Press

Live gigs

"Frank Chastenier simply knocked the listeners out with his keyboard artistry."
-Aachener Nachrichten-

"Frank Chastenier inspired choruses of enthusiastic ovations with his exceptionally unique chords, arpeggios and clusters on the piano keyboard."
-Die Rheinpfalz-

"Frank Chastenier is a wizard on the keys"
-Wiesbadener Kurier-

"Sometimes Frank Chastenier brought to mind a painter, giving his canvas a splash of color here and there. Obviously, his musical inspirations appeared in the moment, sometimes coming from an outstanding adroitness, sometimes developing out of a deep sensitivity."
-Osnabrücker Zeitung-

"The fantastic pianist Frank Chastenier inspired the audience with his dynamic touch, harmonic inventiveness, and powerful block chords."
-Münsterländische Tageszeitung-

"Pianist Frank Chastenier stood out brilliantly. He instinctively dominated the grand piano, not afraid to sometimes pile up unwieldy chords. The well-mannered, subdued mainstream, in his hands, almost passes for modern jazz."
-Mannheimer Morgen-

"Usually in ceremonies like this one there is only one star. In Aachen, it was different ‹ the pianist Frank Chastenier gave Oscar Peterson a splendid jazz present. The way he enchanted the audience, emotionally attacking the keyboard and making music of magnificent wildness with his trio partners: that was pure and simply unforgettable. And this much is certain ‹ Oscar Peterson was beaming from ear to ear."
-Aachener Nachrichten, On the occasion of the UNESCO Music Prize Award on Oscar Peterson-

Zum Album "For You"

"In the March 2004 issue of "Jazzthetik", the magazine gives the new CD, "for you", five stars - the highest possible rating. Jazzthetik calls the new CD, "Perhaps the most important jazz album in Germany in the last ten years".
-Jazzthetik-

"A modern sound of melancholia"
-Rheinische Post-