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Jeff Oster
Jeff is a founding member of the group FLOW, comprised of Will Ackerman, Fiona Joy, Lawrence Blatt and Jeff Oster, of course. FLOW took home this year’s ZMR Album of the Year, and the IMA for Best New Age Album. They are performing all over the continent, including a September 28 appearance at Carnegie Hall in NYC.
Jeff's new album REACH was released in late 2018
Awards
ZMR Album of the Year (2005,2007,2011,2015, 2018) ZMR Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (2005,2007, 2018) ZMR Best Chill/Groove Album (2011,2015) Independent Music Awards - Best New Age Song (2006,2008, 2017) Independent Music Awards - Best New Age Album (2017, 2018 - with FLOW) 2014 Grammy Award winner - Best New Age Album (Laura Sullivan) - Featured trumpet/flugelhorn 2014 Grammy Award nominee - Best Spoken Word (Pete Seeger) - Trumpet 10th Annual International Acoustic Music Award Finalist
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Fiona Joy Hawkins: Moving Through Worlds
by Robin B James
This is a great time for something brighter and lighter, something that brings some ease to the weary listener, who is seeking feelings of harmony and simple respite from a troubled world. The gifted composer, singer, and pianist Fiona Joy Hawkins has just the thing, an album titled Moving Through Worlds, an enchanting exploration of themes such as land, water, fire, climate change and the vanishing of souls into the wind. The 14 tracks feature mostly solo piano. Some are ...
read moreJeff Oster: An Emotional Journey into Sound
by Jakob Baekgaard
Everything begins with sound. It is no coincidence that one of the theories of how the universe was created is called The Big Bang. You can almost hear the thunder in the name. Sound is creation. Sound is life. One way of defining a musician is to say that it is a person who shapes sound into certain patterns. When these patterns become recognizable, they evolve into genres and suddenly an identity is created. You become a ...
read moreTake Five with Jeff Oster
by Jeff Oster
About Jeff Oster: Jeff is one of the few trumpet / flugelhorn artists working in ambient terrain. His music will take you through chilled and dramatic soundscapes, led by the silken sound of his horn. Three of his albums, Released, True, and Surrender have been voted as ZMR Album of the Year by broadcasters worldwide. His new album, Next, is now available. With Next, Jeff creates a new genre--New Age Ambient Funk--and along for the ride are guitarist ...
read moreLars Hidde - 'Vasona Park' feat. Michael Manring & Jeff Oster
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This amazing new track, produced and written by Lars Hidde, is a beautiful fusion of ambient jazz, live recordings and tasteful electronic beats. You can download it for free at bandcamp.com Lars Hidde played the tune “Vasona Park" with Michael Manring (Windham Hill's original bassist) and Jeff Oster (produced by Will Ackerman) on several occasions live around the Bay Area. Originally written as a live performance piece, “Vasona Park" developed as a production of independent studio recordings and live performances ...
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"Jeff Oster has always amazed me. Anyone who sounds like no one else amazes me, but a guy who grows so stunningly as a composer and player in the space of a few years inspires nothing but awe. NEXT is a step in musical evolution from where we last heard from Jeff… rather like the apes harnessing fire and inventing French cuisine. It’s a joy as his friend and co-producer to watch someone you love and respect grow into an artist of true importance and significance in a world of background noise. Listen to this. It matters." - Will Ackerman
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Jeff Oster
Instrument: Flugelhorn
Born: May 31, 1957
Publicist: Cyber PR
