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Louise Alexandra

Born: September 16, 1965

Louise Alexandra is an Utrecht-based jazz vocalist and singer/songwriter, with a dayjob as a scientist developing novel cancer immunotherapies. She developed her musical career in Boston between 2000-2015, releasing her debut album Destiny (2012) as Louise Van Aarsen, which received positive accolades all around. The incomparable jazz vocalist Rebecca Parris directed Destiny as well as the 2020 album TODAY, but unfortunately passed before seeing the last production come to life. The dedication is evident. The songs on TODAY are infused with her musical spirit, and if one listens closely, her voice

Louise Alexandra (Koopman)

Louise Alexandra (fka Van Aarsen) Koopman, holds a PhD in cancer Biology and spends much of her days researching & developing novel cancer immunotherapies, but is equally passionate about music and singing.

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While living and working in Boston for 15 years, Louise's musical 'side-career' took off under the wings of the late and great jazz vocalist and mentor Rebecca Parris, who embraced Louise as her musical protegee.

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Besides interpreting the great American songbook standards, Louise started writing her own songs; poignant stories and catchy compositions with a unique flavor in a mix of jazz, latin, pop, and singer/songwriter fusion. The result: "DESTINY", an impressive debut album recorded with some of Boston’s finest jazz musicians at PBS Studios. Rebecca Parris directed and produced Destiny and also directed the recordings of the upcoming album "TODAY", but sadly passed before seeing the second album come to fruition. The dedication is evident.

Harmonica Salad

By Mike Turk

Label: Tinsandwich Music
Released: 1991

Louise Alexandra: Today

by C. Michael Bailey
December 12, 2020

From Destiny to Today ... Vocalist and composer Louise Alexandra's Today requires a bit of unpacking. In 2012, a wunderkind polymath named Louise van Aarsen released a debut recording, Destiny receiving positive critical attention. Known as Dr. Louise Koopman in her day job as Sr. Research Scientist at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and in ...