Happy Release Day! Omer’s 9th album and his third for the Warner Music label, is released today. ‘Personal Belongings’ is a suite of interconnected pieces, 6 for solo piano and 4 for Omer’s renowned trio with bassist Haggai Cohen Milo and drummer Amir Bresler. Grab an LP / CD / Stream anywhere you like.
A solo piano piece dedicated to Omer’s North African ancestors, ‘Good Hands’ is the new single from the upcoming album ‘Personal Belongings’. Stream ‘Good Hands’ everywhere.
‘Sun Girl’, The 3rd single from Omer’s upcoming album ‘Personal Belongings’, is out now. The track features Omer’s trio with drummer Amir Bresler and bassist Haggai Cohen Milo. Stream ‘Sun Girl’ here.
‘Shake It’, The second single from Omer’s new album ‘Personal Belongings’, is out today. The tune features Omer’s trio with bassist Haggai Cohen Milo and drummer Amir Bresler. Stream ‘Shake It’ here.
Omer’s 3rd album for the Warner Music label (and his 9th overall) is announced! With ‘Personal Belongings’, the Israeli pianist presents a suite of interconnected pieces, six for solo piano and four for his long-standing trio featuring bassist Haggai Cohen Milo and drummer Amir Bresler. Release date is set for September 03. Stream the first single, ‘Najara’, and pre-order the album here.
A playlist of over 2 hours of Omer’s music is now featured on Spotify! Listen here.
Omer’s summer concerts are announced. These are collaborations with several incredible artists including Cohen Milo and Bresler, Avi Avital, Alexej Gerassimez, Sebastian Studnitzky and others – get your tickets here.
Omer will perform a solo piano concert at the beautiful “Stage Concept” in south Germany, for the JAZZ NIGHTS Festival. Watch here on Sunday, 14.03.2021, at 20:00 CET.
Omer’s appearance with Mandolinist Avi Avital at the Resonanzen Festival in Saarbrücken (October 4, 2020) was filmed by SR2 and is available for streaming until October 12. Watch Now.
Frankfurter Rundschau praises Omer Klein’s “Grandiose” solo concert at the Alte Oper Frankfurt on September 24. Read the review (in German) here. photo: Salar Baygan.
The Omer Klein Trio is taking their new album Radio Mediteran on the road. Starting with today’s world-premiere of the new music, at Frankfurt’s Musikmesse, OKT will perform 25 concerts in europe between now and July. Here’s the full schedule. See you on the road!
Welcome Radio Mediteran! The 3rd album from the Omer Klein Trio feat. Haggai Cohen Milo and Amir Bresler is out today. Get it on CD, LP, or stream on your favourite platform.
Hey everybody, we are overwhelmed by the love for “Radio Mediteran” – thank you all so much. Today our 2nd single drops for you: “Our Sea”. This melody is especially dear to my heart, and I love how Amir soars over Haggai’s and my analog synths near the end.
(You can pre-order the album and get both singles – Radio Mediteran and Our Sea – today – here.)
Spotify is featuring the new Omer Klein Trio single, Radio Mediteran, on their State of Jazz playlist. Check it out!
Check out the new single “Radio Mediteran”, from Omer’s upcoming album. Stream and enjoy!
Omer Klein Trio – Omer, Amir Bresler and Haggai Cohen Milo – were awarded the German Music Prize (ECHO) for Sleepwalkers, in the Best Ensemble category. This is Omer’s third nomination and first win, and the trio’s first nomination and win. Congratulations!
01.03.2018: The ECHO Jazz Jury has announced the nominations for this year’s German music prize. Omer Klein Trio is nominated for an ECHO in the Ensemble Category, and Omer is also nominated in the pianist category. Both nominations are for the trio’s debut on Warner Music, Sleepwalkers.
