Romain Collin Trio - The Rise and Fall of Pipokuhn (2008)

Pianist Romain Collin, who was born in France, came to the US to attend the world-renowned Berklee College of Music on a Scholarship, where he studied jazz performance with the likes of Dave Liebman and Joe Lovano. Whilst at Berklee the young pianist performed with drummer Kenwood Dennard, Keyboardist/Composer George Duke, and opened for guitar great John Scofield.

In 2007, Romain Collin graduated from the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. During his studies Romain had the opportunity to tour with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. At the Institute Romain also studied/shared the stage with artists such as Marcus Miller, Jimmy Heath, Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard and Charlie Haden. It was during this time that Romain formed his trio and recorded his debut album, The Rise and Fall of Pipokuhn.

Brooklyn based, Romain Collin is currently performing with his trio in New York City and abroad. With his distinctive piano touch, emotive melodies and impressionistic sound scapes, Romain creates an intense and moving listening experience.

Romain Collin (p), Joe Sanders (b), Zach Harmon (d, perc), Gilad Ronen (fl), Nicolas Farmakalidis (programming)