Collin Shook is a 27-year-old American pianist. One of the locals in the Austin jazz scene, he's among the young players bringing energy and mindfulness to the music while stepping on the shoulders of its' history.

Collin's compositions and voice as a pianist lends towards a blend of more modern, post-bop pianistic styles, drawing influence from Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Tommy Flannigan, as well as Brad Mehldau, Stefano Bollani, Aaron Parks.... "Clearly Shook knows his Bill Evans, a joyous thing. His pacing, voicing and dramatic builds have Evans whispering in his ear." - Marc Myers 2012

Collin's second record (The Desert) is due in the Spring of 2016. It's the culmination of the 5 years spent in AZ, featuring 6 original compositions for quintet featuring Tucson's finest: Mike Moynihan, Max Goldschmid, Dylan DeRobertis, and Tim Rachbach. (http://www.collinshook.bandcamp.com/)

Native to Dallas TX, his mother is a piano teacher and music school director, his father is a coffee roaster and operatic basso-profundo, brother a avant garde DJ... Collin played piano from birth to age 11, taking a hiatus until 17 while making the rounds around the band hall, playing trombone, saxophone, drumline, and upright bass. Performing jazz fully time since 2010, piano takes precedence in his trio and quintet formats