Party: Romain Collin

Party: Romain Collin

Diego Pinera: Drums
Felipe Cabrera: Bass
Romain Collin: Piano

Der aus Frankreich stammende Romain Collin machte den Lebenstraum vieler Künstler wahr und ging nach New York. Allerdings erst, nachdem er als Stipendiat am Berklee College of Music und Thelonious Monk Institute studierte und die einmalige Gelegenheit hatte, mit Größen wie Wayne Shorter und Herbie Hancock zu touren. Hier erspielt er sich schnell den Ruf des vielversprechenden Newcomers. Jon Weber vom amerikanischen National Public Radio nennt Collin „einen visionären Komponisten, herausragenden Jazzpianisten und aufstrebenden Stern in der Welt des Jazz“. Was ihn auszeichnet, ist der Blick und Sensus für die Vielfalt der Kunst und des Lebens. „I am not creating music from music, but from life as a whole“, brachte er die Inspiration, die ihn auch als Komponisten für Dokumentar- und Spielfilme motiviert, auf den Punkt. Das dritte Album als Leader ist das erste Album auf dem Label ACT und die Quintessenz von der frühen Klassik-Affinität über den Jazz bis zu Filmmusik.

Felipe Cabrera ist einer der vielseitigen kubanischen Musiker, die den Jazz mit kubanischer Musik und klassischer Ausbildung als modernes Ausdrucksmittel entdeckt haben. Er spielte auf zwei Grammy-nominierten Alben mit Gonzalo Rubalcaba, mit Dizzy Gillespie und in einer Kooperation mit dem Buena Vista Social Club. Diego Pineras Album „Strange Ways“ zeigt die Klasse des jungen Schlagzeugers. Er bekam international ausgezeichnete Kritiken, und wurde in diesem Jahr in der Kategorie „Drummer national“ für den Echo Jazz nominiert.
Romain Collin (p), Diego Pinera (dr), Felipe Cabrera (b)


ABOUT ROMAIN COLLIN
Described by NPR host Jon Weber as “a visionary composer, an extraordinary jazz pianist and a very bright young rising star in the jazz world”, and touted by the Boston Globe as being “among the leading lights of a new breed of jazz players”, Romain Collin continues to develop “a highly personal and contemporary vision” (A Blog Supreme, NPR), combining the tradition of improvisation with sound designing, and classical music. About to release his third album and his debut on ACT, Collin keeps developing a unique sound, making his mark on the New York scene, as well as internationally.

Romain, who was originally born in France, came to the US to attend Berklee College of Music (class of 2004) on a scholarship, where he studied performance with the likes of Dave Liebman and Joe Lovano while majoring in Music Synthesis. In 2007, Romain Collin graduated from the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz where he held a Full Scholarship as the pianist of an ensemble handpicked by Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Terence Blanchard. During this time, Romain had the opportunity to tour internationally with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, shared the stage with artists such as Marcus Miller, Jimmy Heath, and Terence Blanchard, and studied with the likes of Larry Goldings, Russell Ferrante, Ron Carter, Charlie Haden, Mulgrew Miller and Wynton Marsalis.

In 2009, Collin released his debut as a leader, The Rise and Fall of Pipokuhn (Fresh Sound Records), a record described as “an astonishingly mature and ambitious debut that secures Collin a placeholder in the continuing evolution of the grand tradition of the piano trio” (All About Jazz). The album made New York jazz critic David Adler’s list of notable debuts of 2009. Distributed internationally, The Rise and Fall of Pipokuhn got radio airplay throughout France, Japan and the US – including a special feature on WNYC Culture program. Joining a list of luminaries ranging from Bill Evans to Ray Charles, Collin was also invited by legendary pianist Marian McPartland to her prestigious Piano Jazz show on NPR to perform solo piano, and discuss his artistic vision.

In 2012, Collin released his second album as a leader, The Calling (Palmetto). The record was produced by Matt Pierson (Brad Mehldau, Joshua Redman) and features a power rhythm section in rising stars Kendrick Scott on drums and Luques Curtis on bass. The Calling has been described as “a tour de force that showcases Collin’s strengths as an accomplished composer and virtuoso pianist of the highest order” (JazzEd Magazine), and as “a work of art that is worthy of being held onto for generations to come” (Eric Sandler, The Revivalist). Currently based in NYC, Romain performs with his group in festivals and venues internationally.

While furthering his career as a leader, Romain continues to explore various musical genres as a sideman, performing and/or recording alongside artists such as Mike Stern, John McLaughlin, Christian McBride, Gregoire Maret, Lauryn Hill, Fredrika Stahl (Sony, BMG), Tony Grey (ObliqSound), Eva Cortes (Universal), Makoto Hirahara (Columbia), Tim Green (TrueMelody) and Joe Sanders (Criss Cross). Romain has also composed orchestra scores for motion pictures including Le Bresil par la Cote (Ombline de la Grandiere’s Five-part feature documentary, 2014), Les Airventuriers (two-part feature documentary, 2015), Vlada Subotic’s About Me (2010), Gleb Osatinski’s award winning Pisces of an Unconscious Mind (2011) and The House at the Edge of The Galaxy (2013), and Yaara Sumeruk’s Ringo (2012) and Parliamo Italiano (2013).

Einlass 19:30 Uhr
Beginn 20:30 Uhr

AK 18,- Erm. 15,- Bi-Pass 3,- U18 frei

VVK 15,- (zzgl. Gebühren)