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NEW ALBUM!

<a href="https://sumitonooka.bandcamp.com/album/under-the-surface">Under The Surface by Sumi Tonooka, Alchemy Sound Project</a>EPK/Liner Notes

Best Albums of 2025 lists

Best Albums of 2025
DownBeat Magazine
Textura (Top 20)
Step Tempest

DOWNBEAT’S BEST OF 2025

Under The Surface cracks DownBeat’s Best Albums of 2025
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NEW REVIEW

“An extraordinary sonic adventure.”
Rockerilla Magazine (Italy)
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NEW REVIEW

FOUR STARS ★★★★
Downbeat Magazine
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NEW INTERVIEW

Sumi chats with Nate Chinen at WRTI 90.1
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PRESS

“Indispensable… For those willing to journey into deeper soil, Tonooka’s suite is one of 2025’s most moving musical offerings: a meditation on interconnection, resilience, and grace.”
~PARIS MOVE

“Provocative and compelling.”
~NEW YORK TIMES

“Revelatory… reminds you that originality is possible.”
~ MUSICIAN MAGAZINE

“Fierce, fascinating composer and pianist… a thoughtful, fresh voice.”
~ JAZZ TIMES

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Take a listern to Sumi's interview on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross (circa December 1986).

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