Nick Brignola Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

Also, in the mid 1970s, Nick heard a group called Petrus at the Last Chance Saloon in Albany, New York. It was led by pianist Phil Markowitz with Gordon Johnson on bass, and Ted Moore on drums. The trio began at the Eastman School of music in Rochester, New York. They were a fusion oriented group greatly influenced by Chick Corea. Nick joined the group, which became known as Brignola and Petrus and while they never recorded, found a great deal of both popular and critical acclaim for their work together.

In the 1960s Nick toured with trumpeter Ted Curson, which gave him his initial international exposure. Nick and Ted remained friends for the rest of Nick’s life. They reunited in the mid 1970s and played several gigs at the Tin Palace in New York City where the group recorded their only album.

Nicholas Thomas “Nick” Brignola (July 17, 1936 – February 8, 2002) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist.

Brignola was born on July 17, 1936 in Troy, New York. He was born into a musical family in which his father played the tuba and his uncle played the banjo. As a mostly self-taught musician, he developed his facility on all of his instruments using unconventional techniques, which gave his playing an unmatched fluidity. At the age of 11 he began playing the clarinet and in years to come he picked up the alto and tenor saxophones as well as the flute. At the age of 20 he dropped his alto saxophone off to be repaired, and the only horn the shop had to loan him was the baritone sax. After that, the baritone sax became his main, but not only instrument.