Team

Hedley Harlan
Ryan M. Shaw
Ben Padua
Kate Croley
Nabate Isles
Steve Hansen
Josh Olsen
Peggy Sloin

Nabaté Isles is a Grammy-winning trumpeter as well as a composer and producer, born and raised in New York City. His debut album, 'Eclectic Excursions,' was in the Top-50 in the JazzWeek charts for 6 weeks and is receiving critical acclaim. His follow-up album, ‘En Motion,’ featuring a core group of renown musicians and released in 2023, includes elements of Jazz fused with Dance, Hip-Hop & R&B with sophisticated compositions and arrangements. Critics recognized ‘Black Girl Magic’ (Track 2) for best arrangement, instruments and vocals; ‘Perfect Cadence’ (Track 6) for best instrumental composition; and ‘Harlem Shake’ (Track 3) and Fatherly Bond (Track 13) as best jazz performances.

Nabaté also performed in a Coca-Cola commercial, directed by John Singleton and produced by Roy Eaton. While attending Eastman, Nabaté was a featured soloist with the Rochester Pops Orchestra. Nabaté also participated in the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz summer program at Aspen Snowmass and its Jazz Gala at the Kennedy Center. He went on to receive his BM from the Eastman School of Music and his MA from New York University.

In addition to his touring and appearances in New York City’s premiere jazz clubs, Nabaté composed a solo double bass composition called 'Lessons', which was premiered by world-renowned double bassist James Van Demark. Nabaté also received two commissions from the Festival of New Trumpet Music to compose and premiere new compositions entitled, ‘We Need Unity in the Community’ and 'Same Strife, Different Life'. He has composed five music scores for short films as well as contributing original music films.