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Colin Cannon

Colin Cannon's music has been described as a unique fusion of modern Jazz laced with subtle Eastern influences, funk, rock, and drum 'n bass. Cannon's music is not only enjoyed by Jazz fans, but is also widely accepted by Jam Band, Rock, Fusion, Blues, and even Blue Grass audiences.

Cannon's CD "In Summary" is sold internationally on itunes and select record stores. The CD features, Colin Cannon (guitar), Manami Morita (piano), Zak Croxal (bass) and Tom Hartman (drums). The musicians heard on the CD have performed with internationally acclaimed artists like Esperanza Spalding, Greg Hopkins, Mark Walker and many more.

FULL BIO: Cannon grew up in Rochester, N.Y. where he first picked up the guitar at age nine. At thirteen, he began his formal studies with Steve Greene, a local jazz celebrity and famous music instructor (www.SteveGreene.com). Greene mentored Colin for the next seven years and a solid friendship continues to this day.

At age 15, Cannon began studying at the world-renowned Eastman School of Music with professor Bob Snieder. During his four years at Eastman, he focused on Jazz as well as some Classical guitar, and performed multiple times at the school’s famous Kilborn Hall. The school went on to name Colin the “Fred V. Alati Jazz Scholar”

While still in High School, Cannon opened (on solo guitar) for such artists as, Grammy-nominees Karrin Allyson and Brian Auger. Brian Auger was quoted saying "Colin has such a deeply sophisticated sense of harmony, great compositions, and such a beautiful and emotional touch to the guitar. We can all be sure to hear of Colin in the near future..."

In 2002, the Berklee College of Music’s “World Scholarship Tour” awarded Cannon with a merit scholarship to the prestigious school. That year alone, the tour had auditioned potential recipients all throughout the United States, Mexico, South America, Europe, South Africa, and much of Asia. Cannon began his studies at Berklee in 2003.

While in college, Cannon was lucky enough to study with one of his favorite guitarists, Tim Miller. He also took “Advanced Guitar” with the legendary Mick Goodrick (teacher of Pat Metheny, John Scofield and others). After four years, he graduated in 2007. In response to Cannon's final concert at the College, Steve Greene was quoted as saying, "Colin's music has become a true statement of 21st century guitar."

Colin is currently based on the east coast where he performs regularly in Boston, New York City and other areas of the northeast.

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Colin Cannon: Intermission

Read "Intermission" reviewed by Dave Wayne


Thank heavens Colin Cannon divided Intermission (Farewell) into three parts because there's so much going on in this recording that it'd almost impossible to review otherwise. Intermission (Farewell) is the young guitarist's fourth recording as a leader. The fact that he's been recording with the same core musicians (bassist Zak Croxall, drummer Tom Hartman, and keyboardist Manami Morita) since 2009 says something. The music on Intermission (Farewell) is so multi-faceted, so detailed and so complex, that its success would almost ...

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Colin Cannon: Intermission (Farewell)

Read "Intermission (Farewell)" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


Reading the spare (and tongue-in-cheek) liner notes of guitarist/composer Colin Cannon's Intermission (Farewell), one could easily get the idea that Cannon wrote, arranged and produced the album for a relatively small inner circle of friends, family and associates. Referring to that cohort, he writes, ..."and besides you people, I don't particular care who else listens to this--it wasn't made for them." As with Mel Brooks' “The Producers," Cannon has failed to marginalize his wider audience by turning out one of ...

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Colin Cannon: Glenville

Read "Glenville" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Though still in his twenties, guitarist Colin Cannon has been performing in New York and along the East Coast for a decade. His debut as leader, In Summary (Self Produced, 2009) revealed a young composer with ideas aplenty, and a guitarist with a broad musical palette. If that album was slightly Pat Metheny-influenced--Cannon and Metheny were both tutored by Mick Goodrick at Boston's Berklee College of Music--on Glenville, Cannon establishes a more personal identity, without sacrificing the melodic and lyrical ...

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"Colin Cannon is a fine guitarist and composer of some maturity and this highly satisfying debut suggests that more shall be heard of him in the future... there's an unmistakable musicality within his playing, and above all in the heart of the composition...there is a boldness about these compositions." - Ian Patterson (All About Jazz)

"Ignited by an intense storm of notes…accurate, precise and dead on…it’s a breathtaking announcement that guitarist Cannon is bursting through the gates with a flash...In Summary is an album in the truest sense: ten snapshots that capture different moods, conversations, memories and speculations." - Scott Gudell (FREETIME MAGAZINE)

Primary Instrument

Guitar

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Credentials/Background

Lessons for all levels. Please visit http://colincannonmusic.com and click on guitar lessons

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Intermission...

Self Produced
2016

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Intermission

Self Produced
2016

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Glenville

Self Produced
2012

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