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DownBeat Magazine annual critic's poll : #8 "Rising Star Pianist of the Year"

Interview with JazzTimes Magazine: Eighty-Eight Keys Now and into the Future alongside Aaron Parks, Miki Yamanaka and Sean Mason

Full-Page Feature in DownBeat Magazine: Lex Korten Explores the Secret and the Sensory

PopMatters: The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2025

Interviews, Accolades and Reviews for debut album "Canopy"

"if you’re looking to discover how jazz piano’s language evolved from its elongated roots in Monk, Jarrett, Evans and Hill through to present-day masters Lex Korten, Miki Yamanaka, Aaron Parks and Sean Mason... read on." - Jazz Times

"flowed in a contemplative, somber vein, now and then building to moments of ferocious intensity" - The New York Times

"an ascendent force in the modern jazz world for several years," "(a) deftly telepathic pianist" - All About Jazz

"Korten's piano playing spins glowing webs..." - The Wire Magazine

"Combining surrealism and grittiness, Korten’s compositions establish him as an artist whose next steps are well worth following." - JazzTrail

"A tremendous amount of conceptual thought went into Canopy, the debut record from Lex Korten." - Ethan Iverson

"Pianist Lex Korten has made a sensational debut record." - PopMatters

"Korten is a daring performer whose work deftly blends post-bop jazz, ambient soundscapes, and cacophonous free-leaning group interplay." - AllMusic