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“Hoff combines the melodic sensibility and dexterity of Lyle Mays with the edginess of Chick Corea.”Globally acclaimed Norwegian jazz pianist and composer Jan Gunnar Hoff will make his Australian debut in Sydney including a October 9 collaboration with Sydney-based Scandinavian-inspired ensemble Elysian Fields. Norwegian artist MAUD aka Kristine Hoff, Jan Gunnar’s daughter, will join him and Elysian Fields performing songs written by her father. Maud released her critically acclaimed third solo album earlier this year.
The Sydney concerts mark the culmination of a long-standing creative partnership between Hoff and Sydney-based viola da gambist Jenny Eriksson, founder and leader of Elysian Fields. Of Swedish heritage, Eriksson has recorded several of Hoff’s compositions on the ensemble’s critically acclaimed album Fika and has previously performed alongside him in Northern Norway, forging a collaboration that spans continents and cultures.
One of the leading figures in European jazz, Hoff served as arranger, pianist and musical director for the Grammy-nominated album Quiet Winter Night (2013) and was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy in 2014. A Steinway Artist, he has recorded and performed with international jazz luminaries including Mike Stern and Alex Acuña.
Hoff is based in Bodø, a coastal city in northern Norway above the Arctic Circle. From his studio overlooking a fjord, he draws inspiration from the surrounding landscape, a connection that also informs his commitment to environmental issues, climate action, and the preservation of Norway’s wilderness.
On Friday 9 October at 7:30pm, Hoff and Elysian Fields will unite for Northern Lights – Southern Cross at The Lounge, Concourse Theatre, one-night-only of soaring soundscapes and musical poetry, fusing Nordic jazz, folk lyricism and neo-baroque. The performance will feature the world premiere of a new work by Jan Gunnar Hoff commissioned by Eriksson and Elysian Fields, and Hoff's Living and Meditatus, Elysian Fields featured both works on its 2020 FIKA album.
Elysian Fields Musicians performing with Hoff at The Concourse include Susie Bishop (voice/violin), Loretta Palmeiro (saxophones), Jenny Eriksson (electric viola da gamba), Jacques Emery (double bass) and Rease Cameron (drums).
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The Concourse Chatswood, 405-421 Victoria Ave, Chatswood NSW 2067, Australia, Chatswood
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