Jazz Vespers on 5/21

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WAYNE TUCKER is a trumpeter, composer, arranger, violinist and vocalist based in New York City. He has released 4 albums under his name and performs regularly with his band, The Bad Mothas in New York City.

Wayne has toured and recorded with a diverse array of notables such as jazz musicians Kurt Elling, Al Foster, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Cyrille Aimée; pop acts Taylor Swift, David Crosby, Elvis Costello, Matt Simons and Eric Hutchinson; r&b singers Ne-Yo and Gabriel Garzon-Montano; hip hop artists Jidenna and Ryan Leslie; and with the rock band Brass Against.

Wayne continues to maintain a dedicated presence in the small clubs of New York City alongside a career which makes occasional forays into venues like Madison Square Garden, The Hollywood Bowl, and The Tonight Show, to name a few. Tucker wrote the soundtrack and co-stars in the short film Hotel Bleu.

Jazz Vespers 4/16

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Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Nick Green’s love for jazz music began when he attended Frank Sinatra high school of the arts founded by Tony Bennett in Astoria, Queens. He would go on to earn a Bachelor’s degree as well as a Masters degree in Jazz studies at the conservatory of Music at Purchase College N.Y. studying under Gary Smulyan. Nick began a close mentor ship with Alto saxophone master Charles McPherson at the age of 17. He’s also studied in New York with Barry Harris, Lee Konitz, Mike Dirubbo, Bruce Williams. Nick has had the privilege to perform with musicians such as Charles McPherson, Jon Faddis, Jerry Dodgion, Bruce Barth, Bruce Harris, Joe Magnarelli, Pasquale Grasso, Ari Roland, Michael Weiss, Pete Malinverni and Kenny Washington, to name a few.