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- 1 2 Peter Hum, "Emerging from survival mode, jazz pianist Florian Hoefner resumes touring with his trio". Ottawa Citizen , October 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Junos 2023: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 13, 2023.
- ↑ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
