Niklas Lukassen

Alexandra Ivanova: Beauty In Chaos

by Neil Duggan
August 30, 2023

Classically trained pianist and composer Alexandra Ivanova discovered her passion for jazz in her teens, and was mentored by Lebanese-American jazz pianist, Tarek Yamani. Perhaps as a result of having lived on three continents and speaking six languages fluently, she has experienced a range of cultural influences, giving her an unorthodox approach to her compositions. Those influences often include melding Balkan time signatures, Afro-Cuban claves and Maqam scales. Beauty in Chaos is her debut album; she collaborates with bassist Niklas ...