Koun Vincent Jazz Piano Great American Songbook

Famed Zen Buddhist jazz monk returns to the music

Koun (formerly Tom) Vincent - Australian tour this September

Six years after leaving a career as an internationally celebrated jazz pianist for the life of an ordained Buddhist monk, Koun Vincent has announced a return to the keyboard and the national stage with a new Australian tour.

A re-emergence that jazz fans of Vincent’s have been waiting for but doubted would ever happen.

Koun recently presented house concerts of the great composers of the American Songbook – Gershwin, Porter, Ellington, Berlin, Mancini, Kern

The music was revelatory and reception intense

Vincent had an extensive career spanning 30 years as a celebrated jazz pianist and bandleader. He performed and recorded in Australia, Europe, Japan and USA alongside Branford Marsalis, Don Burrows and others.

Koun has released eight albums. Here is a track from his Septet CD. And there are a couple of samples of Koun's music here.

He is now playing better than ever with a new power and deeper purpose.

Re-examining great jazz standards and learning something new every time with spontaneity and joy.

“You think you know how all these tunes go? When Koun Vincent applies the Zen approach to this music, you’ll need to think again.” (Christopher Lawrence, ABC broadcaster)