Music from the Library: The Eric Hofbauer Quintet
Music from the Library, 20th season, will presnet The Eric Hofbauer Quintet: Todd Brunel, clarinet and bass clarinet, Jerry Sabatini, trumpet, Eric Hofbauer, guitar, Junko Fujiwara, cello, Curt Newton, drums and percussion on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Library Rotunda.
Eric Hofbauer has been an integral member of Boston’s jazz scene as a musician, bandleader, organizer and educator for the past twenty years. He has performed and recorded alongside such notable collaborators as Han Bennink, Roy Campbell, Jr., John Tchicai, Garrison Fewell, Cecil McBee, George Garzone, Sean Jones, John Fedchock, Steve Swell and Matt Wilson.His primary ensemble is the Eric Hofbauer Quintet. The EHQ performs Hofbauer’s jazz arrangements of groundbreaking 20th century pieces which he describes as “prehistoric jazz.” These arrangements celebrate the common ground between modern jazz and the works of Stravinsky, Messiaen, Ellington, and Ives by using the shared rhythmic and harmonic concepts of the 20th century modernists as a bridge to postmodern jazz improvisation.
Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. The concert is free but advance registrations are required. [We are sorry but the event is full at the moment. Please check back again a few days before the concert in case of cancellations.]