Henry Colt

Henry Colt is a bluegrass, oldtime, and jazz musician who is passionate about teaching. In Juneau, Alaska, he worked as a Teaching Artist for the nonprofit Juneau Alaska Music Matters, teaching folk music in the local elementary schools as well as giving private lessons. Since 2023, he has lived in Argentina, where he plays tenor banjo in Jazzper Quinteto and three-finger banjo in the Baigorria String Band. With Jazzper, he has performed at theaters like the San Martin and the Rosita Avila and recorded the EP, Sesión El Brote. Henry has also played tenor banjo in a prize-winning Spanish-language production of Chicago. When he is home visiting his family in Western Massachusetts, his favorite gig is with his father at the senior living facility where his grandmother was a resident ("Friday Folkies").

Henry enjoys working with pickers of all ages, from eight-year-olds to octogenarians, including musicians with disabilities. He also works with Spanish speakers. He encourages his students--especially those who are studying bluegrass, oldtime, and other folk genres--to learn by ear. He thinks healthy technique is important and that music theory can help one more cogently express their ideas. He believes that in our increasingly divided world, making music with eachother is one of the most powerful (and fun!) ways of coming together. 
 

Henry enjoys working with pickers of all ages, from eight-year-olds to octogenarians, including musicians with disabilities. He also works with Spanish speakers. He encourages his students--especially those who are studying bluegrass, oldtime, and other folk genres--to learn by ear. He thinks healthy technique is important and a working knowldge of music theory can help one more cogently express their ideas. He believes that in our increasingly divided world, making music with eachother is one of the most powerful (and fun!) ways of coming together.