Name of the CD: Retrospective

Name of the group: Tobias Hoffman Nonet
Name, instrument of performers: Simon Plötzeneder: trumpet & Flügelhorn; Stefan Gottfried: alto saxophone; Tobias Hoffmann: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Daniel Holzleitner: trombone; Fabian Rucker: bass clarinet, baritone saxophone; Christopher Pawlu: guitar; Philipp Nykrin: piano; Andres Waelti: bass; Michael Prowaznik: drums

Titles: Retrospective; Happenstance; Horns Alone; Procrastinator; Frülingserwachen; Propulsion; Who’s to blame; Remembrance; Venteto; Am Ende des Tages.
Composer: all compositions and arrangements by Tobias Hoffmann
Dates of recording: August 2018, mixed and mastered: December 2019, January 2019
Location of Recording: Austria
Website: https://www.tobiashoffmannmusic.com

Review: The Tobias Hoffmann Nonet shows a wide array of beautiful colored arrangements of original compositions, as well as giving optimal space for the members of the band for their solos to shine.

In the liner notes, his teacher, the great and legendary composer and arranger Michael Abene, mentions the ‘sense of orchestration’ of his former student. Well, that sense of knowing how to put instruments together in the right way to create interesting colors, is highly developed. As this CD shows.

Name of the CD / album: 'Boy, She's the Dandy'

Name of the group: Five Ways Home
Name, instrument of performers: Chris Jennings, leader, double bass; Patrick Goraguer, piano; Kalle Kalima, guitar; Eric Schaefer, drums, percussion; featuring Hayden Chisholm, saxophone; Rachel Eckroth, voice, lyrics.
Dates of recording: 24-26 May 2021; released in 2024
Location of Recording: Riverside Studios, Cologne, Germany
Website:www.chrisjenningsbass.com