The Florian Hoefner Trio’s latest album has been nominated for a 2021 Juno in the category Jazz Album of the Year: Group!!!
Finally live again! Florian on tour across Newfoundland in Jan/Feb 2021
After a forced performance hiatus of over 10months Florian Hoefner will tour Newfoundland’s Arts and Culture Centres with bassists Jim Vivian in late January / early February 2021.
3 Trios Across the Globe – Video Launch
Florian Hoefner invites you to find out what music making looks like during a pandemic. He will premiere 3 different videos with 3 different trios from across the globe during a virtual event hosted by Heather Bambrick.
Bird Island Suite Trailer Video
The Iris Trio (Christine Carter – clarinet, Molly Carr – viola, Anna Petrova – piano) recently released a trailer video Florian’s new work “Bird Island Suite”.
“First Spring” wins two East Coast Music Awards
Florian’s latest trio album “First Spring” with Andrew Downing on bass and Nick Fraser on drums won “Instrumental Recording of the Year” and “Jazz Recording of the Year” at the 2020 East Coast Music Awards in Atlantic Canada. The award ceremony was originally planned to be held in St. John’s, NL in April but due […]
Tenacity – TD Ottawa Jazz Festival
Florian is part of “Sea to Sea”, Christine Jensen’s project for “Tenacity”, this year’s free online edition of the Ottawa Jazz Festival. Christine put together a tentet of jazz musicians from across Canada to perform her arrangement of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now”.
Full Set from Melbourne Jazz Festival Streaming Now
The full set from the Florian Hoefner Group’s performance at Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2019 is now available for streaming on ABC Jazz.
“First Spring” Playlist with Original Versions
Get a look behind the scenes of “First Spring” with this Spotify playlist. It puts Florian’s trio arrangements back to back with the original version he worked from when creating the album.
CD of the Month in PianoNews!
“First Spring” was selected as Jazz Album of the Month in the March 2020 issue of Germany’s Piano News Magazine. It received best marks on interpretation and sound.
Florian on Faculty at Stratford Summer Jazz Academy
Florian will be on faculty at the new Stratford Summer Jazz Academy, a jazz camp for young musicians age 14-18 in Stratford, ON, Canada. It is part of the Stratford Summer Music Festival. Other faculty members include Kelly Jefferson (saxophone), Andre Lachance (bass) and Jim Doxas (drums).