Released September 19th, 2025 on Sounderscore Records
early praise for Canopy:
"hovering over the borderline between composition and improvisation, between art song and popular song." - NPR (John Schaefer)
"...An overarching vision sustained throughout this truly arresting release" - For The Record (Steve Smith)
"A tremendous amount of conceptual thought went into Canopy, the debut record from Lex Korten."
- Ethan Iverson
"Combining surrealism and grittiness, Korten’s compositions establish him as an artist whose next steps are well worth following."
- JazzTrail (Felipe Freitas)
The result of a years-long search for a meaningful way to draw upon his trove of experience across boundaries in the improvising world, Canopy is pianist Lex Korten’s own unprecedentedly original statement of purpose. In his debut, a five piece band unorthodox in its makeup of piano, voice, alto saxophone, guitar and drums brings to life a stirring volume of works composed by the bandleader, each of which evokes entirely unique worlds of color, texture and meaning.
Canopy features:
Lex Korten - compositions, piano, fender rhodes
Claire Dickson - voice
David Leon - alto saxophone
Tal Yahalom - guitars
Stephen Boegehold - drums
and
Lee Meadvin - post production
Canopy is now available on all major platforms.
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Thank you for listening!
