The School of Creative and Performing Arts is pleased to announce Collin Barrett has successfully completed his Master of Arts (Composition) at York University upon defending his thesis, “Calypso: Tradition and Creativity,” on November 16, 2015. Collin was supervised by composer-producer Michael Coghlan and his defense was chaired by Al Henderson.

Collin has considerable expertise in fusing calypso and jazz, and is a much-sought after bassist. He has performed with Leonard Cohen, Jully Black, The Parachute Club, Randy Brecker, The Montuno Police, Holly Cole, Brian Hughes, and Amy Sky. He is also musical director for Eva Avila and Esthero.

A six-year veteran of Humber’s Bachelor of Music faculty and a highly dedicated teacher, Collin is currently working on various projects as a producer, engineer and musician.

Congratulations, Collin, on your achievement!