Giovanni Hoffer si colloca tra i migliori e innovativi cornisti della scena musicale europea: pioniere del corno jazz in Italia, è regolarmente invitato ai maggiori festival e serie jazz in collaborazione con artisti come Quincy Jones, Wayne Shorter, Paolo Fresu, Kenny Wheeler, Francesco Cafiso. “Giovanni Hoffer è uno dei pochi che può permettersi di interpretare standard che fanno parte dell’immaginario collettivo. Preparazione strumentale, musicalità e raffinatezza interpretativa ne fanno oggi uno dei musicisti più completi della scena odierna.” Paolo Fresu
Giovanni Hoffer ranks as one of the best and innovative horn players on the European music scene, easily approaching a wide variety of musical languages (classical, jazz, ethnic), being regularly invited to major jazz festivals and series in collaboration with artists such as Quincy Jones, Wayne Shorter, Paolo Fresu, Kenny Wheeler, Francesco Cafiso, Ethan Iverson, and Xavier Girotto. “Giovanni Hoffer is one of the few who can afford to interpret standards that are part of the collective imagination. Instrumental preparation, musicality and interpretative refinement make him one of the most complete musicians on the scene today.” Paolo Fresu
Alcuni progetti/A few projects:
– I loves you Porgy – duo with Alessandro Altarocca, piano
Borodin, Prince Igor from
Polovetsian Dances
Borodin, Tema dal III
movimento della Sinfonia n.2
Caikovskij, Tema dal secondo
movimento della Sinfonia n.5
Faure’, Pavane
Gershwin, Fascinating rhythm
Gershwin, ‘S Wonderful
Gershwin, I loves you, Porgy
Gershwin, My Man’s gone now
Gershwin, I got rhythm
Milhaud, Sorocaba da
Saudades do Brasil
Puccini, Finale da Tosca
Wagner, Ouverture da
Tannhäuser
Weill, Speak low
Weill, My ship
– Julius rides again – A tribute toJulius Watkins – with Pau Moltó Biosca, jazz horn
The project consists of seven pieces from Julius Watkins’ (“father” of the jazz horn) repertoire and includes several themes by Watkins himself. In addition, to emphasize the absolute uniqueness of the project, there are also two original pieces expressly written by Giovanni Hoffer and Pau Moltó Biosca, in a successful mixture of musical styles that owes much to the valuable arrangement by Massimo Morganti.
– Koro Quintet
Fulvio Sigurtà – trumpet,
flulgehorn
Cristiano Arcelli – alto
saxophone
Giovanni Hoffer – french horn
Massimo Morganti – trombone
Glauco Benedetti – tuba