Hailey Brinnel

“Hailey has the voice of an angel! Her sound is so pure and soulful! It’s great to hear a vocalist that sings on a very high and plays trombone on an equally high level!” – Terell Stafford, jazz trumpeter

Hailey Brinnel has been teaching at UArts for two years, where she has led the Femme ensemble and taught vocal jazz improvisation and fundamental jazz musicianship courses. Brinnel’s primary focuses as a jazz educator are in vocal jazz improvisation (scat singing), ear training and melodic interpretation.

Biography 
Hailey Brinnel is a trombonist, vocalist and educator based in Philadelphia. At age 12, she began performing throughout New England with her father, Dave Brinnel. Brinnel has since performed at prestigious venues around the world and has played with artists like Anat Cohen, Ingrid Jensen, Sherrie Maricle and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Charles Neville and Pell. 

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.

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. Her debut album as a bandleader, I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles, will be released in March 2021.

Experience

• Brinnel has performed at acclaimed venues such as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York City; Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, New York City; Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C; Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia; Lake George Jazz Festival, New York; North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Washington Women in Jazz Festival, Washington, D.C.; World Cafe Live, Philadelphia; and XPoNential Music Festival, Camden, New Jersey. 
• As an educator, Brinnel has worked in settings that span early childhood, elementary general, secondary instrumental and vocal; private lessons; and master classes, as well as collegiate-level education courses. She also works independently as a guest clinician to bring jazz education to classrooms throughout the city. Additionally, Brinnel was a featured clinician in the 2020 National Jazz Conference, where she held her workshop, A Melodic Approach to Scat Singing.

Explore Hailey Brinnel’s website.

Work
“Orange Colored Sky”

“Easy to Love”

Awards & Accolades
Brinnel has been honored as 

• a 2020 Sarah Vaughan Competition finalist, 
• a BAC Music Artist and
• an Outside in Music Artist.