Who: Florian Hoefner
Jazz
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 music.
He has released 6 albums under his own name and many more as a sideman. “Desert Bloom,” the second album with his trio with Andrew Downing and Nick Fraser won a 2023 Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year. He is also the winner of 3 East Coast Music Awards, 2 MusicNL Awards, 2 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards, and the Stingray Rising Star Award at the Montreal Jazz Festival.