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Bijou

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Florian Stoffner-guitar

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UPC: 5904224875169

Label: Relative Pitch
Catalog ID: RPRSS056
Squidco Product Code: 37644

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2026
Country: USA
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Recorded at Bee Street Studio by Florian Stoffner

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"Swiss guitarist Florian Stoffner brings a deeply personal approach to free improvisation. This solo release expands on the exploratory drive that has shaped his work as both a bandleader and collaborator. Drawing on the subtle command of texture and space heard in trio recordings such as Braids and The Glass Changes Shape, on bijou he stretches the guitar's vocabulary through inventive spontaneity, crafting a focused and intimate musical statement."-Relative Pitch

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"Florian 'Flo' Stoffner ( 1975 ) is a Swiss jazz guitarist and composer.

Stoffner made his first experiences through performances with Harald Haerter and Erik Truffaz , including at the Lugano Festival. From the beginning of the 21st century he worked with musicians such as Marius Peyer ( Unsung Songs , 2000), Gitta Kahle , Christian Weber , Lionel Friedli , Hans-Peter Pfammatter , Manuel Mengis ( Into the Barn , 2004), Christoph Grab and Hilaria Kramer. , and in the Fat Son, Lauschangriff, Lila and Science Fiction Theater groups. In 2012 he came with a solo album... and Sorry ( Veto Records ). With Paul Lovens and Rudi Mahall he recorded the trio album Mein Freund der Baum ( Wide Ear , 2017). In jazz, he was involved in 15 recording sessions between 1990 and 2011."

-Wikipedia (Translated by Google) (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flo_Stoffner)
7/24/2026

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Track Listing:

1. Bijou T 03:12

2. Bijou A 05:20

3. Bijou P 05:32

4. Bijou F 09:18

5. Bijou E 03:53

6. Bijou R 05:40

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