About Nic B.
After earning their BFA in Jazz Piano Performance from Cornish College of the Arts, Nic B realized that the Seattle jazz scene was very much a boys’ club. Like many artists before them, they had to pivot in order to make a sustainable living from their music. They found their way into musical theatre accompaniment, where they had the privilege of working with incredible Broadway artists like Don Darryl Rivera.
After coming out as non-binary, the next step in Nic’s career and personal life was to become a transgender vocal coach. They were the first vocal coach at their school to specialize in androgynous voice training.
By the time Nic moved to Los Angeles, they had rediscovered their love for jazz, now with a deeper drive to experiment with its language. During this time, they started working at Green Brooms Music while pursuing a Master’s Degree in Composition and Experimental Sound Practices from the California Institute of the Arts. There, they composed a 22-hour opera, built instruments out of body casts, and also taught one-on-one jazz piano lessons at CalArts.
After graduation, Nic earned a faculty position at Idyllwild Arts Academy, the #1 Niche Arts High School in the U.S.
