Han Bennink

Han Bennink (born 17 April 1942) is a Dutch drummer and percussionist. 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.

Early life and education Bennink was born in Zaandam, the son of a classical percussionist. In 1983 he collaborated with boogie-woogie pianist and vocalist Little Willie Littlefield for his album, I'm in the Mood.

Style

Bennink's style is wide-ranging, running from conventional jazz drumming to highly unconventional free improvisation, for which he often uses whatever found objects happen to be onstage (chairs, music stands, instrument cases), his own body (a favourite device involves putting a drumstick in his mouth and striking it with the other stick), and the entire performance space—the floor, doors, and walls.

Solo albums 1970: Solo (Instant Composers Pool) 1973: Nerve Beats (UMS, ALP, Atavistic, 2001) 1979: Solo - West/East (FMP) 1982: Tempo Comodo (Data Records)

Collaborations As leader or co-leader 1968: Instant Composers Pool, (Instant Composers Pool), with Misha Mengelberg and John Tchicai 1972: Derek Bailey & Han Bennink (Ictus) with Derek Bailey 1979: A European Proposal (Live In Cremona) (Horo Records), with Misha Mengelberg, Paul Rutherford and Mario Schiano 1996: Serpentine (Songlines Recordings), with Dave Douglas 1997: 3 (VIA Jazz), with Michiel Borstlap and Ernst Glerum, reissued in 2004 by 55 Records 2000: Jazz Bunker (Golden Years Of New Jazz), with Eugene Chadbourne and Toshinori Kondo 2004: Free Touching: Live in Beijing at Keep in Touch (Noise Asia), with Wong Young, Andreas Schreiber, Dennis Rea, Steffen Schorn, and Claudio Puntin 2004: Home Safely (Favorite), with Curtis Clark and Ernst Glerum 2005: BBG (Favorite), with Michiel Borstlap and Ernst Glerum 2007: Amplified Trio (Treader Records), with Spring Heel Jack 2008: Monk Volume One (Gramercy Park Music), with Michiel Borstlap and Ernst Glerum 2009: Parken (ILK Music), with Joachim Badenhorst, Simon Toldam, and Qarin Wikström 2010: Laiv (Bassesferec), with Fabrizio Puglisi and Ernst Glerum With Ray Anderson and Christy Doran 1994: Azurety (hat ART) 1995: Cheer Up (hat ART) 2011: Who Is in Charge? (Kemo), with Frank Möbus, Ernst Glerum, and Paul van Kemenade With Gary Bartz, Lee Konitz, Jackie McLean and Charlie Mariano 1973: Altissimo (Philips) With Paul Bley and Annette Peacock 1971: Improvisie (America) 1972: Dual Unity (Freedom) With The Blueprint Project 2007: People I Like (Creative Nation) With Anthony Braxton 1993: Anthony Braxton's Charlie Parker Project 1993 (HatART, 1995) With Steve Beresford 1987: Directly to Pyjamas (Nato) 2002: B + B (Instant Composers Pool) With Willem Breuker 1967: New Acoustic Swing Duo (Instant Composers Pool) With Eric Dolphy 1964: Last Date (Limelight Records) 1964: Playing: Epistrophy, June 1, 1964 In Eindhoven, Holland (ICP; includes Misha Mengelberg and Jacques Schols; rehearsal tape for the above concert issued 1975) With Peter Brötzmann 1968: Machine Gun (FMP) 1969: Nipples (Calig) 1970: Balls (FMP), with Fred Van Hove 1973: Brötzmann/Van Hove/Bennink (FMP) with Fred Van Hove, also known as FMP 130 1977: Ein Halber Hund Kann Nicht Pinkeln (FMP) 1977: Schwarzwaldfahrt (FMP) 1979: 3 Points and a Mountain (FMP), with Misha Mengelberg 1980: Atsugi Concert (Gua Bungue) 2001: Fuck de Boere (Atavistic) recorded in 1968 and 1970 2004: Still Quite Popular After All Those Years (BRÖ Records) 2006: Total Music Meeting 1977 Berlin (BRÖ Records) 2008: In Amherst 2006 (BRÖ Records) With Eric Boeren 2012: Coconut (De Platenbakkerij), with Michael Moore and Wilbert de Joode With Marion Brown 1967: Porto Novo (Freedom) With Sean Bergin 1988: Kid's Mysteries (Nimbus West) With Uri Caine 2013: Sonic Boom (816 Music) With Eugene Chadbourne 2001: 21 Years Later (Train Kept A Rollin') (Leo Records) 2005: Chad and Han (House Of Chadula) With Don Cherry 1971: Orient (BYG) 1971: Actions (Philips) With Daniele D'Agaro 2003: Strandjutters (hatOLOGY), with Ernst Glerum 2010: Fingerprints (Artesuono), with Alexander von Schlippenbach With Ellery Eskelin 1998: Dissonant Characters (hatOLOGY) With Terrie Ex (and others) 2000: The Laughing Owl (Terp Records) 2002: Ethiopia Tour 2002 (Not On Label) 2006: Transparancy-Wolk 3 (Terp Records), with Rik van Iersel, Bart Maris, and P Jacomyn 2007: Zeng! (Terp Records) 2010: Let's Go (Terp Records), with Brodie West With Cor Fuhler and Wilbert De Joode 1998: Bellagram (Geestgronden) 1998: "Zilch" (ConundromCd) 2003: Tinderbox (Data Records) With Frode Gjerstad 2009: Han & Frode (Cadence Jazz Records) With Kees Hazevoet 1978: Calling Down the Flevo Spirit (Snipe Records) With Will Holshouser and Michael Moore 2011: Live In NYC (Ramboy Recordings) With ICP Orchestra 1979: Live in Soncino (Instant Composers Pool, AD LIB) 1982: Japan Japon (Instant Composers Pool) 1984: Extension Red, White & Blue (Instant Composers Pool) 1987: Two Programs: Performs Herbie Nichols and Thelonious Monk (Instant Composers Pool) 1990: Bospaadje Konijnehol I (Instant Composers Pool) 1991: Bospaadje Konijnehol II (Instant Composers Pool) 1997: The Instant Composers Pool 30 Years (Instant Composers Pool) 1999: Jubilee Varia (hatOLOGY) 2001: Oh, My Dog (Instant Composers Pool) 2004: Aan & Uit (Instant Composers Pool) 2006: Weer Is Een Dag Voorbij (Instant Composers Pool) 2009: Live at the Bimhuis (Instant Composers Pool) 2010: !ICP! 50 (Instant Composers Pool) 2010: ICP Orchestra (Instant Composers Pool) 2014 East of the Sun (Instant Composers Pool) 2015: Misha Enzovoort (Instant Composers Pool) 2016 Restless in Pieces (Instant Composers Pool) 2020 De Hondemepper (Instant Composers Pool) 2025 Happy Birthday -> Naar Zee Z.O.Z. (Instant Composers Pool)

