Nick Serbu

Nick Serbu is an active musician native to the DMV area. He completed his undergraduate degree in Jazz Studies (trumpet, piano) at Shenandoah University under the tutelage of Craig Fraedrich and Dr. Robert Larson. He studied his Masters of Jazz Studies/Performance at the University of North Texas, and is a credited soloist on the 2019 2 O’Clock Lab Band album, as well as numerous academic contributions used by UNT jazz improvisation professors to this day. 

Nick has extensive international performing experience, as a touring musician in Europe, the U.S. and East Asia, including cruise ship musician contracts with Princess Cruise Lines. Nick currently directs a competitive studio of musicians in the northern Virginia area, and plays as the split lead/solo trumpet player of the Jazzworx Big Band in Gainesville, VA.