Hailey Brinnel | Trombone and Voice
2021 Sarah Vaughn International Jazz Vocal Competition Finalist Hailey Brinnel is a trombonist, vocalist, and educator based in Philadelphia. At the age of 12 she began performing throughout New England with her father Dave Brinnel. Now at 25 she has performed at prestigious venues around the world, independently having played with artists such as Sherrie Maricle and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Ingrid Jensen, Anat Cohen, Pell, and Charles Neville. As part of the Temple University Jazz Band led by Terell Stafford, she has played and recorded alongside many of today's top jazz artists, including Ken Peplowski, Jimmy Heath, Ann Hampton Callaway, Jon Faddis, Luis Bonilla, Wycliffe Gordon, René Marie and Dick Oatts. In addition, she shared the stage with Maurice Hines and The DIVA Jazz Orchestra as part of the national tour of the Hines' off-Broadway production "Tappin' Thru Life".
Although she is a young artist, Brinnel has already performed at acclaimed venues such as Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, the XPoNential Music Festival, The Lake George Jazz Festival, World Cafe Live, The Kennedy Center , The Kimmel Center, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, and The North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam. You can hear her on the Temple University Big Band's albums Dear Dizzy and Luck Be a Lady, Kat Siciliano's album Stories, and Muscletough's newest album, Modern Romance. Her debut album as a bandleader, I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles will be released in Spring 2021.
Brinnel currently leads multiple groups ranging from trio to sextet, which collectively focus on bringing back old favorites and forgotten gems of early 20th century Jazz through her original arrangements. In addition she regularly serves as a side-woman in a variety of ensembles and genres.
As an educator, Brinnel has worked in a variety of settings spanning early childhood, elementary general, secondary instrumental and vocal, private lessons, master classes, as well as collegiate-level education courses. She is currently on faculty at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and works independently as a guest clinician to bring jazz education to classrooms throughout the city.
