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News: Contest

Announcing the Winners of the "Colin Vallon - Rruga" Giveaway

Announcing the Winners of the "Colin Vallon - Rruga" Giveaway

Mike Rood, Kris Redus, Chris Weiss, Paul Rosenwasser and James Cooper, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the ECM Records “Colin Vallon - Rruga“ giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit ECM Records for more releases. Enjoy the music! ...

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Article: Album Review

Colin Vallon Trio: Rruga

Read "Rruga" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

The piano trio--piano, bass and drums--can seem something of an anachronism in a time when musical artists make use of synthesizers, electronics, laptops and loops to craft their sounds. But scores of pianists still go to the acoustic trio format as one of their primary means of expression. In looking toward jazz veterans, Keith Jarrett and ...

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News: Contest

Enter the "Colin Vallon - Rruga" Giveaway

Enter the "Colin Vallon - Rruga" Giveaway

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the ECM “Colin Vallon—Rruga“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on July 3rd. Click here to enter the contest (Following Colin Vallon at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at ECM Records Click ...

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Article: Live Review

Colin Vallon Trio: New York, NY, May 20, 2011

Read "Colin Vallon Trio: New York, NY, May 20, 2011" reviewed by Warren Allen

by Warren Allen

Colin Vallon TrioRubin Museum of ArtNew York, NYMay 20, 2011 New York City's Rubin Museum houses a large collection of fine art from the Himalayans, much of it with religious symbolism. In partnership with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, the museum has also become a home for a series ...

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Article: Live Review

Jazzahead! 2011

Read "Jazzahead! 2011" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Jazzahead Bremen, Germany April 28-May 1, 2010 Jazz may be a marginalized genre with shrinking CD sales and, at least in North America, a painfully low profile in popular media, but just a few days at Jazzahead in Bremen, Germany, leave a much different impression. A trade show for all ...

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News: Recording

Colin Vallon Trio "Rruga"

Colin Vallon Trio "Rruga"

Colin Vallon, Patrice Moret and Samuel Rohrer—Rruga Colin Vallon: piano Patrice Moret: double-bass Samuel Rohrer: drums Release Date: May 10, 2011 “Rruga," meaning 'path,' 'road' or 'journey' in Albanian, is the evocative title of the ECM debut by the trio of pianist Colin Vallon, bassist Patrice Moret and drummer Samuel Rohrer (who ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Colin Vallon Trio: Rruga

Read "Colin Vallon Trio: Rruga" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Colin Vallon Trio Rruga ECM Records 2011 As much as many artists have a clear idea of where they are and where they're going, there's no denying the value of a strong producer. Colin Vallon's first two trio discs--2004's Les Ombres, on the small Swiss NotsiNOISY label, and 2007's Ailleurs, ...

Article: Album Review

Colin Vallon Trio: Rruga

Read "Rruga" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Il debutto ECM del trio del pianista svizzero Colin Vallon è pienamente allineato all'estetica predominante dell'etichetta bavarese. Grande attenzione al suono, naturalmente, atmosfere sospese e minimaliste, eccellenza tecnica dei musicisti e l'inconfondibile Eicher's touch, croce e delizia e fonte di irrisolvibili discussioni tra appassionati e addetti ai lavori. Ciò che intriga in questo lavoro è il ...

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News: Recording

Colin Vallon Trio "Rruga"

French jazz pianist Colin Vallon's ECM debut is the third disc under his own name, following Les Ombres in 2004 and a disc on the Hatology label, Ailleurs in 2007. Needless to say, an appearance on ECM gives this trio a certain credibility—or cache (more on that later)—and an international presence the previous discs have not ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Colin Vallon

Read "Take Five with Colin Vallon" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Colin Vallon:After studying classical music for two years, Colin Vallon (born November 17 1980 in Lausanne) took classes with jazz pianist Marc Ueter at the age of fourteen. He enrolled at the Swiss Jazz School when he was 18, and studied with Silvano Bazan, William Evans Manuel Bærtsch and Bert Joris. In 1999, ...


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