Andrés Coll Cosmic Trio

In the organizer's words:

Andrés Coll is anything but an island talent - even though he is at home on the Spanish island of Ibiza. This young mallet virtuoso is extremely communicative and knows how to mediate between musical worlds: the folklore of his homeland, jazz, Bach, Bartók, African and Cuban rhythms, even cosmic influences. As if in a frenzy, he navigates from here to there, shuttling from one musical universe to another as conscientiously as he does carefree.

Andrés Coll, who plays an electric marimba as well as piano and castanets, presents himself with his Cosmic Trio, which includes the Polish violinist Mateusz Smoczynski, who is at home between jazz and classical music, and the well-known Spanish drummer Ramón López.

Andrés Coll started playing the piano at the age of three and learned to play the marimba and various percussion instruments at seven. It was clear from an early age that he would not limit himself musically and this was later demonstrated in formations such as his Odyssey. The exchange between different sound cultures was a priority for him from the very beginning. The knot really burst for the now twenty-something when pianist Joachim Kühn, who has lived on Ibiza since 1992, took him under his wing. He tickled many a nuance, many an unknown talent out of his protégé. Kühn recently said that nobody plays the marimba like Andrés Coll - with feeling, virtuosity and vision.

Line-up:

Andrés Coll (electric marimba, piano, castanets)

Mateusz Smoczynski (violin, baritone violin)

Ramón López (drums, tabla)