William Hill III is a pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader based in New York City hailing from Detroit, Michigan. Hill is a graduate of the Detroit School of Arts (Class of 2022) and a recent graduate of Manhattan School of Music with a bachelor of music degree (Class of 2026). He will continue his education in the fall as a graduate student at The Juilliard School (Class of 2028).

Hill has had the opportunity to participate in many summer extensive jazz camps such as Jazz House Kids, Jr. Jazz Academy at Lincoln Center, Berklee Summer Programs, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Motown Lyric Project, Keeping an Eye Summer Jazz Workshop located at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead, and many others. 

Hill is honored to receive awards from programs such as the National YoungArts Foundation, a multi-year winner in the instrumental contemporary category for the NAACP ACT-SO National Competition, and the West Virginia Univeristy International Jazz Piano Competition. Musicians that Hill has worked alongside and have been mentored by include Marc Cary, Aaron Parks, Buster Williams, Christian McBride, Jaleel Shaw, Jazzmeia Horn, Joe Farnsworth, Ari Hoenig, Jason Moran, Rodney Whitaker, Wynton Marsalis, and many more.

Hill has had the opportunity to perform at the 46th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival, 2026 Jazz Congress, Unity Jazz Festival, Winter Jazz Festival, Dizzy’s Club, Smalls Jazz Club, Mezzrow Jazz Club, Minton’s Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, Esplanade-Theaters on the Bay (Singapore), Blue Note Tokyo, and many others to name a few. Hill has recently released his sophomore album, “Keep it Movin’” summer of 2025. Hill’s passion in life as a musician is to spread joy to everyone around the world with the music that he produces.