Jan Gunnar Hoff performed July 25-26 with Per Mathisen quartet feat Gary Husband, Nguyen Le, at Porgy and Bess in Vienna and at the jazz festival in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. Photos from Budejovice: Michal Sykora
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Hoff, Mathisen, Husband, Le at Harstad Arts festival, June 2024
Jan Gunnar Hoff & Per Mathisen feat Gary Husband, Nguyen Le performed at the Arts festival of Northern Norway in Harstad, June 26, 2024.
Quote from reviews: “Musically, this is one of the best things one can experience within jazz fusion. With its top musicians, the quartet delivered a superb product of the highest international brand! This is the fourth concert the group has held, – after one in Romania, Oslo and Bodø and they will go on to festivals in Vienna and the Czech Republic. It’s almost as if you want to follow suit, because this was a concert experience with the likes of whom deserve top marks plus!”
Hoff/Somsen/Lindholm – Germany in May 2024
The trio “Hoff/Somsen/Lindholm” performed 2 concerts in Germany, Paderborn 10/5 and Hannover 17/5 – 2024, at Schloss Landestrost in Neustadt, Niedersachsen. Both gigs pulled a solid audience with great response and acclamation. Photos: Helmut Dobratz. Review Paderborn 10/5
Travels (JGH) were supported by Nordnorsk Jazzsenter and Norsk Jazzforum ad hoc.
Bodø Jazz Open 2024
Jan Gunnar Hoff performed 3 concerts at Bodø Jazz Open 2024. Duo concert with Silje Nergaard, trio with Hoff/Somsen/Lindholm and finally “Hoff & Mathisen feat Gary Husband, Nguyên Lê”. Link to BJO-website.
Hoff – premiere «The Forest»
Jan Gunnar Hoff has written a piece for symphony orchestra, a commission for NASOL, an organization of Norwegian symphony orchestras. The composition, «The Forest» was performed in Mosjøen and Trondheim, January 2024. Video (and pianist): Franziska Wika.
Jan Gunnar Hoff as Bodø Jazz Open profile 2024
Jan Gunnar Hoff will perform 3 concerts at the Bodø Jazz Open – festival, located in Bodø, Northern Norway. The first concert takes place on January 28, 2024, with Silje Nergaard, renowned and profiled jazz singer, artist. On January 29 Hoff will perform with the trio “Hoff Somsen Lindholm”, with Carsten Lindholm (DK) on drums and Jasper Somsen (NL), acoustic bass. And finally, on 3/2-24, Hoff will perform with Per Mathisen (bass), Gary Husband (drums), Per Mathisen (bass). Link to festival presentation (in Norwegian) and ticket sales.
Hoff Somsen Lindholm in Corsica, November 2023
The new acoustic trio “Hoff Somsen Lindholm” did a successful concert at Jazz Equinoxe in Bastia, Corsica, 25/11- 2023. The trio is due for several concerts and festivals in 2024, in addition to releasing their first album on Challenge Records, September 2024, recorded 6/9-23 at Mill Factory in Copenhagen (Boe Larsen).
Hoff performing solo in Estonia
Jan Gunnar Hoff performed two solo concerts in Estonia, at the Nordic-Baltic Jazz meeting, Sept 21-24, 2023. The first concert took place in Viimsii Artium 23/9 and the 2nd concert in St Mary’s church on the island Naissaar 24/9- 2023. Photos: Tiit Mõtus
Recording with Hoff/Somsen/Lindholm
The European jazz trio “Hoff Somsen Lindholm” recorded material for a new album at Mill Factory in Copenhagen, 6/9-2023. The trio will perform concerts in France, Norway, Germany during the next 6 months. All photos: Boe Larsen, Mill F.
Hoff at Jazz in the Park
Following a successful gig at Garana Jazz Fest, July 2023 with Per Mathisen, Gary Husband and Nguyen Le, Jan Gunnar Hoff is back in September for Jazz in the Park, Cluj-Napoca. This time as a trio with Per Mathisen (bass) and Raciel Torres (drums).
Two vinyl releases March 2023
Jan Gunnar Hoffs Grammy-winning label 2L has released vinyl editions of Hoff´s albums “Polarity” (2018) and “Home” (2022). The “Polarity” vinyl is available here and vinyl “Home” . Both albums also provided by suppliers worldwide, Amazon a.o.
Interview for Musifée
Jan Gunnar Hoff was interviewed by Sarah Stuart for the new website Musifée.com. Read the whole interview here.