The first single from Florian’s new album with Flying Pooka! is out today on all major streaming platforms.
Atlantic Jazz Collective feat. Norma Winstone and Joe LaBarbera
About the album Seascape is the debut album by the Atlantic Jazz Collective, a supergroup that brings together Juno Award-winning artists Mike Murley (tenor and soprano saxophone), Florian Hoefner (piano and accordion), and Jim Vivian (bass) with the revered jazz talents of Norma Winstone (vocals) and Joe LaBarbera (drums). Recorded in the evocative […]
New Single Out! Raffish – Atlantic Jazz Collective
The first single from Florian’s new album with Flying Pooka! is out today on all major streaming platforms.
Feature in UK Jazz News
Read Florian’s interview with Nicky Schrire in the “Parents in Jazz” series for UK Jazz News.
On tour in Germany and Italy
Florian’s trio with Andrew Downing and Nick Fraser is back on tour in Europe this fall. Catch them to hear some brand new material together with favourites from Desert Bloom.
New Orchestral Project
Florian is excited to share a new large ensemble project he has been tirelessly working on over the past year. In collaboration with Canadian saxophonist and composer Quinsin Nachoff, Florian has composed new music for chamber orchestra and jazz quartet. From October 7th to 11th, they will be in Montréal to rehearse, perform, and record […]
Project Earth: The Blue Chapter
Project Earth: The Blue Chapter by Iris Trio About the album The first in the Iris Trio‘s epic multi-chapter Project Earth series, The Blue Chapter features original compositions by Juno Award-winning composer and jazz pianist Florian Hoefner, with original poetry written and recited by Griffin Prize-winning poet Don McKay. The result is the collision […]
New album out today! Iris Trio – Project Earth: The Blue Chapter
Florian’s debut album as a composer with a classical chamber ensemble. The first in the Iris Trio‘s epic multi-chapter Project Earth series, The Blue Chapter features original compositions Florian Hoefner, with original poetry written and recited by Griffin Prize-winning poet Don McKay. The result is the collision of the Iris Trio’s virtuosity and “exquisite balance […]
German Winter Tour
The Florian Hoefner Trio will tour their JUNO-award winning album “Desert Bloom” in Germany in December 2024.
The Ecstasy of Becoming
About the album Embark on an enchanting voyage with the Canadian duo Flying Pooka— JUNO-winning pianist Florian Hoefner and JUNO-nominated winds/vocal improviser Dani Oore. Their fearless debut venture, “The Ecstasy of Becoming,” available from Alma Records in October 2023, intertwines risk and unbridled creativity. Fully improvised music that simultaneously sustains tonality and shifting harmonies is […]