Results for "Tim Collins"

Tim Collins

Born: April 20, 1977

Tim Collins has been called a “world-class vibes player” (CJSR-FM), “a distinctive vibraphone voice” (Radio One FM), a “musician of fire” (Washington Post) and “nothing less than exemplary” (Downbeat Magazine). His original music has been described as “thoughtful, probing composition” (Downbeat), “universal and vibrant" (Blogcritics.org), "stunning sophisticated jazz" (PBS Australia). Tim has released two albums as a leader and has travelled the world with his own group and as a sideman. He has performed and recorded with Donny McCaslin, Antonio Sanchez, Sam Barsh, George Porter Jr., John Ellis, Thomas Barber, Aaron Parks, Ingrid Jensen and Charlie Hunter.

Mountain Melody

By Mulo Francel

Label: Fine Music
Released: 2021
Track listing: The Viking; Lofoten Arctic Waters; The Wise; Invocation; The 11th Commandment; Olympic Voice; Rising of Collective Happiness; Poet on a Mountain Top; Ikarus' Dream; Chant from the Mountain Trail; Dance of the Stars; Vulcano; With or Without the Glacier.

Matthias Bublath

by Alan Bryson
February 20, 2015

Matthias Bublath is a composer, pianist, organist, and keyboardist based in jny: Munich, Germany. After graduating from the Berklee College of Music in jny: Boston, he lived in jny: New York City for several years honing his skills before returning to his native Munich in 2009. During those years in New York he forged musical bonds ...

Josh Maxey: Completing The Cycle

by Mehdi El Mouden
August 1, 2014

In the midst of the numerous sounds any jazz listener can be exposed to, it's hard for a performer to distinguish themselves from the crowd. Guitarist Josh Maxey ,in an undoubtable effort of seeking original sounds, has taken up that challenge since 2011 and composed ten albums. The ninth in this series, Completing the Cycle, sounds ...

Crazy Cat

Featuring the music of Tim Collins
Duration: 04:20
December 10, 2013

Peter O'Mara: My Time

by AAJ Staff
November 5, 2012

Australian guitarist Peter O'Mara is a thirty year veteran of the German jazz scene, and given his association with Klaus Doldinger's Passport that spans two decades, I was curious what direction his solo album My Time (Marangani Records, 2012) would take. By Alan Bryson Tasteful restraint, a mellow after hours sound that ...

Take Five With Josh Maxey

by Joshua Maxey
September 20, 2012

Meet Josh Maxey: Making a series of six albums in twelve months. Doing it without Impulse!, Blue Note, Verve, money or without playing the Village Vanguard. Eating a lot of pizza. One through five-and-a-half available: Incarnate, Approach, The Language of Sound and Spirit, Argument for the Blues, Light Cycles and Blues in the Kitchen ...

Castles and Hilltops

By Tim Collins

Label: Nineteen-Eight Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: TNT; Pond; Army Brat; The Anchor Song; The Tunnel; From Above; Into the Great Wide Open; The Tunnel (Reprise).

Tim Collins: Castles and Hilltops

by William Grim
November 10, 2011

This is an excellent album by one of the finest vibraphonists on the scene today. Tim Collins combines the harmonic adventurousness of Gary Burton with a swinging style reminiscent of Milt Jackson and Bobby Hutcherson. Castles and Hilltops consists largely of original compositions that run a wide gamut of styles and expressive content. ...

Vibraphonist Tim Collins Interviewed at All About Jazz!

September 20, 2011

Tim Collins likes to mix it up. It starts at home; the vibraphonist is married to a successful concert violinist and is intimately connected to the world of classical music. Recording with pianist Matthias Bublath, Collins has also worked with guitarist Charlie Hunter, who produced his second album, mixing rock, jazz, and string quartets. He seeks ...