Grammy-nominated pianist and composer Romain Collin has been described by NPR as “a visionary composer”, and touted by the Boston Globe as being “among the leading lights of a new breed of jazz players”. Collin continues to develop “a highly personal and contemporary vision” (A Blog Supreme, NPR), blurring the lines between improvisation, sound designing, indie rock and film scoring. With his latest release Tiny Lights… (XM, 2019), Collin keeps developing “a unique voice, a crystal clear vision” (UK VIBE), making his mark on the New York scene, as well as internationally. Collin has since produced RMXS , a full length record of remixes of Tiny Lights… while co-directing SHE, a three-part music video that supports this project. The film, made in collaboration with LA director Matt Palmer, dancer/choreographer Alina Fatieieva and lauded fashion designers Alexander Chen and Jamila Mariama, has made the official selection at the Canada International Fashion Film Festival and at the Istanbul Fashion Film Festival (2020). Tiny Lights… RMXS is scheduled for release in 2021.

Romain, originally born in France, attended Berklee College of Music (’04), where he majored in Music Synthesis. In 2007, Collin graduated from the prestigious Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz where he held a Full Scholarship as the pianist of an ensemble handpicked by Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Terence Blanchard. During this time, Romain toured internationally with Hancock and Shorter, shared the stage with Marcus Miller, Jimmy Heath, and Terence Blanchard, and studied with the likes of Larry Goldings, Russell Ferrante, Ron Carter, Charlie Haden, Mulgrew Miller and Wynton Marsalis. 

While carving his career as a leader, Romain co-leads a group with harmonica virtuoso Gregoire Maret, that features guitarist Bill Frisell- the trio recorded Americana (ACT, 2019). Collin is also set to release a duo record with Bergur Thorisson (Bjork’s long time engineer and music director), as well as a project with singer Sachal Vasandani, Midnight Shelter (Edition Records, 2021).

With Jeremy Loucas

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