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

Utrecht Jazzarchipel – URBAN MOSAIC – concertzaal van de Bibliotheek Utrecht

Date: 06-02-2026
Time: 19:30 - 22:00
Location: Bibliotheek Utrecht op het Neude
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Concert Margreet Markerink & Ad Colen – Tales of a bleu heart – Stroomhuis- Neerijnen

Date: 19-04-2026
Time: 15:00 - 17:00
Location: Stroomhuis Neerijnen
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MUSIC

Jazzism – Tales of a blue Heart

Colen delivers a soulful and inventive sound, as showcased in the melancholic ‘Recuerdos de Bohemia.’ This album, in its unique combination, is characterized by a lot of dynamism.”

NRC – Tales of a Blue Heart

The combination of neoclassical tracks and new compositions creates an exciting and powerful whole, as if it were one composition. The saxophone and piano blend together, spur each other on, and explore contrasts with surprising dissonances and slowed harmonies.

Heaven – Tales of a blue heart

They know how to perfectly capture the inherent melancholy of tango. Markerink and Colen have a great understanding of each other and skillfully connect the melancholy of tango, jazz, and neoclassical music.

Volkskrant – A Birds Eye View

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

NRC – A Birds Eye View

“A Wonderful homage to bird song.”

Trouw – Birds Eye View

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”.