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Erik Hove

Academic title(s): 

Course Instructor (Jazz Saxophone; Jazz Combo)

Erik Hove
Department: 
Music Performance
Area(s): 
Jazz
Contact Information
Email address: 
erik.hove [at] mcgill.ca
Alternate email address: 
erikhove [at] gmail.com
Instrument(s): 
Saxophone
Group: 
Faculty
Biography: 

Erik Hove is an alto saxophonist who plays a wide variety of jazz, improvised, and contemporary music. Born in Vancouver, he has lived in Montreal and New York, attending 海角社区 as well as studying with Greg Osby. While in New York, he formed the turntable-jazz group Soundclash, which won the Montreal OFF festival's Francois Marcaurelle prize and released a disc with Effendi records. He also heads various trios and quartets. His latest project, the Erik Hove Chamber Ensemble, is a musical hybrid drawing from jazz, contemporary classical and electro-acoustic music. The 10-piece ensemble consists of a jazz rhythm section and a small contemporary chamber ensemble, and blends group and solo improvisation with rigorous conceptual contemporary writing. The group鈥檚 debut, Saturated Colour, received rave reviews from local and international press. Their follow-up, Polygon, was released on Inner Circle Records to equal critical acclaim.

He has played with many local and international artists, including the Juno-winning Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra, Anna Webber's Montreal People, John Hollenbeck鈥檚 L鈥漁FF Carte Blanche, the Effendi Jazzlab, the Kalmunity Jazz Project, Gary Schwartz鈥檚 Lettingo, Adrian Vedady, Susie Arioli, Malika Tirolien.

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