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  • Genre: Ambient / Jazz / Progressive

    Location Brooklyn, New York, US

    Profile Views: 60844

    Last Login: 10/18/2011

    Member Since 2/7/2005

    Website www.timcollinsmusic.com

    Record Label Ropeadope Digital

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    I'm a musician. I play vibes/piano/drums and compose lots of music. .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. ............................ .... .............. .... "Tim Collins sorgt mit seinen harmonisch dichten Begleitungen auf dem Vibraphon fuer eine fluechtige, manchmal weltenftrueckte Poesie".. -- Sueddeutschen Zeitung.... "Collins' vibraphone style, which is pleasant, mature and full bodied, is nonetheless the least important thing on his agenda. His sextet plays with a rare degree of empathy in songs that run the gamut stylistically, but with a successful focus on cohesive teamwork, that is nothing less than exemplary.".. -- DOWNBEAT Magazine.... "The vibraphone is one instrument that has yet to make the transition to pop music...Tim Collins could be one to break that barrier. The guy can shred.".. -- JAZZTIMES Magazine.... "Collins is an exciting player who chooses only to flash his energy in certain spots…those moments are what makes this…impressive disc worthwhile.".. -- All Music Guide..
  • Members

    .. .......... .................. On "Loud", "Rise, Set, Fall", "Saddle Bags" Tim Collins - vibraphone, electric vibraphone, piano, glockenspiel.. Charlie Hunter - electric bass.. Simon Lott - drums.. Ulrike Schmitz - violins.. .. On "Fade" and "Lake George 1983":.. Matt Blostein - alto sax.. Zach Brock - violin.. Marla Hansen - viola.. Chris Hoffman - cello.. Matt Clohesy - bass.. Tim Collins - vibraphone.. .. On "Mystified":.. Tim Collins - all instruments..
  • Influences

    bach, beethoven, barber, debussy, shostakovich, bill evans, miles davis, john coltrane, milt jackson, bobby hutcherson, chick corea, gary burton, frank zappa, phish, pearl jam, stevie wonder, carole king, james taylor, mary j. blige, brad mehldau, keith jarrett, mccoy tyner, jimmy smith, oscar peterson, paul motian, ahmad jamal, bobby mcferrin, herbie hancock, dave holland, joe henderson, kenny barron, stan getz, art blakey, dizzy gillespie, charlie parker, led zeppelin, rush, queen, the who, ben folds, dave mathews, pat metheny, lee morgan, sinatra, ella fitzgerald, louis armstrong, astor piazolla, sting, the police, al green, stravinsky, poncho sanchez, steve reich, john adams, sonny rollins, thelonius monk, gustav mahler, bela bartok, nat king cole, arsenio rodriguez, victor feldman, bjork.....more to come
  • Sounds Like

    A mix between a doorbell and the ice cream truck.

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  • Richard Harris


    HONORING ALL WHO HAVE SERVED Tim!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT VETERAN'S DAY ...

    "The SUMMER SOLDIER and the SUNSHINE PATRIOT will,

    in this crisis, SHRINK from the service of their country;

    but he that STANDS BY IT NOW, deserves the LOVE

    and THANKS of man and woman. TYRANNY, like HELL

    is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us,

    that the HARDER THE CONFLICT, the MORE GLORIOUS

    THE TRIUMPH. What we OBTAIN TOO CHEAP,

    we ESTEEM TOO LIGHTLY: it is dearness only that gives

    every thing its value."

    ~ Thomas Paine, December 23, 1776

    GOD BLESS OUR BRAVE VETERANS!  THEY KNOW,

    MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE, THAT FREEDOM IS

    NEVER FREE!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    6 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    HAPPY HALLOWEEN MY FRIEND!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Tim,

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT HALLOWEEN ...

    "When black cats PROWL

    and pumpkins GLEAM,

    May LUCK BE YOURS

    on HALLOWEEN."

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    6 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    Have a BEAUTIFUL LIFE my dear friend!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT A BEAUTIFUL LIFE ...

    “Difficult times have helped me to understand

    better than before, how INFINITELY RICH and

    BEAUTIFUL LIFE is in every way, and that so many

    things that one goes WORRYING ABOUT are of

    NO IMPORTANCE WHATSOEVER ...”

    ~ Isak Dinesen

    THE LONGER I LIVE THE MORE BEAUTIFUL

    LIFE BECOMES!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE, my friend

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    7 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    May an ANGEL always watch over you Tim!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" -  MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT ANGELS ...

    “We are, each of us ANGELS with only ONE WING;

    and we can only fly by EMBRACING ONE ANOTHER.”

    ~ Luciano de Crescenzo

    WE ARE ONE ANOTHER'S ANGELS!

     With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE, my friend

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    8 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    Seize Life's OPPORTUNITIES Tim!
     
    The Rainbow of Opportunity

    I AM RECORDING A NEW CD THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES ...

    Tim My Friend,

    "We are all faced

    with a series of GREAT OPPORTUNITIES

    brilliantly disguised

    as IMPOSSIBLE SITUATIONS.”
     
