ERIC HOFBAUER
Genres: Eclectic Fusion, Third Stream, 21st Century Modern, Post Bop • United States

Eric Hofbauer, born in Rochester, NY on January 31, 1974, is a Boston based creative improvising and progressive jazz guitarist. He has performed in acoustic solo settings, collaborated with local musicians, and has played his share of bop and modern jazz, roots Americana and even country music. Hofbauer graduated from Oberlin College with a Bachelors Degree in Music, and a Masters from the New England Conservatory, where he was influenced by professors Paul Bley and Ran Blake. Now himself a prominent educator, he teaches jazz guitar, jazz combo and jazz history at the University of Rhode Island, and jazz history at Emerson College. The North By Northwest band, which he co-founded, has spun off into his most renowned group, the Blueprint Project, a collaboration with saxophonist Jared Sims and pianist Tyson Rogers that has also included bassist Cecil McBee and drummers Matt Wilson or Han Bennink. He has also worked read more...