Alex Koo - Blame It on My Chromosomes (Album)

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Belgian Japanese pianist, composer and singer Alex Koo has been hailed as a daring innovator and rising star. On his stunning new album ‘Blame It on My Chromosomes’ set for release on the 7th of February via W.E.R.F. Records, he effortlessly fuses jazz, minimalism, ambient and neoclassical into a unique emulsion.

The son of a Japanese peace activist and Belgian missionary sent to Japan in the seventies, he has earned a glowing reputation as a mesmerizing storyteller on the piano. His critically acclaimed 2019 album ‘Appleblueseagreen’ featured American saxophonist Mark Turner and trumpeter and composer Ralph Alessi and featured in Downbeat Magazine’s ‘Best albums of 2019’.

Featuring acclaimed American avant-garde jazz composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, ‘Blame It on My Chromosomes’ is an introspective journey into self-acceptance. With ten uniquely personal tracks, Koo’s latest work is more than a musical statement; it is a form of self-therapy. “The only way not to spiral into depression as a jazz musician nowadays is to vent and lose yourself in the music,” he states. “Music needs a purpose beyond self-promotion. For me, it’s about accepting who I am and letting go of anything else.”