    ~ Charles R. Swindoll

    LIFE IS A GIFT, AND IT OFFERS US THE PRIVILEGE,

    OPPORTUNITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY TO GIVE

    SOMETHING BACK BY BECOMING MORE!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    11 months ago
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    Lisbon Jazz Summer School, July 16 to 21, Conducted Improvisation Workshop with Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris | More info at www.eng.lisbonjazzsummerschool.org  

    11 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    LIFE is SWEET Tim!
     

    I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LIFE ...

    "LIFE

    is

    10% WHAT HAPPENS TO US

    and 90% HOW WE REACT TO IT.”

     ~ Dennis P. Kimbro

    WE CONTROL HOW WE FEEL ABOUT LIFE.

    DESPITE ITS BUMPS AND BRUISES ALONG THE

    WAY ~ LIFE IS GOOD!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    1 year ago
  • Richard Harris


    Thank You for the GIFT of your FRIENDSHIP Tim!
     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP ...

    "TRUE FRIENDS are NEVER FORGOTTEN,

    they live within our HEARTS and SOULS ....

    FOREVER , and ALWAYS ,

    DANCING on our stage of memories."

    PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID

    OR WHAT YOU SAID, BUT THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER

    HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL!  FRIENDS LET YOU KNOW

    THAT YOU ARE NEVER ALONE ON THE ROAD OF LIFE!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com


     

    1 year ago
  • Richard Harris


    Be a WINNER Tim!
     
    The Nobel Prize Medal

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT WINNING ...

    "The WINNERS IN LIFE  think constantly in terms of

             I CAN,              I WILL,           and   I AM.

    LOSERS, on the other hand, concentrate their waking

    thoughts on what they SHOULD HAVE or WOULD HAVE

    done, or what they CAN'T DO."

     ~ Dennis Waitley

    VICTORY IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE FOR THE PERSON

    THAT REFUSES TO STOP FIGHTING!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com


     

    1 year ago
  • Richard Harris


    Showing you some LOVE Tim!

     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LOVE ...

    "LOVE is the beauty of the SOUL."

    ~ St. Augustine

    THERE IS ONLY ONE HAPPINESS IN LIFE ~

    TO LOVE AND BE LOVED!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    1 year ago
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I'm a musician. I play vibes/piano/drums and compose lots of music.



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TIM COLLINS FEAT. CHARLIE HUNTER & SIMON LOTT: Fade
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"Tim Collins sorgt mit seinen harmonisch dichten Begleitungen auf dem Vibraphon fuer eine fluechtige, manchmal weltenftrueckte Poesie"
-- Sueddeutschen Zeitung

"Collins' vibraphone style, which is pleasant, mature and full bodied, is nonetheless the least important thing on his agenda. His sextet plays with a rare degree of empathy in songs that run the gamut stylistically, but with a successful focus on cohesive teamwork, that is nothing less than exemplary."
-- DOWNBEAT Magazine

"The vibraphone is one instrument that has yet to make the transition to pop music...Tim Collins could be one to break that barrier. The guy can shred."
-- JAZZTIMES Magazine

"Collins is an exciting player who chooses only to flash his energy in certain spots…those moments are what makes this…impressive disc worthwhile."
-- All Music Guide

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February 07, 2005

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Buy the CD
TIM COLLINS FEAT. CHARLIE HUNTER & SIMON LOTT: Fade
click to order


On "Loud", "Rise, Set, Fall", "Saddle Bags" Tim Collins - vibraphone, electric vibraphone, piano, glockenspiel
Charlie Hunter - electric bass
Simon Lott - drums
Ulrike Schmitz - violins

On "Fade" and "Lake George 1983":
Matt Blostein - alto sax
Zach Brock - violin
Marla Hansen - viola
Chris Hoffman - cello
Matt Clohesy - bass
Tim Collins - vibraphone

On "Mystified":
Tim Collins - all instruments

Influences:

bach, beethoven, barber, debussy, shostakovich, bill evans, miles davis, john coltrane, milt jackson, bobby hutcherson, chick corea, gary burton, frank zappa, phish, pearl jam, stevie wonder, carole king, james taylor, mary j. blige, brad mehldau, keith jarrett, mccoy tyner, jimmy smith, oscar peterson, paul motian, ahmad jamal, bobby mcferrin, herbie hancock, dave holland, joe henderson, kenny barron, stan getz, art blakey, dizzy gillespie, charlie parker, led zeppelin, rush, queen, the who, ben folds, dave mathews, pat metheny, lee morgan, sinatra, ella fitzgerald, louis armstrong, astor piazolla, sting, the police, al green, stravinsky, poncho sanchez, steve reich, john adams, sonny rollins, thelonius monk, gustav mahler, bela bartok, nat king cole, arsenio rodriguez, victor feldman, bjork.....more to come

Sounds Like:

A mix between a doorbell and the ice cream truck.

Record Label:

Ropeadope Digital

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