Alex Koo's Kimono Garden

De Belgische pianist and composer Alex Koo is known as a musical boundary-pusher with an unquenchable curiosity. His work is difficult to capture in one style: from intimate jazz to electronic experiments, he always explores new sound worlds. His playing has been compared to that of Keith Jarrett, among others, because of his technical freedom and expressive depth. The album Kimono Garden originated from Alex’s interest in electronic music. He describes the album as ‘a kind of runaway project’ that he created during the lockdown as a personal solo experiment, recorded and mixed entirely by himself. Now this intriguing work gets a second life on stage, in a brand-new line-up. For this live project, Alex surrounds himself with strong voices from the Belgian music scene: Lorena Del Mar (Entre-Deux), Andrew Claes (STUFF.), and Trui Amerlinck (Tsar B, NABOU). Together, they transform the original minimalist album into a rich, layered whole in which jazz, neo-soul, ambient, and electronica flow together seamlessly. Expect an immersive live experience full of groove, improvisation, and sound color, with influences from Hiatus Kaiyote to Erykah Badu and Thom Yorke. Kimono Garden thus grows from an introspective solo album into an adventurous, cinematic sound that effortlessly transcends the classical jazz stage. Listen to the original album here. Alex Koo (piano, vocals, synths) Lorena Del Mar (keys, vocals, loops) Trui Amerlinck (bass, cello, vocals) Andrew Claes (EWI, flutes, electronics, percussion)