Press

"...this young piano trio has pushed away from the sounds we expect from this instrumental format."

Peter Margasark, Downbeat

“...the Colin Vallon Trio is up to something rather special…
…The concepts that run throughout this program create a new and irrefutably charismatic aura. Saturated with neither effects nor cacophonic expressionism, Ailleurs professes a sense of oneness that hits home from the start.”

Glenn Astarita, All About Jazz

“A twenty-six-year-old stirring pianist from Switzerland, a singing, driving piano, a trio that has borrowed the poesy from Brad Mehldau and the dynamics from Esbjörn Svensson.”

Konrad Heidkamp, Die Zeit

“... extremely impressive, even fascinating, how the three use fresh resources to reach unusual, new horizons from the apparently worn-out path of tonal jazz. A listening experience!”

Johannes Anders, Jazz ‘n’ More

“... Vallon’s playing and pieces are tonally dense and rhythmically adept. They have something magic that holds the listener captive ....”

Reiner Kobe, Jazzpodium