Nicole Glover

Nicole Glover (born July 18, 1991 in Portland (Oregon) ) is an American jazz musician ( tenor saxophone , composition ).

Live and act

Glover discovered jazz early on through her father. She began playing the clarinet at the age of ten and switched to the tenor saxophone the following year. In high school in 2009 she was selected for the nationwide Next Generation Jazz Orchestra , which went on a national tour with performances with Bobby Watson and Julian Lage and performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival with Wynton Marsalis .

Glover studied at William Paterson University until 2011 , then continued her studies at Portland State University with Alan Jones and Hal Galper . Esperanza Spalding brought her to the recording of her album Radio Music Society , which was awarded a Grammy . She then belonged to several groups of George Colligan . In 2013 she performed at the Vannes Jazz Festival with the Alan Jones quartet. She was also a member of Ural Thomas & Pain.

In 2015, Glover released her debut album First Record , which received good reviews; All About Jazz gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars. Her solo on the title track from George Colligan's album More Powerful was featured as editor's pick in Down Beat magazine . In 2017 she moved to New York City. She has since toured with Steve Wilson , Rodney Green , Rudy Royston , Linda May Han Oh , Winard Harper , Jeff Tain Watts and Bill Goodwin . She has also performed with musicians such as Mulgrew Miller , Kenny Garrett , Geoffrey Keezer , Bennie Maupin , Bobby Watson , Mike Clark , Bill Stewart , Terell Stafford , Helen Sung and the Diva Jazz Orchestra . She can also be heard on albums by Alan Jones and Gene Perla . In 2018 she played in the George Colligan Quintet, in 2020 she will lead a trio with Daniel Duke (bass) and Nic Cacioppo (drums).

Web links

• Web presence
• Portrait (psuvanguard.com)
• Nicole Glover at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry (rateyourmusic.com)
2. ↑ Hal Galper Masterclass: Masters Need To Play With Students