Omer Klein Trio’s debut on Warner Music, Sleepwalkers is being received warmly by the international press:
“A breakthrough album” – THE TIMES
“A multifaceted, profound, and at the same time joyful work, one that repeatedly makes you happy” – LAUT.DE
“Sleepwalkers is a strong album that clearly stands out from the seemingly endless line of talented piano trios in Europe” – SOUNDS & BOOKS
“Omer Klein is a master storyteller… virtuosity and artistic versatility, a first-class trio” – JAZZANDROCK.COM
“Sleepwalkers has a rare and rarefied elegance… If you want to elevate your life a little higher, this sublime musical experience will definitely help.” – THE EAR
“Sleepwalkers has become a piano masterpiece, without exaggeration. From romantic to ecstatic, Klein offers every imaginable expression that a top pianist might put into his fingers. And he does this with a rare elegance.” – SOUND & IMAGE.DE
“How they intuitively communicate with each other and enter into a magical musical sphere is impressive. Therein lies its great strength. Conclusion: A trio album of the highest order.” – WEGOTMUSIC
“His songs are bright and lively, revel in catchy melodies, brilliant with rapid piano playing, elegantly refined rhythms and flowing bass lines – and surprise with unexpected musical twists.” – DEUTSCHLANDFUNK KULTUR
“Klein’s pen is as mighty as his sword, as his composition skills on “One Step at a Time” and “Sleepwalkers” display depth and creativity. Impressive foray!” – JAZZ WEEKLY
“Sleepwalkers is a beautiful album that deserves to receive broad attention and put this trio in the forefront of jazz.” – WRITTEN IN MUSIC
More concerts are constantly announced as Omer continues touring with Amir Bresler and Haggai Cohen Milo, in support of their newest release Sleepwalkers . Solo concerts, Duo appearances and more collaborations are also in store. Check full schedule here.
Omer Klein’s new album, Sleepwalkers, is due February 17, 2017, and marks Klein’s debut for Warner Music. Omer recorded his newest work with his world-touring trio feat. Haggai Cohen-Milo on bass and Amir Bresler on drums. The 13 original compositions explore themes of Internet-Age isolation, music’s relation to the mysterious, and the trio’s life on the road. CD / 2-LPs / Download.
More dates are announced around the world for 2017, as Omer and the trio perform their new music on the road.
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Omer is proud to join the Steinway & Sons Artist Roster, which includes some of his favorite artists, from Martha Argerich to Keith Jarrett. Omer stated: “No words can express the joy I’ve had playing Steinway pianos.”
On February 9th, Omer Klein was announced as a nominee for the ECHO Jazz 2016 award, for his work on Fearless Friday. This is Omer’s first ECHO nomination. He is nominated in the category “Instrumentalist of the Year, National – Piano/Keyboard”. The award ceremony will take place in Hamburg on May 26.
Omer Klein was announced as the winner of the NRW Förderpreis 2015. The award is given yearly to two musicians, selecting from all instrumentalists, composers and conductors, in all genres. The award ceremony will take place on November 16, at the K21 Museum in Düsseldorf.
Omer Klein is on the cover of the May/June of Jazzthetik Magazine! Omer is featured in a detailed 4-pages interview, about his work in general and Fearless Friday in particular.
Fearless Friday, the new album from the Omer Klein Trio, will be released worldwide on February 27, 2015. Stay tuned!
Dimensions, Omer’s collaboration with actress/director Viola Pobitschka and actress Friederike Linke, based on Alice Munro’s short story, was premiered on August 13-14 at Asphalt Festival, Düsseldorf. Full article (German)
OKT is back on the road in October 2014, with concerts in Brussels, Paris, Bern, Düsseldorf, Bremen and Hamburg, and recording sessions in France for their upcoming 2015 release.
The trio plays 15 European concerts in May and June! Debut concerts in Switzerland and Russia, a 3-night engagement in Paris and more.
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in April 2014 Omer will have his first tour in Canada, playing 8 concerts all over the country.
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Welcome to the brand new website! Here you can read about Omer and the trio, listen to music, view Omer’s tour schedule, and sign up for updates. Enjoy!
