Kristofer Hill

Who is Kristofer Hill?

Kristofer Thomas Hill is an American Musician, Composer, Singer-Songwriter, Guitarist, Philosopher, Pianist, and multi Percussionist.

Raised in Maplewood, New Jersey, Kristofer began singing & piano lessons at the age of four. Other instruments followed such as the clarinet, bassoon, bass, and drums, and at the age of thirteen the guitar. Inspired by a diverse range of music from Mozart to Hendrix. Kristofer began his quest for creating and performing all styles of music from flamenco, to Hip Hop, to jazz, to classical. He cites performing at Woodstock, on Max Yasgurs farm in 1997 with the Buddy Miles band, in the fabled barn in which such greats as The Who and Jimi Hendrix had played, as the turning point in his life as a musician.

After graduating from Columbia High School at age seventeen, Kris enrolled at Arizona State University, where he began active work as a composer, guitarist, percussionist, pianist, and a dance accompanist for modern dance and ballet. Kris began performing and collaborating with jazz combos, rock bands, hip-hop groups, flamenco ensembles, performance artists, choreographers, visual artists, and educators, helping to mould his approach to sound, performance, and music education.