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* new album out now *
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“Isn’t it gorgeous.”<\/em> – BBC<\/strong> (UK)

“Contemplative yet lively, peace-seeking but intense, contrasts abound as Koo embraces jazz\u2019s freedom of expression without forsaking technique”<\/em> – \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 – Mojo <\/strong>(UK)

“One of the special pleasures of listening to jazz in the 2020s is hearing lineages that surprise. Those thoughts recurred in listening to the latest from Belgian\/Japanese pianist Alex Koo. His distinctive blend of jazz, neoclassical, ambient and minimalism is built on a solid foundation of contemporary jazz romanticism”<\/em> – \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 – DownBeat<\/strong> (US)

“Alex Koo has as many shimmering facets as a diamond”<\/em> – \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 – Jazzthetik<\/strong> (DE)

“Koo is more than a combination of the extended piano jazz story around Evans, Jarrett, Mehldau, Moran, Iverson and so on. Koo is Koo, please keep it that way!”<\/em> – \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 – Concerto<\/strong> (AT)

\u201cHeerlijk album van een toptalent\u201d<\/em> – \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 – De Standaard<\/strong> (BE)

“A wealth of great music, a delightful excess of ideas and class (\u2026) Koo’s playing is insane. Absolute world class”<\/em> – \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 1\/2 – Written In Music<\/strong> (NL)

“Un album qui restera comme un des meilleurs de 2025”<\/em> – \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 – Le Soir<\/strong> (BE)

“An exquisitely velvet tone, wonderful rhythmic timing, memorable melodic riffs and a preference for harmony over dissonance, the latter used judiciously in the overall blend.”<\/em> – UK Jazz News <\/strong>

“Op zijn nieuwe album is Alex Koo authentieker dan ooit”<\/em> – \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 – Trouw<\/strong> (NL)

“Without disguising their technical mastery, the trio refrain from any gratuitous virtuosity. The chemistry is born of a complicity that allows spontaneity and generosity to shine through, without either partner ever seeming to try to take all the limelight.<\/em>” – \u2605\u2605\u2605 – Jazz Mag<\/strong> (FR)

\u2018”Belgium is too small for pianist Alex Koo” <\/em>\u2013 De Tijd<\/strong> (BE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alex Koo<\/strong> \u2013 piano & vocals
Dr\u00e9 Pallemaerts<\/strong> \u2013 drums
Lennart Heyndels<\/strong> \u2013 double bass
feat. Ambrose Akinmusire<\/strong> \u2013 trumpet (* 1 , 9)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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