By: Mike Jurkovic, All About Jazz
Boston based guitarist and rising star Eric Hofbauer obviously isn’t afraid of challenges. But then again, no musician/artist should be if they wish to leave a mark. The compositional intent at first come across rather lofty: a five part, multi-ensemble project interpreting wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, namely the five pillars of Chinese philosophy understood as the “Five Agents,” with each element its own book or, in this case, album, containing five chapters or compositions, someone’s got to take the task on.
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