The Florian Hoefner Trio are a

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jazz trio from St. John's,

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.Peter Hum
"Emerging from survival mode, jazz pianist Florian Hoefner resumes touring with his trio"
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'', October 26, 2021. Their album ''Desert Bloom'' was the winner of the

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for Jazz Album of the Year, Group at the Juno Awards of 2023. The band is led by pianist Florian Hoefner, a music professor at the

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, with bassist Andrew Downing and drummer Nick Fraser. They were previously nominated in the same Juno category for ''First Spring'' at the

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.Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner
"Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners"

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, June 4, 2021. Hoefner has previously recorded albums as a solo artist, and with the Florian Hoefner Group.

Discography

*''First Spring'' - 2019 *''Desert Bloom'' - 2022

References

External links

* Canadian jazz ensembles Musical groups from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year – Group winners Canadian musical trios {{Canada-band-stub