Trombonist and pianist Brian Drye is an integral part of NYC’s creative music scene. Brian has spent the last two decades exploring and performing the vast array of music that is available in the NYC area which Includes Jazz, Rock, Funk, Salsa, Gospel, Reggae, Balkan, Pakistani, Mexican, Haitian, Brazilian Forro, And Klezmer. Brian is currently playing the trombone role on Broadway with the Tony award winning show, Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre In NYC. Brian spent his formative years touring the nation with groups such as the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Paul Anka and The Four Tops. In 2008, he developed a multi purpose performance and rehearsal space, Ibeam Brooklyn which has become a home for the creative music scene in Brooklyn.

For the past 8 years, Brian has been a curriculum specialist for the Juilliard Global K-12 program. He has contributed curriculum to a global program and has traveled across the world delivering professional development, mentorship and lesson demonstrations for an international teaching community. For over fifteen years, Brian has been a teaching artist for Carnegie Hall and numerous arts organizations where he has worked across the city in partnerships with public schools, detention centers, homeless shelters and community programs. He has developed curriculum and resources for the Weill Music Institute and for the past ten years has served on faculty at the Music Educators Workshop which supports NYC music teachers. In 2017 – 2019, Brian was a guest lecturer at Lincoln Center Education Summer Institute where he collaborated with teaching artists from around the world, representing many artistic disciplines.

Brian loves his work as the program director of the community music school at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music where he brings his passion for music and music education in support of lessons, classes, curriculum and ensembles for students ages 0-100.