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Jeff Oster

Described as Miles Davis meets Pink Floyd, Jeff’s sound is unique, combining New Age beauty and progressive rock. Jeff’s albums feature esteemed contributors such as guitarist Nile Rodgers, iconic bassist Chuck Rainey and legendary drummers Bernard Purdie and Keith Carlock. Jeff’s accolades include: ZMR Album of the Year (5x winner), multiple #1 albums on NPR’s Echoes, and multiple Independent Music Awards.

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 album REACH was released in late 2018.

His Lofi album howling loon (feat. Jeff Oster) released 2023. 

his album Seven Conversations (Jeff Oster, Vin Downes, Tom Eaton) released in 2024
 

Awards

GRAMMY® nomination for Brothers - 2021 ( with Will Ackerman and Tom Eaton), 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

Gear

1946 Martin Committee Serial 154533 - with a Purviance 6 C 3 mouthpiece with a 3 shank

Yamaha YFH-731 Flugel Serial 003322 A with a Warburton 3FLX mouthpiece


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Album Review

Fiona Joy Hawkins: Moving Through Worlds

Read "Moving Through Worlds" reviewed 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 ...

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Multiple Reviews

Jeff Oster: An Emotional Journey into Sound

Read "Jeff Oster: An Emotional Journey into Sound" reviewed 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 ...

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Take Five with Jeff Oster

Read "Take Five with Jeff Oster" reviewed 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 ...

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Recording

Lars Hidde - 'Vasona Park' feat. Michael Manring & Jeff Oster

Lars 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 ...

"Loved playing with you. You're a brilliant musician...and that tone, gimmie a break!" - Nile Rodgers "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

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Moving Through Worlds

Little Hartley Records
2020

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Reach

Retso Records
2018

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Jeff Oster LIVE!

Retso Records
2016

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Next

Retso Records
2015

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Surrender

Retso Records
2011

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True

Retso Records
2007

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Next (feat. Nile Rodgers)

From: Next
By Jeff Oster

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