TALES OF A BLUE HEART

The new album ‘Tales of a Blue Heart’ is the result of a collaboration with tangopianist Margreet Markerink. It is an ode to melancholy. The music magazine Heaven recently wrote “It is an almost symbiotic interplay, so that you do not miss other instruments for a second. The lyricism of Colen and the compelling touch of Markerink, in combination with all the beautiful compositions, suffice to keep the listener tied to the speakers for seventy minutes. ”

UPCOMING CONCERTS

DEON ‘Soft Steel’ in Jazzpodium De Tor te Enschede

Date: 27-10-2023
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Location: Jazzpodium De tor Enschede
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Margreet Markerink & Ad Colen “Tales of a Blue Heart” Jazzkirmes Heerlen

Date: 05-11-2023
Time: 00:00 - 00:00
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”