Andrés Coll
Andrés Coll
Andrés Coll, born 2000 in Ibiza, is a multifaceted vibraphonist who amalgamates sharp and broad musical sense, virtuoso playing skills and stoic commitment to art. From his childhood as a loyal member of a local folklore group, he became conscious of the deep and broad origins of his native music. Coll discreetly matured to an investigative player and composer dedicated to the cross-sum of primigenius music, folklore, Bach, Bartók, contemporary music, modern jazz and free improvisation. His open mind, sense of quality and no fuss attitude make him a frequent and most welcome partner of the established, yet often disclosed musical elite of like-minded top artists worldwide.
Guided under the wing of legendary pianist Joachim Kühn, Coll quickly developed and matured at a very young age. Leading two key projects — Andrés Coll Cosmic Trio and Andrés Coll Odyssey — he explores the sounds of his homeland along bold, expressive improvisation, as well as his solo performance, portraying excellent virtuosity on the marimba, as a pianist and percussionist.
A new voice in European Jazz, shaking up the scene with his youthful, unbridled joy of playing.
Andrés Coll – Cosmic Trio
Andrés Coll · electric marimba, piano, castanets
Mateusz Smoczynski · violin, baritone violin
Ramón López · drums, tabla
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Andrés Coll Cosmic Trio merges deep-rooted musical traditions with bold, genre-defying improvisation. This ensemble is not only a meeting of virtuoso players but also a profound friendship born from their shared connection to legendary pianist Joachim Kühn — a figure whose influence shaped their artistic paths.
The trio features Coll on electric marimba, piano, and castanets; Mateusz Smoczyński, a renowned Polish violinist and composer bridging jazz and classical; and Ramón López, a Spanish drummer whose global career spans Indian tabla, avant-garde jazz, and collaborations with icons like Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, and Rashied Ali.
Their new sound, „Avant-Groove“, assembles the expressive freedom of the avant-garde with rhythmic foundations drawn from their homelands. From Spain to Poland, the trio channels centuries of tradition into music that is raw, expressive, and unmistakably modern — a new wave in European jazz.
Andrés Coll – Odyssey featuring Majid Bekkas
Andrés Coll · electric marimba, piano, castanets
Majid Bekkas · guembri, voice, kalimba
Mateusz Smoczynski · violin, baritone violin
Ramón López · drums, tabla
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The Andrés Coll Odyssey defies stylistic boundaries, forging a path that draws equally from deep-rooted folk traditions and the exploratory freedom of modern jazz. It comprises a core of musicians united by a shared spirit of cultural research and musical adventure, channeling the essence of their respective heritages — Ibicencan, North African, Eastern European — into the language of free, bold improvisation. The result is a dynamic and liberating journey, joyfully delivered, that speaks to audiences across all ages and backgrounds.
Their music goes through the sonic layers of pristine Ibiza, unearthing echoes of Phoenician, Egyptian, Byzantine, and Hellenic melodies hidden within the folk repertoire of the island. Those echoes emerge from a broader tapestry that connects to Gnawa trance traditions from North Africa and to resonances from the Carpathians, suggesting a shared ancestry — a primordial, pre-verbal musical language.
Andrés Coll Odyssey is as much a call to freedom as it is a celebration of cultural interconnectedness, evoking with their music ecstatic states that transcend borders or identities. Their music is not about fusion for its own sake — it is about reclaiming a collective musical memory, and reimagining it into something immediate, vital, and profoundly human.
