Vibraphonist Tim Collins Interviewed at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
September 20, 2011
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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

organ, Hammond B3

" data-original-title="" title="">Matthias Bublath, Collins has also worked with guitarist

" data-original-title="" title="">Charlie Hunter, who produced his second album, mixing rock, jazz, and string quartets. He seeks melodies and inspiration without regard to genre, covering songs by artists a disparate as

Tom Petty

" data-original-title="" title="">Tom Petty and Bj?rk on Castles and Hilltops (Nineteen-Eight Records, 2011), his most recent recording.

In the two short years since he's resettled in Munich from New York, after a short stay in Salzburg, Collins has learned German, landed teaching jobs at the Bavarian International School and the New Jazz School of Munich, released Castles and Hilltops, and taken his place alongside

Matthias Bublath

organ, Hammond B3

" data-original-title="" title="">Matthias Bublath, Martin Scales,

Ulrich Wangenheim

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Ulrich Wangenheim, Tom Reinbrecht, and Christoph Holzhauser as a driving force on the Munich jazz scene.

Alan Bryson spoke with Collins about Castles and Hilltops, the European scene and the evolution of his career, working with artists including

Charlie Hunter

guitar
b.1967

" data-original-title="" title="">Charlie Hunter,

Ingrid Jensen

trumpet
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Ingrid Jensen and

Aaron Parks

piano
b.1983

" data-original-title="" title="">Aaron Parks. Read about all this and more in Alan's in-depth interview, Tim Collins: Mixing It Up, published today at All About Jazz.

You can also download “Pond," a complete track from Castles and Hilltops, featured as Today's Free MP3.

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