Jazz musician and historian Colin Hancock ’19 is an old soul. As a young kid, he was drawn to the sound of early jazz, gravitating towards the likes of Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and other others of the pre-bop era. Since then, he’s built his musical career around playing and recording in that style of music. In fact, he owns and operates the only acoustic studio that cuts 78 rpm flat records in THE WORLD. Yes, you read that right.

Hear about how Colin has carved out his own niche in the music world and how his research and work ultimately led to his album notes Grammy nomination.

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Hosted by Armon Sadler '17 & Nic Earley '17.
Created and produced by Amanda Massa.
Music by Kia Albertson-Rogers '13, [email protected].
Artwork by Chris Kelly.

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