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‘Compassion’ is the long-awaited first single from Omer Klein’s new and intriguing band, The Poetics. Listen to the new track. 
Klein’s unmistakable melodic gift is at play here. ‘Compassion’ has an immediately-memorable, warm and powerful melody, that is supported by an infectious, Cameroon-inspired groove. Klein’s signature aching harmonies are also present, and the compositional structure is soulfully and masterfully brought to life by The Poetics: Klein’s renowned trio (feat. Bassist Haggai Cohen Milo and drummer Amir Bresler) is expanded by saxophone stars Tineke Postma and Omri Abramov, and the virtuoso Columbian percussionist Tupac Mantilla. 
On the emotional vibe of the piece, Klein adds: “We need more compassion in the world today, and urgently. I hope one day we’ll all be able to agree on that. So I chose to open my new album with this statement, as if to say: first things first. Before we say anything else, let’s listen to one another.”
The album ‘The Poetics’ will be released on March 6th, 2026.
 

On 29.04, Omer Klein debuted his new sextet, The Poetics, at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt. The sold-out concert was one of the peaks of Klein’s season-long residency at the venue. Klein was joined on stage by saxophonists Tineke Postma and Omri Abramov, percussionist Tupac Mantilla, bassist Haggai Cohen Milo and drummer Amir Bresler.
Here are excerpts from the reviews published so far:
“High-spirited cheers, a standing ovation at the end. No wonder, since Omer Klein, this season’s jazz resident at Frankfurt’s Alte Oper, plunges so deeply into a Dionysian celebration of jazz with his new sextet, The Poetics. (…) The sparkling vitality of the brilliant ensemble, which presented itself to the audience for the first time in the sold-out Mozart Hall, transcends itself.”
– Frankfurter Rundschau
“Free-breathing collective music. Meaningful poetry without words (…) We eagerly await the sextet’s first recording.”
– FAZ
“Everything was met with lively applause, as the predominantly optimistic, bright, upbeat melodies, which also drifted into melancholic nostalgia (…) deserved.”
– Frankfurter Neue Presse 

The university’s statement:
“We are delighted to announce that Omer Klein will be taking up a professorship for jazz piano at the HMTM on October 1, 2025. Welcome!
Omer Klein will contribute his extensive international experience and broad skills as a pianist and composer to the work of the HMTM Jazz Institute. His work spans a broad spectrum, from solo piano to big band, from songs to symphony orchestra. He composes for his own trio, for string quartet, as well as for theater, dance, and film.
In the 2024/2025 season, Omer Klein is Artist in Residence at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, where he will present his new sextet, “Omer Klein & The Poetics,” on April 29. He has released ten albums, five of which are on the renowned Warner Music label. He has won numerous awards, including the ECHO Jazz, and has been nominated four times for the German Jazz Prize in various categories in recent years. In 2025, he and his Omer Klein Trio were nominated for the German Jazz Prize as “Live Act of the Year.”
We wish Professor Omer Klein a successful start at the HMTM and look forward to working with him!”
Omer on his new professorship:
“What’s particularly important to me as a professor is the opportunity to help young musicians develop their musical identity. I look forward to working with each student to find the right, individual process for their artistic growth. I’d like  to work with them on refined techniques and a musical sensitivity that will enable them to express themselves in music in all its versatility.”
Statement at HMTM’s Website

The Omer Klein Trio is once more nominated for the German Jazz Prize, in the Live Act of the Year category.
The trio, featuring bassist Haggai Cohen Milo and drummer Amir Bresler, was nominated last year in the same category, while Omer was nominated also in 2022 in the Best Arrangement category.
The ceremony will take place in Köln on June 13th, 2025.
 

Omer’s Alte Oper season-long residency started with a bang in September, when he played two concerts (one solo, one duo with saxophonist Omri Abramov) and hosted Late Night X: A series of five conversations with leading cultural personae.
A highlight of the residency will be the premiere of Omer’s new sextet on April 29, 2025. The sextet features Tineke Postma and Omri Abramov on saxophones and flute, Haggai Cohen Milo on bass, Amir Bresler on drums and Tupac Mantilla on percussion. Grab tickets here.
The residency will also include two Omer Klein Trio concerts that are already sold out, and an educational concert. More on Omer’s residency here.

Omer was Daniella Baumeister’s guest on the hr 2 radio show “Menschen und Ihre Musik”. They discussed  “Ever So Lightly”, Omer’s new song cycle composed for American singer Becca Stevens.
 
Omer also curated the music played on the show, including selections from Stevens, Bob Dylan, Matti Caspi, Horace Silver, Little Simz and Klein. You can listen to the show here. (The conversation is in German.)
 
“Ever So Lightly” will be premiered on October 23rd, 2024, at the Deutsches Jazzfestival Frankfurt. Get tickets here.
 
 

Two Pop-Up Concerts Announced!
Hidden Agendas
New Sounds by Omer Klein & Silvan Strauss
27.06 Unterfahrt, Munich
28.06 Bix, Stuttgart
Omer – Piano, Rhodes, Percussion, Voice
Silvan – Drums, Percussion, Electronics

Klein returns to Landsberg, Bavaria, this time for a weekend full of music:
22.06 Duo with Alexej Gerassimez
22.06 Duo with Sebastian Studnitzky + Trio with Haggai Cohen-Milo & Amir Bresler
 

Klein is nominated in the “Piano/Keyboard Instruments” category, and the Omer Klein Trio is nominated in the “Live Act of the Year” category. The award ceremony will take place on April 18, 2024, in Köln.

Listen to Omer’s new solo album, Season Bright (Warner Music).
 
Recorded in Berlin in the autumn of 2023, the album finds Omer in an intimate mode, putting his own spin on some of his favourite Christmas songs and standards.
 
More on the program: Chorales by J.S. Bach, treated with great subtlety and clarity, and one poignant original, Trembling – originally included in Omer’s score for the acclaimed Dance/Theater production 10 Odd Emotions.

Happy Release Day! Listen to Omer Klein Trio’s 10th Anniversary celebration album.

Tickets for the “Life & Fire” Tour are now on sale!

The new Omer Klein Trio song, ‘Tzuri’, is a loving dedication to Klein’s late grandfather, Tzuri Dvash, who was born and raised in Tripoli, Libya. ‘Tzuri’ is the second single from the upcoming album ‘Life & Fire’. Stream Tzuri on your favourite platform. Enjoy!

A fresh version of an Omer Klein Trio classic, ‘Niggun’ is the first single from the upcoming album ‘Life & Fire’. Stream Niggun on your favourite platform. Enjoy!

The new album, “Life & Fire”, will mark Omer Klein Trio’s 10-years-anniversary!
The album, the trio’s fifth (and their fourth on the Warner Music label) will drop in March 2023.
Pre-Order “Life & Fire” Now!

Omer’s new single, Niggun, appears at #3 on Spotify’s State of Jazz. Check it out here.

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!

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.
View all tour dates

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!