Anna Hoffmann Double Concert - Big Band and Octet+

May 13th, WED 8:00pm | Ryles Jazz Club | Innman Square, Cambridge

THE ANNA HOFFMANN BIG BAND

A new generation of Contemporary Big Band featuring some of Boston’s hottest new talents.
Rich orchestration combined with hard grooves in which the exceptional soloists can truly let loose.
This Big Band is modern, complex and yet very entertaining.


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trumpets:
John Replogle
Bobby Gallegos
Will Caviness
Aquiles Navarro

saxes:
Michael Thomas
Alex Lore
Tucker Antell
James Wylie
Luis Perez

trombones:
Clayton Dewalt
Chris Gagne
Randy Pingrey
Grant Randall

rhythm:
Adam Quane
Michel Reis
Nate Therrien
Moses Eder

special guests:
Laura Grill - voice
Catherine Bent - cello
Natalie Dietrich - vibes

A set of Anna Hoffmann Octet+ and a set of a killing Big Band featuring NEC’s finest.

The Anna Hoffmann Octet+ at 9:15PM

Will Caviness - trumpet
Anna Hoffmann - alto sax & comp.
Tucker Antell - tenor sax
Catherine Bent - cello
Natalie Dietrich - vibes
Adam Quane - guitar
Michel Reis - piano
Nate Therrien - bass
Moses Eder - drums

Opening Act will be New York based Alto Saxophonist Lars Haake with his Quartet at 8PM

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Lars Haake - alto & soprano saxes
Daniela Schaechter - keys
tba - drums

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The Octet kickin’ off the Fall Season with two sets of original music.

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The Anna Hoffmann Octet+

Anna Hoffmann Octet plus, Jazz Band Boston

Instrumentation

trumpet
alto sax & comp.
tenor sax
cello
vibes
guitar
piano
bass
drums

This Boston based Jazz & Funk Octet features a three piece horn section, cello, vibraphone, guitar, bass, drums and piano. Composer/Arranger Saxophonist Anna Hoffmann founded the group in 2005.

The Repertoire focuses on Originals by the group and some arrangements of tunes by contemporary artists like Kenny Garrett, Joshua Redman and Urban Knights. Some of the repertoire is more Funk oriented while other tunes are more Straight Ahead and Contemporary Jazz.

The main influences are the Yellowjackets, Steely Dan, San Francisco Jazz Collective, Herbie Hancock, Maria Schneider, Joshua Redman and Kenny Garrett.

For booking information please contact Anna Hoffmann anna@annajazz.com, +1-617-669-2234.

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St. John’s Worth II
comp./arr. Anna Hoffmann - Anna Hoffmann Octet
Slightly Musical
comp./arr. Anna Hoffmann - Anna Hoffmann Octet

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THE ANNA HOFFMANN OCTET+

May 14th, 8:00pm | New England Conservatory: Williams Hall | Huntington Ave & Gainsborough St

NEC Class of 2008 Benefit, THE ANNA HOFFMANN OCTET+ more about musicians, jazz composition and mp3 music samples

Anna Hoffmann Octet 2005

This Boston based Jazz Octet features a four-piece horn section, vibraphone, guitar, bass and drums. Composer/Arranger Saxophonist Anna Hoffmann founded the group in 2005. The players initially met at Berklee College of Music.

The Repertoire focuses on Jazz Originals and some arrangements of tunes by contemporary artists like Kenny Garrett, Joshua Redman and Urban Knights. Some of the main influences are the Yellowjackets, Herbie Hancock, Woody Shaw, Maria Schneider and Steely Dan.

Among many talents this group features Gordon Au - newly accepted student at the Thelonious Monk Institute in New Orleans and guitarist Jake Herzog who was recently announced as the Grand Prix Winner of the Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition sponsored by Gibson.

trumpet
Trumpet - Gordon Au
Gordon Au (Carmichael, CA)
alto sax
Anna Hoffmann - alto sax
Anna Hoffmann (Munich, Germany)
tenor sax
Fraser Campbell - tenor sax
Fraser Campbell (Perth, Scotland)
trombone
Scott Flynn - trombone
Scott Flynn (Darien, CT)
vibes & perc
Natalie Dietrich - vibes & Percussion
Natalie Dietrich (Zürich, Switzerland)
guitar
Jacob Hertzog - guitar
Jacob Hertzog (Champaign, IL)
acoustic bass
Mike Montgomery - acoustic bass
Mike Montgomery (Burlington, VT)
drums & perc.
Engin Gunaydin (Ankara, Turkey)

Anna Hoffmann, Jazz Compositions and Bigband Arrangements

Berklee College of Music in Boston - 2006 Bachelor Of Music

Dual Major in Jazz Composition & Performance.

New England Conservatory in Boston - 2009 Master Of Music, Jazz Composition

Studies

amongst others with:

  • Dave Holland
  • Bob Mintzer
  • Bill Pierce
  • George Garzone
  • Hal Crook
  • Jerry Bergonzi
  • Joe Lovano
  • Ed Tomassi
  • Ken Schaphorst
  • Charlie Banacos
  • Gunther Schuller
  • Lin Biviano
  • Greg Hopkins
  • Karl Berger

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS:

  • Scholarship to New England Conservatory (merit based) 2007-2009
  • Commencement Ceremony Composition Competition Award 2006
  • Honors Ensemble: “Berklee Yellowjackets Ensemble” (SP2006)
  • Berklee Achievement based Scholarship Award 2003-2006
  • Selected for “Best Of Jazz Comp” Concert and for “Chordscale Madness” Concert(SP2004)
  • Selected (SP2004)
  • Greg Larkin Award (SP2004)

Small Band & Octet - Compositions & Arrangements

St. John’s Worth II
comp./arr. Anna Hoffmann - Anna Hoffmann Octet
A funky little tune in the ‘Yellowjackets’ style
Shaw’s Jaws
comp./arr. Anna Hoffmann - Anna Hoffmann Octet
a medium/up Art Blakeyish swing dedicated to the great trumpeter Woody Shaw.
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
comp. Jerry Brainin/Bernier, arr. Anna Hoffmann - Chord Scale Madness 2004

A song composed by Jerry Brainin and Buddy Bernier for the 1948 film Night Has a Thousand Eyes. It has been performed by John Coltrane, amongst others, in a version that alternates a Latin rhythm with a swing section in the bridge.
My Arrangement for six horn band in my third semester at Berklee for Jackson Schulz’s famous ‘Chord Scale Madness’ concert. I wanted a really ‘out’ intro…
Trane’s Pains
comp./arr. Anna Hoffmann - Anna Hoffmann Octet
Afro Cuban feel using three tonic system. Nice percussion intro by the whole band (thanks to Natalie). Featuring one of my favorite Scotsman: Fraser Campbell on tenor.

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