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Florian Hoefner

Born: August 29, 1982

Born and raised in Germany, trained in New York City and now based in Canada, Juno Award-winning jazz pianist and composer, Florian Hoefner, draws from a myriad of influences that culminate in his unique brand of modern jazz. Praised as a “composer-bandleader of insightful resolve” by the New York Times and a “harmonically daring pianist … reaching toward new sonic territory” by Downbeat, Florian Hoefner continues to make waves as an inventive creator and performer of exciting contemporary jazz. 

He has released 6 albums under his own name and many more as a sideman. “First Spring,” the debut album with his Canadian trio with Andrew Downing on bass and Nick Fraser on drums has received 2 East Coast Music Awards in 2020 and was nominated for a 2021 JUNO in the category “Jazz Album of the Year: Group.” The trio released its sophomore album, “Desert Bloom” on June 3rd 2022 on Alma Records. It was nominated for 2 East Coast Music Awards and won a Juno Award in 2023. As a touring artist he has played at venues and festivals on 5 different continents and has worked with artists including Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jerry Bergonzi, Norma Winstone, Joe LaBarbera and Seamus Blake. He is the winner of 2 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards and the Stingray Rising Star Award at the Montreal Jazz Festival.

Joey DeFrancesco all the way live + Eco Friendly tunes from Fabian Almazan, Ekep Nkwelle and Florian Hoefner

by Hobart Taylor
November 4, 2026

Also Samara Joy Live at the Blue Note, Ralph Alessi, Nick Mazzarella and introducing Zohar and Adam Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Joey DeFrancesco/Lucas Brown/Anwar Marshall “ One More Blues" from Live at Keystone Korner (Mack Avenue) 00:08 Samara Joy “Yesterdays" from Live at the Blue Note (Verve) 09:26 Host Speaks 16:46 Fabian Almazan “Oh ...

Roberto Magris Celebrates Twenty Years With JMood Plus New Releases

by Bob Osborne
October 7, 2026

JMood Records, the Kansas City jazz label, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. To mark this special occasion, five new CDs were released simultaneously on September 1, 2026, they all feature Roberto Magris, a track from each release is included in the show. In between those tracks there are brand new releases from across the ...

Flying Pooka! - The Ecstasy of Becoming

By Florian Hoefner

Label: Alma Records
Released: 2024

Project Earth: The Blue Chapter

By Florian Hoefner

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Bird Island Suite, Poem - Audience; I. Audience; II. The Bird Island Cacophonic Choir; Poem - Song for the Song of the Great Auk; III. Song for the Song of the Great Auk; Poem - Song for the Song of the Leach's Storm Petrel; IV. Song for the Song of the Leach's Storm Petrel; Chorus of Wishes, I. Part of It; Poem - Chorus of Wishes; II. Wider Mind; Kinds of Blue, Poem - A Blue in Every Hue; I. A Blue in Every Hue; Poem - Jay; II. Jay; Poem - Iris; III. Iris; Poem - Berries; IV. Berries.

Iris Trio: Project Earth: The Blue Chapter

by Dan McClenaghan
May 24, 2024

Project Earth: The Blue Chapter, is credited to the Iris Trio, a classical group that features Christine Carter, on clarinet, Zoe Martin-Doike on viola and Anna Petrova sitting in the piano chair. Poet Don McCay recites his poetry throughout. The project's theme is humanity's impact on the environment, expressed in three sections: “Bird Island Suite," “Chorus ...

Desert Bloom

By Florian Hoefner

Label: Alma Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Between the Lines; Desert Bloom; Neptune; Shifting Baseline Syndrome; Shelter; It's All Part of the Plan; The Day Everything Stopped; The End of the Tunnel; Last More Time.

Harry James, Quentin Baxter & Enrico Pieranunzi

by Joe Dimino
August 28, 2022

Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi kicks off the 766th Episode of Neon Jazz with music from is release New Visions (2019). We follow that up with music from Pieranunzi's early collaborator, trumpeter Chet Baker. As 2022 marches on, many artists are releasing albums and touring post-COVID restrictions. We profile new music from Quentin E. Baxter, John Lee, ...

3x3: Piano Trios: July 2022

by Geno Thackara
August 3, 2022

Florian Hoefner Trio Desert Bloom Alma Records 2022 If the title of First Spring appropriately represented the Florian Hoefner Trio's first emergence, Desert Bloom is the picture of a colorful summer to follow--warmer, more vibrant, and at the same time more settled. As on their debut, the trio shows off an ...

Miles And Bill And Some New Releases

by Bob Osborne
June 9, 2022

On this show all new releases from Evan Drybread, John Zorn with Bill Laswell, Stefan Orins Trio, Toni Mora Quartet, Tony Malaby with Angelica Sanchez & Tom Rainey, Brandee Younger, High Pulp, Oded Tzur, Florian Hoefner Trio, and Mary Halvorson. There is also look back at the work of the Bill Evans Trio and Miles Davis' ...