Hailed by Slide Hampton as “an important future voice in jazz trombone” and “modern, forward thinking, and powerfully melodic” by JazzEd, Nick Grinder is a versatile trombonist and low brass doubler in New York City. He has shared the stage or recording studio with artists such as Lorde, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Patti Labelle, DMX, St Vincent, and many others. He has performed in two dozen Broadway pits, in the Grammy award winning big bands of Arturo O'Farrill, Alan Ferber, and has recorded as a sideman on over 20 jazz albums. In addition, Nick has been a leader by released two albums of original compositions for small group - Ten Minutes, and Farallon. You can find more of Nick's music at www.nickgrinder.com.