Colin H.

Drummer . Composer . Educator

Colin Hinton is an active member of Brooklyn's creative music community. A drummer, percussionist, and composer, his music draws from the jazz, free
music, and contemporary classical traditions.
He has performed in the US, Canada, Central and South America, and Asia, and has had his compositions performed in the US, Italy, and Canada. An
active educator in the NYC area, Colin has taught at the City College of New York, numerous music academies, and has many private students.
Hinton studied drums with Ed Soph, Dan Weiss, Tyshawn Sorey, Ari Hoenig, and Ralph Peterson, and composition with Ingrid Laubrock, Tyshawn Sorey, and Eric Wubbels. He studied at the University of North Texas and City College of New York, completing a BFA in Jazz Performance and an MA in Music Performance with an emphasis in 20th century theory.