Time & Location
17 May 2025, 20:00 – 21:30
SOFIA ACADEMY, Cmereška Gorca 39, 3253 Pristava pri Mestinju, Slovenia
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About the event
"OMER KLEIN SHOWS WITH HIS SPEED, TOUCH, REFINEMENT AND CREATIVITY, THAT HE BELONGS TO THE SMALL GROUP OF MASTER PIANISTS” – Süddeutsche Zeitung
Pianist and Composer Omer Klein’s music is “borderless” (New York Times) in its organic assimilation of widely diverse sources of inspiration, as he continuously “pushes mainstream Jazz concepts into the future” (Time Out New York). A prolific performer and composer, Klein has released 10 albums as a soloist, and published over 100 original compositions.
An exclusive Warner Music artist, Klein has made five recordings for the label so far. Sleepwalkers (2017) is a trio exploration of themes related to society in the information age, for which the Omer Klein Trio has won the 2018 ECHO award. This was followed by Radio Mediteran (2019), adding analog synthesizers and percussion to the classic trio format, thus creating “a very contemporary, forward-looking album full of subtle grooves and strong melodies” (Hamburger Abendblatt). Klein’s third effort…