Nic Quilter is a versatile performer, with 15 years of public performance experience on his resume, he’s played at numerous weddings, restaurants & bars, art galleries, hotels, casinos, choirs and orchestras, festivals… you name it. He graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in jazz composition where he had the great honor of sharing the stage with Wycliffe Gordon as a member of the school’s top big band, and studied with some incredible mentors.

Nic can hold his own as a solo performer, both as a guitarist and a vocalist. He also organizes his own bands, ranging from duos and trios to nonets, which all fall under the name of N+. Nic is a sideman for various other groups, including Sonic Groove, and Deep Love Opera. His latest project is a collaboration with cellist Bryn Boogert and violist/violinist Rachel Horman, the Juniper Trio.

Apart from performing Nic loves to teach, which you can learn more about here.

His heroes are, in no particular order: Ella Fitzgerald, Julian Lage, Bill Evans, Cat Stevens, Jacob Collier, Charlie Parker, Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, Chris Thile, Mack Wilberg, Cory Wong, Nuno Bettencourt, Jim Hall, Kenny Burrell, Billie Holiday, Gilad Hekselman, Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, Ben Wendel, Gabriel Alegría, Frank Vignola, Sting, and John Scofield, to name a few.