With Kazuo Imai 2003: Across the Desert (Improvised Music From Japan) With Mikko Innanen and Jaak Sooäär 2006: Spring Odyssey (TUM Records) With Guus Janssen 2005: Groet (Data Records) With Steve Lacy 1978: Lumps (Instant Composers Pool), with Michel Waisvisz and Maarten Van Regteren Altena With Little Willie Littlefield 1983: I'm in the Mood (Oldie Blues) With Keshavan Maslak 1980: Humanplexity (Leo Records), with Misha Mengelberg 2008: Bim Huis Live 1st Set (Hum Ha Records) With Myra Melford 1997: Eleven Ghosts (hatOLOGY) recorded 1994 With Misha Mengelberg 1971: Instant Composers Pool 010 (Instant Composers Pool) 1972: Een Mirakelse Tocht Door Het Scharrebroekse no. 1-6 (Instant Composers Pool) 1974: EinePartieTischtennis (FMP, Instant Composers Pool), live 1975: Coincidents (Stichting ICP Geluidsdragers, Instant Composers Pool) 1978: Midwoud 77 (Instant Composers Pool) 1978: Groupcomposing (Instant Composers Pool), with Peter Brötzmann, Evan Parker, Peter Bennink, Paul Rutherford, and Derek Bailey 1978: Fragments (Instant Composers Pool), with John Tchicai, and Derek Bailey 1982: Bennink Mengelberg (Instant Composers Pool) 1985: Change of Season (Music Of Herbie Nichols) (Soul Note), with Steve Lacy, George E. Lewis, and Arjen Gorter 1991: Dutch Masters (Soul Note), with Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Ernst Reyseger, and Han Bennink 1998: MiHa (Instant Composers Pool) 2001: Four in One (Songlines Recordings), with Misha Mengelberg Quartet (Dave Douglas, Brad Jones, Han Bennink) 2004: Senne Sing Song (Tzadik) With Kenny Millions 2003: Bootleg (Hum Ha Records) With Pino Minafra 1987: Tropic Of The Mounted Sea Chicken (Splasc(H) Records), with Misha Mengelberg, Michele Lomuto, and Unknown Artist 1991: Noci...Strani Frutti (Live At Europa Festival Jazz) (Leo Records), with Ernst Reijseger With Michael Moore 2001: White Widow (Ramboy Recordings), with Alex Maguire and Mark Helias With Simon Nabatov 2003: Chat Room (Leo Records) With Armen Nalbandian 2011: Coup de Grace (Blacksmith Brother) With Mark O'Leary 2008: Television (Ayler Records) With Evan Parker 1970: The Topography of the Lungs (Incus) with Derek Bailey 2002: The Grass Is Greener (psi) With Alessandra Patrucco 2006: Circus (Instant Composers Pool), with Tristan Honsinger, Misha Mengelberg, and Ab Baars With Dudu Pukwana 1979: Yi Yole (Instant Composers Pool), with Misha Mengelberg With Roswell Rudd 1983: Regeneration (Soul Note), with Steve Lacy, Kent Carter, and Misha Mengelberg With Paul Ruys 1966: Lover, Come Swing With Me (Philips), with Pim Jacobs, Ruud Jacobs, and Wim Overgaauw With Manfred Schoof 1969: European Echoes (FMP) With Irene Schweizer 1996: Irène Schweizer & Han Bennink (Intakt Records) 2015: Welcome Back (Intakt Records) With Jaak Sooäär 2013: Beach Party (Barefoot Records) With Spring Heel Jack 2003: Live (Thirsty Ear), with Matthew Shipp, Evan Parker, J Spaceman, and William Parker With Aki Takase 2011: Two for Two (Intakt Records) With Cecil Taylor 1988: Spots, Circles, and Fantasy (FMP) With Rik van Iersel 2005: Transparancy-Wolk No. 3 (Rikordings)