Music Biography
Nicholas Bridgman composes and performs contemporary jazz piano. He is classically trained, having debuted at age 16 as a soloist with the New West Symphony. In college, he began focusing on jazz, honing skills in performance and composition with U.C. Berkeley's U.C. Jazz program.
In the years since, he performed with numerous jazz ensembles, and was featured on many radio shows, playlists, and blogs. In 2022, he released his fourth album
containing his original compositions, entitled Blue Horizon, with musicians Craig Hall, Dan Koloski, and Jim O’Sullivan. The band came together online due to being formed during the COVID pandemic, and it explored new dimensions in arranging and virtual collaboration for Nicholas. His latest album, Breaching the Surface, released on January 10, 2025. In general, his compositions draw on inspiration from jazz legends such as Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, while exploring cross-genre ideas with dance-floor grooves, new age atmospheres, and a pop sensibility.