Collin Williams is an accomplished saxophonist hailing from Durham North Carolina by way of Charlotte, NC. A recent two time graduate of North Carolina Central’s (NCCU) Jazz department, Collin studied saxophone under the instruction of renowned saxophonists and educators Dr. Ira Wiggins and Dr. Brian Horton. In his 18 years of playing the saxophone, Collin’s career has led him to play a range of musical situations including military bands, jazz/big bands, wedding bands, church/gospel bands, and even DJ’ing. His connection to NCCU has also landed him performances with many other renowned artists and groups native to NC, like trumpeter Al Strong, Soul Understated ft Mavis Swan Poole, Marcus Anderson, and more. Recently Collin has decided to step out as a solo artist with a fresh new take on smooth jazz.

While Collin’s ambitions most of his career have been musical, he has always had talent for the visual arts. Since his childhood, Collin has been drawing and creating. His artistic skills were sharpened at his high school, Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte, NC, where he studied both music and drawing. Once in college, Collin taught himself the art of acrylic painting in his spare time. With his knowledge of drawing and new found love for acrylics, Collin has managed to create his debut collection of Contemporary style portraits depicting great legendary jazz musicians and vocalist who have had a great impact on music. After his debut album release/art show in December 2019, Collin has been hard at work creating more music and art.