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Born and raised in North Providence RI, Alex Tremblay found his passion in music at a young age. He came from a family of musicians which enabled him to hone his craft at a young age and would eventually lead him to further his studies at the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford, where he was a student of the schools renowned jazz department that was founded by the legendary Jazz Saxophonist/Composer, Jackie McLean.

It was there that he met an studied with one of his bass heroes, Professor Nat Reeves. After completing his studies in 2013 he moved to New York City to continue to study, grow, and perform. Since moving to New York his most recent teachers have been Larry Grenadier and Gregg August. He currently resides in Brooklyn and is an active member of the music community in and around New York City.

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John Pizzarelli, Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann, Nicola Miller, Ayn Inserto, Jazz Sinfonico Mexicano, Stella Cole & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
August 10, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Stella Cole, John Pizzarelli, Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann, Nicola Miller, Ayn Inserto, Jazz Sinfonico Mexicano, plus birthday shoutouts to Shamie Royston, Claudia Acuna, Tara Davidson, Nnenna Freelon, Kate Bush and Honorable Men Kevin Mahogany and Hank Jones, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them ...

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New America

By Nick Biello

Label: La Reserve
Released: 2025
Track listing: Bel Canto; Queen of Jordan; Slightly Perilous; Before the Flood; A Long Way to You; New America.

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Grant Stewart, Margherita Fava, Stevie Holland, Nat Adderley, Jr., Kelsey Mines, Affinity Trio & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
October 20, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from Grant Stewart, Margherita Fava, Stevie Holland, Nat Adderley, Jr., Kelsey Mines and Affinity Trio, with birthday shoutouts to Thelonious Monk, Pam Fleming, Amy Cervini, Violeta Parra (Gracias A La Vida), Johnny O'Neal, Nancy Kelly, and Nona Hendryx, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, ...

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Abbey Lincoln, Dorothy Ashby Birthdays, New Releases From Ragan Whiteside, Nicole Zuraitis, Lonnie Plaxico, Tierney Sutton & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
August 18, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from Ragan Whiteside, Nicole Zuraitis, Lonnie Plaxico and Tierney Sutton, with birthday shoutouts to Louis Armstrong, Regina Carter, Abbey Lincoln, Dorothy Ashby, Cyrille Aimee, Terri Lyne Carrington, Trudy Pitts, Meg Okura and Roberta Piket, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so ...

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Nick Biello: New America

Read "New America" reviewed by Paul Rauch

by Paul Rauch
July 5, 2025

Upon listening to alto saxophone virtuoso Nick Biello, a quote attributed to Charles Mingus may come to mind: “If Charlie Parker was a gunslinger, there'd be a whole lot of dead copycats." “Slow down," you might say, “Biello is not Bird, not even close--nobody is." But the quote relates to Biello in that he is far ...

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Nick Biello: New America

Read "New America" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
June 16, 2025

Alto saxophonist Nick Biello's New America covers a diverse and colorful landscape, one over which his able quintet glides, springs and dances with ease and assurance. Respectfully, they unravel a half-dozen of the leader's elaborate yet accessible compositions and arrangements. Biello, whose upbringing in a music-centered household exposed him to every genre from ...

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Cloud Nova

By Tony Davis

Label: La Reserve
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Escape; Blind Break; Always There; Bloom; Never Really Mattered; Can't Find My Way Home; The Veil; Disillusioned; Melancholy Tulip; Dreamcatcher; Goodbye

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Betty Carter, Milton Suggs, Gillian Margot and More

by Jua Howard
July 21, 2024

Welcome Music Family! It's time for another great episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I've got a great show in store for you this week including new music from Milton Suggs, Carmen Bradford, and Tianna Hall,; and plenty more timeless music from artists such as the great Betty Carter, Harry Connick, Jr., Gillian Margot, and ...

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