Results for "Eric Hofbauer"

Yilian Cañizares, Wildflower, Shabaka Hutchings, Vincent Courtois & New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 14, 2020

Second part of our weekly exploration of new releases [for the first part click here], showcasing new and upcoming gems with a special focus on musical forces of nature like Cuban violinist and singer Yilian Cañizares, and prolific British reedist Shabaka Hutchings (check out his South African forays with his Shabaka and the Ancestors and with ...

Eric Hofbauer

Born: January 31, 1974

“Eric Hofbauer has become a significant force in Boston’s improvised-music scene,” declares Stereophile’s David R. Adler. “His aesthetic evokes old blues, Americana, Tin Pan Alley, bebop, and further frontiers. There’s a rule-breaking spirit but also an impeccable rigor, a foundation of sheer chops and knowledge, that put Hofbauer in the top tier of guitarists,” he writes.​

Hofbauer has been an integral member of Boston’s jazz scene as a musician, bandleader, organizer and educator for the past thirty five years. He has performed and recorded alongside such notable collaborators as Han Bennink, Roy Campbell, Jr., John Tchicai, Garrison Fewell, Noah Preminger, Cecil McBee, George Garzone, Sean Jones, John Fedchock, and Matt Wilson.

Remains of Echoes

By Eric Hofbauer

Label: Creative Nation Music
Released: 2019
Track listing: Walking on the Moon; Klactoveedsedstene; Mopti; African Flower; Up from the Skies; Word from Bird; Let’s Call This; Fables of Faubus; These Days; Nardis.

Book Of Water

By Eric Hofbauer

Label: Creative Nation Music
Released: 2019
Track listing: Water Understands Civilization Well; It Wets, It Chills; It Is Not Disconcerted; Well Used, Adorning Joy; Ill Used, Will Elegantly Destroy.

Eric Hofbauer and Dylan Jack: Remains of Echoes

by Troy Dostert
November 14, 2019

Always attuned to unusual choices that keep his listeners guessing, guitarist Eric Hofbauer knows no bounds when it comes to his repertoire. One is as likely to hear a Cyndi Lauper or Nirvana cover as something by Thelonious Monk or Charlie Parker. And his stylistic approach on the guitar is similarly idiosyncratic, with a gutbucket blues ...

Brandon Robertson and The Quiet Temple

by Bob Osborne
September 20, 2019

This week new releases from Brandon Robertson and The Quiet Temple are featured there's also a host of recent albums with a mix of jazz and free improvisation..... Playlist Brandon Robertson “Stablemates" from Bass'd On A True Story (Slammin Media) 00:00 Pat Thomas, John Butcher, Ståle Liavik Solberg “The Solution" from Fictional Souvenirs (Astral Spirits) 07:34 ...

Audio Cave Artists

by Maurice Hogue
August 14, 2019

This episode hones in on some of the fine artists recorded by Audio Cave, an independent label based in Krakow, Poland. They've been in operation since 2012, releasing a mix of genres. Much attention is paid to the finished products' sound, as you'll hear in the music from the likes of the Oles Brothers, Mark Alban ...

Andrew Collier, Jon Crompton, Zwitschermaschine & More

by Maurice Hogue
July 24, 2019

Portuguese drummer Joao Lencastre's tune Departure seemed like the right track to end a show, but perhaps I saved the best for last as well. His new recording Parallel Realities is a gem. Lencastre says he likes to hear dramatic contrasts in music, so that was his focus and the tool was using smaller groups within ...

We Jazz artists, Eric Hofbauer & The Pen Club

by Maurice Hogue
July 17, 2019

Finnish jazz artists are front-and-center this episode. You'll hear music from the ambitious and busy We Jazz record label which is based in Helsinki, and you'll also hear music from one of that country's top trios, Hot Heros. They've got a new recording out on Eclipse Music, another important label in Finland. There's other new music ...

Eric Hofbauer: Book Of Water

by Mike Jurkovic
June 30, 2019

Boston based guitarist and rising star Eric Hofbauer obviously isn't afraid of challenges. But then again, no musician/artist should be if they wish to leave a mark. The compositional intent at first come across rather lofty: a five part, multi-ensemble project interpreting wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, namely the five pillars of Chinese philosophy understood ...