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Nicole Glover

Nicole Glover is a tenor and soprano saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose trio leadership complements work with ARTEMIS and major ensembles.

Tenor saxophoneSoprano saxophoneComposerBandleader10 current shows

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Career Overview

About Nicole Glover

Glover’s official biography identifies a New York-based saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator. It documents her trio with Tyrone Allen II and Kayvon Gordon alongside work in groups led by Christian McBride, Renee Rosnes, Wynton Marsalis, and major drummers and pianists.[1][2]

The trio’s second album, Memories, Dreams, Reflections, follows the 2024 release Plays. Glover’s role in ARTEMIS adds a collective all-star ensemble and a Blue Note recording path separate from her own group.[1][3]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, saxophonist, and composer

Nicole Glover Trio

Glover leads bassist Tyrone Allen II and drummer Kayvon Gordon in a chordless trio documented on two leader albums.[1]

Tenor saxophonist and composer

ARTEMIS

The official band and Blue Note catalog place Glover in the ensemble’s evolving lineup and recording work.[1][3]

Jazz-saxophone educator

Manhattan School of Music

Glover teaches on the Manhattan School of Music faculty after additional appointments and masterclasses documented by her biography.[1][2]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2024 · Savant Records

Plays

Trio leader, saxophonist, and composer

Glover’s trio with Tyrone Allen II and Kayvon Gordon adds guest vibraphonist Steve Nelson to its first recorded program.[2]

Release details

2023 · Blue Note Records

In Real Time

Tenor saxophonist with ARTEMIS

The second ARTEMIS album documents Glover within the collective’s Blue Note ensemble setting.[3]

Release details

2025 · HighNote Records

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Trio leader, saxophonist, and composer

The trio’s second album reunites Glover with Tyrone Allen II and Kayvon Gordon in her continuing leader project.[1]

Release details

Artist-Authorized Destinations

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Official media archive

Watch and hear Glover’s trio, leader, and collaborative performances selected on her artist site.

ARTEMIS on Blue Note

Explore label-authorized recordings and videos from Glover’s work in the collective ensemble.

Connections below come from shared current Jazz DateBook bills or normalized documented performance roles—not subjective similarity.

Renee RosnesPiano · Composer10 shared current shows

Carl AllenDrums · Bandleader10 shared current shows

Allison AuAlto saxophone · ComposerShared documented roles: Saxophonist · Composer · Bandleader

Angelika NiescierAlto saxophone · ComposerShared documented roles: Saxophonist · Composer · Bandleader

Ben WendelSaxophone and bassoon · ComposerShared documented roles: Saxophonist · Composer · Bandleader

Caroline DavisAlto saxophone · ComposerShared documented roles: Saxophonist · Composer · Bandleader

Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

[1] Official biography, trio, and collaboration history
Nicole Glover
[2] Faculty biography and current teaching role
Manhattan School of Music
[3] ARTEMIS biography and recording catalog
Blue Note Records