Fearless Friday Omer Klein

• 1 Fearless Friday 06:45
• 2 Yemen 07:58
• 3 I Guess That's Why They Call It Falling 06:24
• 4 Niggun 06:21
• 5 Azure 04:39
• 6 Shwaye Shwaye 07:55
• 7 Calla Lily 06:12
• 8 Turquoise Memories 07:13
• 9 Dimensions 06:32
• 10 Tears On a Bionic Cheek 06:10
• Total Runtime 01:06:09

Info for Fearless Friday

Mit "Fearless Friday", seinem sechsten Album, präsentiert der Pianist Omer Klein sowohl seine neuesten Kompositionen als auch das neue Line-Up seines Trios mit Bassist Haggai Cohen-Milo und Schlagzeuger Amir Bresler, eines der bemerkenswertesten jungen Talente aus Israel. Dieser Personalwechsel Anfang 2014 von Drummer Ziv Ravitz zu Amir Bresler läutet gleichzeitig eine Art Richtungswechsel für das Trio ein. Im Laufe des Jahres tourt das Trio weltweit und Klein stellt seine neue Formation dem internationalen Publikum vor. "The three of us clicked from the first moment. I got very inspired to write new music for this band, and explore new directions", sagt Klein.

Nach einem gemeinsamen Jahr auf Tour und der mit Fug und Recht als magisch zu betitelnden Aufnahmesession in den Bauer Studios Ludwigsburg, ist das Album "Fearless Friday" sowohl grandioser Höhepunkt als auch richtungsweisend für die Zukunft des Künstlers Omer Klein und seines Trios. Das Album enthält neun Originalkompositionen von Klein - die meisten der Stücke sind explizit für diese Produktion entstanden und ein Cover von Duke Ellington's "Azure".

"Das Album ist in vielen Tracks hoch energetisch und der Muskelkater in den Beinen vom rhythmisch-zuckenden 65-minütigen Aktivzuhören wird frei Haus mitgeliefert. Manche Stücke sind aber auch ganz ruhig, wirken durchdacht, durchlebt und geradezu errungen." (Claus Friede, kulturport.de)

Omer Klein, Klavier
Haggai Cohen-Milo, Kontrabass
Amir Bresler, Schlagzeug

Omer Klein
A virtuoso pianist, an authoritative bandleader and a prolific composer, Omer Klein (29) is being marked by the media as one of the most exciting and original musicians on the international scene.

Since Klein embarked on his international career at age 23, he has released four albums that have received praising reviews in the American and European press. Klein has performed in more than 15 countries. His playing has captivated audiences in New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Milan and more.

The Omer Klein Trio, with bassist Haggai Cohen Milo and drummer Ziv Ravitz, has released the album 'Rockets on the Balcony' in 2010, on John Zorn's prestigious label 'Tzadik'. The album was chosen as an Editors' Pick for December 2010 in Downbeat Magazine. The Trio performed a successful European tour in September 2011, and recorded a new album in New York in October. Release is expected in 2012, accompanied by touring through the summer and fall.

Omer Klein has collaborated with renowned artists such as John Zorn, Lee Konitz, Jeff Ballard, Joel Frahm, Omer Avital, Johnathan Blake, Israeli music icons like Yehudit Ravitz, Eviatar Banai and Rona Kenan, and many more.

Omer was born in 1982 in Israel, and began playing and composing music at the age of seven. As a teenager, Klein studied Jazz at the famous Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts, and started playing concerts at age sixteen. In 2005, Klein moved to the US, where he attended the prestigious New England Conservatory. Klein's private teacher at NEC was the Grammy-winning pianist Danilo Perez.

He later moved to New York, where he played at the Blue Note and Carnegie Hall, among other venues. He has released four CDs to great acclaim: Duet (2007), Introducing Omer Klein (2008), the solo piano album Heart Beats (2009), and Rockets on the Balcony (2010), his first release on John Zorn's celebrated record label, Tzadik.

Omer is the winner of numerous awards, including the 1st prize at the Jazz Hoeilaart International Competition in Belgium. In 2011, Klein wrote the music for the play 'Lemon Tree' at the Schauspielhaus Theater in Düsseldorf.

Booklet for Fearless Friday