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 On the main stage at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, 2014. | |
| Background information | |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Members | Brandon Wozniak Zacc Harris Chris Bates Pete Hennig |
| Past members | Travis Schilling |
| Website | atlantisquartet |
The Atlantis Quartet was originally formed in the Twin Cities by guitarist Zacc Harris and drummer Pete Hennnig, followed by reed player Brandon Wozniak and bassist Chris Bates, after recording their first album with bassist Travis Schilling.[1] They have toured throughout the midwest and in New York, and performed at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival and the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Though their records have focused on original compositions by all members, between 2008 and 2011 the quartet performed annual Halloween shows in which they interpreted other artists' albums, including Coltrane's A Love Supreme, Hancock's Headhunters, Rollins' The Bridge, and Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy.[1]
Awards
McKnight Fellowship for Performing Musicians, 2015[2]
City Pages Best Jazz Artist in Minnesota, 2011
City Pages, Top 10 Minnesota Albums, 2011
Minnesota Emerging Composers Award, 2010 (Pete Hennig)[1]
Discography
- Again, Too Soon (2007)
- Animal Progress (2009)
- Lines in the Sand (2011) recorded live at the Artists' Quarter
- Expansion (Shifting Paradigm, 2013)
References
- ^ a b c Robson, Britt. "Four on the floor - With each member contributing songs, the freewheeling Atlantis Quartet is firing on all cylinders." Star Tribune: 28 Oct. 2011, Metro, Variety: 05E. NewsBank. Web. 14 Jun. 2015.
- ^ Espeland, Pamela. "4 Musicians/ensembles and 4 Composers Win 2015 McKnight Fellowships." Artscape. MinnPost, 28 May 2015. Web. 10 June 2015.