"...And then came Hobby Horse... with a performance so engrossing that I forgot to take notes during most of it. The concert fully confirmed their reputation as one of the best live acts in Europe. ...From the moment they hit the mother lode a bit more than a decade ago, they've been busily intent in exploring its electro-acoustic vein. Hobby Horse is up there with the best genre-defying projects, from Kneebody to Happy Apple and Spanish Fly. Their performances are equal parts heart, brain and guts, and make one shake her or his booty for good measure."
-Ludovico Granvassu, Allaboutjazz

Hobby Horse is a progressive/experimental/crossover jazz trio based in Italy, figurehead of the rapidly developing new Italian jazz scene, but equally comfortable playing underground rock venues and dance clubs. During 12 years of intense activity they have released 8 records to widespread critical acclaim and their touring schedule has seen them performing in important festivals a...

"...And then came Hobby Horse... with a performance so engrossing that I forgot to take notes during most of it. The concert fully confirmed their reputation as one of the best live acts in Europe. ...From the moment they hit the mother lode a bit more than a decade ago, they've been busily intent in exploring its electro-acoustic vein. Hobby Horse is up there with the best genre-defying projects, from Kneebody to Happy Apple and Spanish Fly. Their performances are equal parts heart, brain and guts, and make one shake her or his booty for good measure."
-Ludovico Granvassu, Allaboutjazz

Hobby Horse is a progressive/experimental/crossover jazz trio based in Italy, figurehead of the rapidly developing new Italian jazz scene, but equally comfortable playing underground rock venues and dance clubs. During 12 years of intense activity they have released 8 records to widespread critical acclaim and their touring schedule has seen them performing in important festivals and clubs throughout Europe and North America including Umbria Jazz (Italy), Sudtirol Jazz Festival (Italy), Toronto Jazz Festival (Canada), London Jazz Festival (UK), 3 Tage Jazz (Austria), Belgrade Jazz Festival (Serbia), Moods (Switzerland).

Their music is a wildly unpredictable mix of styles, a melting pot of musical languages ranging from slam poetry to techno to psychedelic bossanova, prog rock, hip-hop and chamber music. Passing from hypnotic drones to violent explosions of noise, they manage to maintain an underlying sense of balance, shared exploration and discovery, sculpting their sets into an overarching form which maintains artistic coherence despite (or perhaps due to) the drastic contrasts it contains....

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