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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

UPCOMING SHOWS

Greenwich House Music School: New York, NY; 12/14/2025; Greenwich House Music School; When the Ancestors Speak w/ Jen Shyu, Val Jeanty

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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NEW REVIEW

Monarch Magazine’s Summer Picks 2025
“a phenomenal new work by a brilliant artist.”
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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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