About

Nolan Wible is a trumpet player, educator and arranger residing in Thibodaux, Louisiana. He  serves as Assistant Professor of High Brass at Nicholls State University. At Nicholls, Nolan leads the trumpet and french horn studios and serves as the director of the Jazz Ensemble. An active performer throughout Southeastern Louisiana and beyond, Nolan maintains a dynamic freelance career distinguished by stylistic versatility. He has performed nationwide with ensembles and artists including The Clarence Hines Jazz Orchestra, DK Harrell Blues Band, Big Boy Brass, Brasshearts Brass Band, Lawrence Sieberth, The Stone Bratt Big Band, and The Glenn Miller Orchestra. He has also appeared with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra.
Nolan has performed at major conferences including the Louisiana Music Educators Association Conference, the International Trumpet Guild Conference, and the Jazz Educators Network Conference.
In addition to performing, Nolan is an active clinician and guest conductor. He has served as guest clinician for the LMEA District VI and District XI Senior High Jazz Honor Bands, the District VII Junior High Jazz Honor Band, and the St. Charles Parish Jazz Intensive. He currently serves as President of the Louisiana Association of Jazz Educators. Nolan holds a Bachelor of Music from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and both a Master of Music in Brass Performance and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Louisiana State University.