With the same signature blend of intelligence and whimsy heard on his innovative 2004 solo recording, American Vanity (CNM 003), and The Blueprint Project with Han Bennink's well-received 2007 release ...

Eric Hofbauer is one of the most distinctive and restlessly inventive guitarists in contemporary jazz. Born in Rochester, NY and long rooted in Boston’s improvised music community, Hofbauer occupies a ...

This CD marks the beginning of an ambitious project for guitarist Eric Hofbauer, five connected recordings based on the Chinese philosophical construct of the Five Agents, wood, fire, earth, metal and ...

Borne out of controversy—incited a riot when it debuted in Paris in 1913—there have been countless celebrations of Stravinsky's work in performances (New England Conservatory in 2013) and ...

Boston, Massachusetts is truly blessed in having Eric Hofbauer as a member of its improvised music community. Over the course of successive releases he has proved himself to be one of the great ...

Even only a partially successful experiment deserves credit. Guitarist Eric Hofbauer, recently reviewed as a member of The Blueprint Project, has the guts to put out his first album as a leader as (a) ...

Back in 2008 this band—the only change here being bassist Sean Farias in for Michael Montgomery—produced one of the best albums of that year. In 2011, they've gone and done it again. That quality is ...

Prehistoric Jazz is a concert program and sister recordings (volumes 1 and 2) which features Hofbauer’s jazz quintet arrangements of both Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and Messiaen’s Quartet For The ...

A fixture on the Boston jazz scene for the past decade, guitarist Eric Hofbauer has collaborated with a multitude of artists, from guitarist Garrison Fewell and multi-reedist Charlie Kohlhase to ...