Assistant Professor
Berklee College of Music
Brighton, MA
Randy Pingrey is a Boston based composer and trombonist. He started playing professionally in the vibrant music scene of Eau Claire, Wisconsin and recorded with the Grammy-award-winning band Bon Iver. Randy now plays with his own band, The Olson Pingrey Quartet, as well as with the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra, Evan Ziporyn’s Critical Band, and countless other exciting projects. He big band compositions have been played by his own group, the Randy Pingrey Jazz Orchestra, as well as the Backbeat Big Band and the New England Jazz Collaborative. He can be heard on albums for the Tzadik, Saddle Creek, Red Piano, and Jagjaguwar labels.
Randy also teaches harmony, jazz composition, and big band arranging at Berklee College of Music, where he is an associate professor.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
