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“An hour later, German pianist Florian Hoefner led his group through a memorable set drawn from his latest album, Luminosity. Hoefner met his bandmates (bassist Sam Anning, drummer Peter Kronreif and saxophonist Mike Rivett) while all four were living in New York, and this show felt like a joyful reunion. […]
“The sheer songfulness of the material spurred Hoefner to interpret and improvise with lyricism at the forefront. His arrangements added the right amount of jazz breadth and sophistication to the mix in terms of harmonic and structural richness, without turning the material into jazzschool contrivances. These pieces, plus Hoefner’s like-minded and well-crafted originals such as the quick, […]
