I’m so excited! My band Hear & Now is making our debut at Dizzy’s Club in New York City! TICKETS! “DREAMS, VISIONS, ILLUSIONS” BY NICK FINZER AND “HEAR AND NOW” IS A CHAMBER MUSIC AMERICA NEW JAZZ WORKS COMMISSION FUNDED THROUGH THE DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.  I so hope you can join us for this debut performance, and World Premiere of my new piece “Dreams, Visions, Illusions” for my band - Hear & Now! Get your tickets ..read more

My new book, Create, Connect, Repeat is finally out! Get Your Copy ..read more

Thanks to Downbeat Magazine for this wonderful review of Out of Focus (4 stars ..read more

I’m excited to announce that I am a recipient of a NEW JAZZ WORKS Grant from Chamber Music America! I’m excited to follow up my last release “Cast of Characters” with a brand new work for my jazz sextet! Look out for the new music in Summer 2022! NEW JAZZ WORKS Funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation A total of $493,000 was awarded to 15 jazz ensembles through the  New Jazz Works  program, which supports the creation of new works by professional U.S.-based composer-led jazz ensembles and helps assure that these compositions will be heard through live performances and recordin ..read more

Grab the full PDF or Hard Copy of "Get To It" my new etude book! GET TO IT Get the files to enter the challenge by clicking the button below Open from August 11 to August 25, 2021 Make sure to use the hashtag #GETTOIT and/or send it to me via DM, Messenger of Email! so I can make sure that I see your entry! THREE WINNERS to be announced! Hard Copy of GET TO IT Book 30-minute Zoom Lesson with me! Can't wait to hear your entries! Start the Challenge ..read more

Grab the new book! An important part of teaching for me is to just PLAY with my students. We play duets, we play tunes, we sight-read, all different kinds of things. A few years ago, I realized that there is almost an unlimited supply of duets in the "classical" realm - from many different composers, but for jazz, there was almost none! A few books here and there, and some classic 2 trombone plus rhythm section arrangements. But I thought, what about just for TWO OF US? And thus, the impetus for "GET TO IT" was born... 10 jazz trombone duets that feature improvisation. It's not just blowing ov ..read more

Get Started! If you want to be a better improviser, you'll want to study composition! What makes a composer a better improviser? Well, the devil is always in the details... Taking a dive into the world of composition gives you the chance to learn more about the language of jazz, the process of creating great melodies, and why certain musical choices are more effective than others! In this course, you'll learn to compose: Traditional/Riff Blues Jazz Blues Rhythm Changes Contrafacts Original Tunes in a Songbook Style Each lesson will help you to think more about your musical choices ..read more

Apply for Scholarship! I'm EXTREMELY excited to announce a new partnership with Marcinkiewicz Mouthpieces to provide TWO Scholarships for the Virtual Jazz Trombone Bootcamp, 2021! Register for Bootcamp! JUNE 2021 GUEST ARTISTS! Andre Hayward! Steve Davis! Vincent Gardner! Michael Davis! June 14th - 18th, 2021 Because of our global pandemic situation, this event will be held virtually, across a variety of technology platforms.  The event will include: Daily Warmup Sessions Daily MASTERCLASS (and we have AMAZING guests, I just can't announce them just yet...) "Lunch & Listen" Sess ..read more

Hi Everyone! I’m excited to announce that preorders are now open for the brand new Rhythm Changes Series 1 Course! Watch the video to learn more, and click the button to get enrolled now! Pre-orders End March 29th, 2021! Enroll Now The Rhythm Changes Series 1 Course will teach you all of the essentials around the Rhythm Changes through real-world practices! Learning tunes, learning to improvise using the tools in the melodies, and learning idiomatic jazz language 1 on 1! If you've struggled to learn or feel comfortable improvising over the Rhythm Changes, this course will be a great jump start ..read more

The Nick Finzer 6E-S from Marcinkiewicz Mouthpieces: Learn more about the piece! More info in Store ..read more