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New Music from Unexpected Quarters

  • Iris Trio: Anna Petrova, Christine Carter, Zoë Martin-Doike. Photo by Joe Chase.
  • Nina Reiter (bottom center) and MetaLogue

For their latest release, Project Earth: The Blue Chapter, the Iris Trio, which can typically be found in the classical music neighborhood, offers a suite of suites composed in a genre-crossing style by pianist and composer Florian Hoefner, best known for his work as a jazz artist, with accompanying poems by Don McKay. From Swiss jazz vocalist Nina Reiter come audacious arrangements for her tentet group, MetaLogue, of the music of the late Swiss composer Mani Planzer, who refused to allow the strictures of any particular genre to impede his self-expression.

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Something for Everyone: Part 1

  • Ryan Messina and Virg Dzurinko
  • Leslie Pintchik
  • Florian Hoefner Trio: Nick Fraser, Hoefner, Andrew Downing. Photo by Bo Huang.

Various preoccupations have slowed my listening and reviewing, so to pick up some of the slack, “Something for Everyone” features short reviews of six groups, covering a wide range of styles and sensibilities. Featured artists in part 1 include the Virg Dzurinko/Ryan Messina duo, Leslie Pintchik trio, and Florian Hoefner trio.

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Two Quick Hits: Eddie Daniels/Roger Kellaway and Florian Hoefner

EddieDaniels. Photo by Richard Laird.
Roger Kellaway. Photo by Tom Copi.
Florian Hoefner. Photo by by Tom Cochrane.

Two new releases cover an old but still fresh performance by a classic quartet featuring Eddie Daniels and Roger Kellaway at the Village Vanguard, and a solo excursion on the shores of Newfoundland by pianist Florian Hoefner. Continue reading →