Alex Koo Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, W1D 3RW , [Venue Details]Alex Koo isn’t your typical jazz pianist. Half Belgian, half Japanese, he was raised in a quiet corner of West Flanders by a former Belgian missionary and a Japanese peace activist—an upbringing between cultures, and his music reflects exactly that.
Receiving international acclaim as “stunningly original” (Downbeat Magazine) and “of the same rare level as Keith Jarrett” (Trouw), his breakout album Appleblueseagreen (2019)—a haunting trio with Mark Turner and Ralph Alessi—was named one of Downbeat’s Best Albums of the Year.
His latest, Blame It on My Chromosomes (2025), pushes further into emotionally rich, genre-defying terrain: a deeply expressive record shaped by his long-time trio—drummer Dré Pallemaerts and bassist Lennart Heyndels—with a striking guest appearance by trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. On 24th March, Alex Koo comes to PizzaExpress Live Soho with his trio for an exclusive concert.
Son of a Belgian missionary sent to Japan in the seventies and a Japanese peace activist, pianist and composer Alex Koo (幸, pronounced koː) refuses to be pigeonholed.
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Admission: £20.00
Performer name: Alex Koo Trio
Doors open: 6:30 pm
Age restriction: Recommended 7+
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Alex Koo isn’t your typical jazz pianist. Half Belgian, half Japanese, he was raised in a quiet corner of West Flanders by a former Belgian missionary and a Japanese peace activist—an upbringing between cultures, and his music reflects exactly that.
Receiving international acclaim as “stunningly original” (Downbeat Magazine) and “of the same rare level as Keith Jarrett” (Trouw), his breakout album Appleblueseagreen (2019)—a haunting trio with Mark Turner and Ralph Alessi—was named one of Downbeat’s Best Albums of the Year.
His latest, Blame It on My Chromosomes (2025), pushes further into emotionally rich, genre-defying terrain: a deeply expressive record shaped by his long-time trio—drummer Dré Pallemaerts and bassist Lennart Heyndels—with a striking guest appearance by trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. On 24th March, Alex Koo comes to PizzaExpress Live Soho with his trio for an exclusive concert.
Son of a Belgian missionary sent to Japan in the seventies and a Japanese peace activist, pianist and composer Alex Koo (幸, pronounced koː) refuses to be pigeonholed.
Admission: £20.00
Performer name: Alex Koo Trio
Doors open: 6:30 pm
Age restriction: Recommended 7+
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