2019

David Weinstein WFMU

Equilibrium & Hysteria

Ridgewood Radio 2019 Experimental Music Sampler

feat.

Martha Mooke & Tony Verderosa (Roulette, 2004)
Matteo Liberatore & Matthew Ostrowski (Sump, 2017)
Anteloper (Jaimie Branch & Jason Nazary) (Outpost, 2018)
Jim Denley, Joe Hertenstein, Crystal Penalosa (Outpost, 2018)
Deep Listening Band (David Gamper, Stuart Dempster, Pauline Oliveros) (Roulette, 2008)
William Parker Ensemble w/Morley (Roulette, 2017)

WFMU's CD sampler containing music David Weinstein showcases on his radio show "Give the Drummer", Ridgewood Radio.

WFMU.org

5/2019

Philipp Teriete

Afterglow

feat.

Philipp Teriete - Composition & Piano
Dave Pietro - Flute & Alto Saxophone
Elias Meister - Electric Guitar
Martin Wind - Acoustic Bass
Joe Hertenstein - Drums

QFTF

10/2018

Jeff Morris Trio

Interfaces jazz meets electronics

feat. Karl Berger

Ravellorecords/PARMA

09/2018

While recording at Electric Lady Studios in New York, multiple Grammy Award winning producer TROOKO (Beyoncé, M.I.A., Beastie Boys, Residente) invited me to play drums on his DJ track and new single “RICO” - hell yeah!

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09/2018

Ragas Live Retrospective, compilation

Adam Rudolph's Go: Organic Orchestra with Brooklyn Raga Massive

"Twilight Lake" live at Ragas Live Festival at PioneerWorks, Brooklyn

04/2018

SPACEPILOT 'Particle Horizon' live at Nublu /LP

with Elias Meister & Leo Genovese

feat. Tim Hagans & Jack Daniel.

Engineered, mixed, mastered by multi Grammy Award winning producer Jeremy Loucas on

Springstoff Records

> order LP incl. dwld-code

03/2018

Welf Dorr Unit 'BLOOD'

with Dave Ross & Dmitry Ishenko physically on CreativeSources

digitally on Chant Records

"Every once in a great while a disc appears and renews my faith in jazz/rock/fusion. This is the one! I am working on getting a gig for this band because I want to check them out live. You best dig in and go along for the ride with those in the know."

- Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG

11/2017

Ivo Perelman 'SCALENE'

with Matthew Shipp on Leo Records

This album documents my first meeting with Ivo, who invited me spontaneously to the recording session at Jim Clouse's ParkWestStudios in Brooklyn - walking distance from my house - after Matt played him our album 'The Core Trio live feat. Matthew Shipp' on Evil Rabbit Records.

Check out Thomas Helton's The Core Trio as well!