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Laurence Hobgood

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  • Schedule
  • About
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    • Laurence Hobgood Trio
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    • PoemJazz with Robert Pinsky
    • The Two Of Us
    • Arianna Neikrug
  • Teaching
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Electrifying.
HOWARD REICH, CHICAGO TRIBUNE 

One of the finest pianists out there. Period. 
JAZZ TIMES 

Piano virtuoso. 
THE NEW YORK TIMES

Press | Quotes

100 best CDs for 2019

TED GIOIA's  picks for the 100 best albums of 2019 (all styles, all genres). These are listed in alphabetical order. Happy listening!

London Jazz News

Laurence Hobgood – tesseterra 
(Ubuntu Music UBU0019. CD review by Mike Collins) 

Laurence Hobgood may be best known to many people for his nearly 20-year collaboration with Kurt Elling. His playing, arranging and MD’ing for the vocal master garnered awards…

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Jazz Times

Laurence Hobgood: Tesseterra(Ubuntu) 

A review of the pianist's album that blends his trio with a string quartet 

PUBLISHED JUNE 1, 2019     MAY 31, 2019  –STEVE GREENLEE

Jimmy Webb’s “Wichita Lineman,” first recorded by country singer Glen Campbell in 1968, has…

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BBC Music Magazine

Jazz   Roger Thomas's pick of recent releases, from polished originals to takes on rock   JUNE ROUND-UP

Jazz traditionally relies on collective interaction, yet paradoxically the music's development is always described in the terms of the innovative
statements made by individuals…

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A KIND OF JAZZ

 

Saturday, 04 May 2019 17:10      Laurence Hobgood – tesseterra 
Written by  Matthew Ruddick 

Pianist and arranger Laurence Hobgood delivers a seamless blend of jazz trio with string quartet. 

Jazz and strings can make strange bedfellows; there are numerous examples of…

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New York Times 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend

LAURENCE HOBGOOD at the Rubin Museum of Art (April 25, 7 p.m.). As a pianist and arranger, Hobgood may be best known for his two-decade collaboration with the vocalist Kurt Elling, which came to an end a few years ago…

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ALL ABOUT JAZZ

By ROGER FARBEY 
April 12, 2019 

"Jazz with strings" is a phrase that sometimes invokes a heart-sink feeling amongst reviewers. Happily this is not one of those occasions. Laurence Hobgood has released a half dozen records under his own name…

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BIG ISLAND MUSIC MAGAZINE

Because Every Note Counts… Laurence Hobgood Trio at the Kahilu 

BY STEVE ROBY ON APRIL 8, 2019

Grammy-winning Jazz pianist Laurence Hobgood and his amazing trio — Jared Schonig, drums, and Matthew Clohesy, bass — made their Kahilu Theatre debut…

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Talking Story with Jazz Pianist Laurence Hobgood

BY STEVE ROBY | MARCH 17, 2019

Laurence Hobgood is one of the most accomplished jazz pianists working today.  The talented musician is noted for his nearly 20-year collaboration with singer Kurt Elling, a combination that garnered 10 Grammy nominations…

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30 years later, piano whiz Laurence Hobgood returns to the Mill

Dec 3, 2018 | Howard Reich


Thirty years ago, a little-known pianist from Champaign-Urbana moved to Chicago and quickly aced a standing engagement in one of the city’s top jazz rooms, the Green Mill. 

Since then, Laurence…

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