Estonian pianist Kristjan Randalu has been dubbed "a dazzling piano player" by Herbie Hancock. According to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, "Kristjan Randalu establishes himself as part of an elite group of specifically European jazz musicians." The son of two classical pianists, Kristjan was exposed to music from an early age, and he continued his studies in Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Cologne, and at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 2003