Nick
was born in NW Ohio and moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana when
he was 11 years old. He attended Bishop Dwenger High School
where he was active in all aspects of the band program playing
saxophone and bassoon. He was the first student in Bishop
Dwenger's history to win the Louis Armstrong Award for the
best jazz student two years in a row. He was also awarded
the John Phillip Sousa award for best all around musician
his senior year.
Nick
moved to Indianapolis in the fall of 1999 to attend college
at Marian College (now Marian University) where he received
his B.A. in Music Performance with a concentration on saxophone.
Nick
has experience teaching both large groups and private lessons.
He has taught at Bishop Dwenger High School (woodwinds and
mallet instruments) and at Woodlan High School (all woodwinds)
in the marching band programs. Other schools where he has
given private lessons include Craig and Fall Creek Middle
schools here in Indianapolis.
He
is most at home, though, when performing with his band The
Twin Cats. The Twin Cats are a high energy Funk/Fusion band
based here in Indianapolis that tour throughout the Midwest.
Nick has also performed with other ensembles such as: the
Anderson Symphony Orchestra, Rob Dixon and Triology (jazz/funk),
The Franchize (hip hop), Zanna-Doo (pop cover band) etc..
