Milan Verbist Trio

album release 'Time Change' (Origin Records)
 

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Strong work from a piano trio that makes a big impression right away with its first effort.
**** de Standaard

Artist in residence Milan Verbist presents his debut album at the Singer on 27 September 2025, with his trio featuring Toon Rumen on double bass and Jens Meijer (NL) on drums.

In the meantime this trio has played an extensive series of concerts, and from this came the idea to record an album. The recordings took place in March 2025, and on 19 September the album is released on the American label Origin Records. The repertoire ranges from Milan’s own atmospheric yet also swinging compositions to works by Gary Peacock, J.S. Bach and Ornette Coleman. 

Milan Verbist (°1999) is a young jazz pianist from Antwerp, Belgium. He studied at De Kunsthumaniora and the Royal Conservatoire in Antwerp, where he graduated with the highest distinction in 2022. His playing is enriched by the influences of the many musicians he listens to and admires, including pianists McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Bobo Stenson, Don Pullen, Marcin Wasilewski, Wynton Kelly… In 2023 Milan was selected to be part of 'De Twintigers’, a selection of ten promising young musicians made by Radio Klara. Milan has played with leading musicians such as Jakob Bro (DK), Chris Potter (USA), Lionel Loueke (BJ), John Ruocco (USA), John Bishop (USA), Bert Joris (BE), Kurt Van Herck (BE). 

Milan surrounds himself with a rhythm section made up of Toon Rumen (°2001) on double bass and Jens Meijer (°1996) on drums. The musicians of the trio got to know each other at jam sessions and at the Conservatoire. Since then the trio has played some 30 concerts in Belgium and made recordings. 

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