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10/12 Sunday
7:00 PM The Anna Hoffmann Octet+
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.
www.annajazz.com
Will Caviness - trumpet
Anna Hoffmann - alto sax & comp.
Tucker Antell - tenor sax
Catherine Bent - cello
Natalie Dietrich - vibes
Mark Cocheo - guitar
Michel Reis - piano
Nate Therrien - bass
Moses Eder - drums