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Romain Collin: Unearthing A Sound
by Ian Patterson
The environment one grows up in is undoubtedly hugely influential in a person's life. Pianist Romain Collins grew up just stone's throw from the site of the Antibes Jazz Festival, and his exposure to some of the greats of jazz there as a youngster may have had a lot to do with his later decision to leave France and pursue jazz studies in America. Eight years after arriving in New York Collin released his debut recording as leader, the beautiful ...
Continue ReadingRomain Collin: The Calling
by Ian Patterson
In the dense jungle of the jazz piano trio, unearthing and successfully making heard an original voice is no small feat. Romain Collin caught the attention of many with his debut, The Rise and Fall of Pipokhun (Fresh Sound, New Talent, 2009), a mellow yet ambitious conceptual suite that marked the New York-based Frenchman as a pianist and composer of note. Collin's innate lyricism shone through from his keys, as did a rare delicacy of touch that conveyed emotional power ...
Continue ReadingRomain Collin: The Calling
by AAJ Italy Staff
Romain Collin è un pianista di classe. Qualità già emersa nel precedente The Rise and Fall of Pipokuhn del 2009, e pienamente confermata nel nuovo The Calling, album nel quale ritroviamo al suo fianco Luques Curtis al contrabbasso e Kendrick Scott alla batteria, con l'aggiunta in alcune tracce del chitarrista John Shannon e di Adrian Daurov al violoncello. Sono proprio gli ospiti che segnano l'iniziale “Storm," un brano struggente che denuncia fin da subito l'attitudine della band nello sviluppare atmosfere ...
Continue ReadingRomain Collin: The Rise and Fall of Pipokuhn
by Phil DiPietro
Romain Collin ushers in the promise of 2009 with an astonishingly mature and ambitious debut that secures him a placeholder in the continuing evolution of the grand tradition of the piano trio. While staking claim to the lineage of Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, and Brad Mehldau, Collin's work favorably contrasts to the modern-day Swedish school exemplified by the au-courant subset of Bobo Stenson, Esbjorn Svennson, and Tord Gustavsen. While European sensibilities and restraint dominate his concept and ...
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