"… the musicianship on the group’s first album Conspiracy is excellent and the leader/composer reveals a clear mastery of the form, drafting disparate arrangements of harmonic complexity, fleet counterpoint and technical rigor. Within the big band world this debut is auspicious.“

Downbeat Magazine

BIOGRAPHY

Tobias Hoffmann ist ein deutscher, mehrfach ausgezeichneter Saxophonist, Komponist und Arrangeur, der derzeit in Wien und Graz (Österreich) lebt.

Tobias Hoffmann is a German, multi-awarded saxophonist, composer and arranger who is currently living in Vienna and Graz (Austria). 

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2025 ISJAC/iJazz Music Robert Pronk Prize in Jazz Composition
I am delighted to have been awarded the Rob Pronk Prize in Jazz Composition presented by the International Society of Jazz Composers and Arrangers and iJazzMusic. I am very proud to have received this prize 🙏
Many thanks to everyone involved in organizing this incredible opportunity. And of course congratulations to all the other winners! The prize-winning composition Bipolarity can be heard on the latest album of the Tobias Hoffmann Jazz Orchestra entitles Innuendo

In the past years, I have written a lot of music for big bands and jazz orchestras. In 2021, I took the venture of forming my own ensemble and recorded two CDs. Since then, working with this ensemble has become my main artistic focus and I feel honored to be able to do so. 

Featuring a stellar line-up of musicians, the Tobias Hoffmann Jazz Orchestra has developed into an ensemble of note with each section blending together in such a way that only more established bands sound. In 2022, the Tobias Hoffmann Jazz Orchestra released the first album Conspiracy and in 2024 the second album Innuendo followed. Both albums were released on the prestigious German label Mons Records and have been critically acclaimed.

Both recordings can be found on all streaming platforms, or you can purchase a copy of the CDs by sending me an email. If you are interested in acquiring any composition or arrangement or hire me as a composer and arranger for your project, don't hesitate to contact me. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

"I was blown away by what I heard on these recordings, to say he has matured as an Arranger/Composer is an understatement. The writing is fresh, exciting and requires serious listening."
Michael Abene, Grammy Winning Producer/Arranger/Educator

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