A BIRDS EYE VIEW

 “I am intrigued by the sound of birds. It carries me away. There is so much to hear! It sharpens the senses.”

Ever since his early childhood saxophonist and composer Ad Colen has been going to a primitive holiday home in the Belgian part of ‘de Kempen’. The house is situated in the middle of a vast forest without running water or electricity.

Upcoming concerts

Utrecht JazzArchipel “De stad leeft” in Tivoli Vredenburg te Utrecht

Date: 21-05-2023

Location: TivoliVredenburg Utrecht

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MUSIC

Volkskrant

” The album offers much to enjoy, upon every listen you will discover something new’

NRC

“A Wonderful homage to bird song.”

Trouw

Bimhuis 2/2/2019 “ The music also reflects the emotions certain birdsongs evoke. Some compositions sound as joyful as birds do early in the morning”.

Jazzism

“This approach resulted in an enjoyable jazzrecord where inventiveness, jumpiness and sometimes absurdity come together. For instance in beautiful harmonies between cello and soprano sax.”. If you pay attention, you can hear the birds sing in your living-room.”

Jazzhalo (B)

(Bimhuis 2/2/2019) ” Colen is convicing and keeps the attention of the audience. The lyrical melodylines of the birdsongs are used carefully and molded in  fascinating compositional perspective”