Raynald Colom is one of Europe’s most distinctive trumpeters, hailed by Clark Terry, Roy Hargrove, and Jerry González, forging a close bond in Madrid. His career spans collaborations with David Sánchez, Greg Osby, Jesse Davis, Eric McPherson, Omer Avital, Dafnis Prieto, and Mulgrew Miller, plus a tribute to Sketches of Spain led by Bob Belden alongside Nicholas Payton.
A deeply eclectic artist, Colom has worked with leading figures in flamenco including Vicente Amigo, Chicuelo, Duquende, Antonio Serrano, and Rosario La Tremendita, and he was part of Manu Chao’s Clandestino tour. His new album, Constellations, was born in part from an improvised conversation at Barcelona’s Fundació Miró about the “miroglyph”—a visual language one must learn to read—and about the synesthesias between painting and music, featuring a spontaneous “rap” over Duke Ellington’s “Blues for Miró.” From that creative spark, the record explores unprecedented crossings of genres: jazz and bulería, contemporary music and groove. Colom’s luminous voice intertwines with Diego Amador; Joe Sanders (double bass); Greg Hutchinson (drums); Kike Terrón (percussion); and a Barcelona string quartet performing arrangements by Colom and Richard Sears.
Constellations (2025)
Tidal
YouTube MusicA Million Dreams (2022)
Deezer
BandcampThe Barcelona Session (2019)
Evocación (2012)
Rise (2012)
Sketches of Groove (2007)
My Fifty One Minutes (2005)
“At 47, this remarkable Franco-Catalan trumpeter—working in close collaboration with Andalusian pianist Diego Amador—delivers Constellations, his seventh album, with all the makings of a masterstroke.”
“…I want to comment on the earthy urgency and vocalizing soul of Raynald Colom's trumpet playing. His sound is brushed with the Cante Jondo charisma that befits a man from Barcelona…”
“A devilish swing, a lot of groove, nerve, imagination. There are shouts of enthusiasm in the room. Oddly enough, it was a jazz concert.”
“…A force of spirit and feeling…”
“…A simply superb trumpet player...”
