Corey Wallace

Corey A. Wallace is a Baltimore-raised, New York-based trombonist, composer, and arranger who leads the Corey Wallace DUBtet, a group he built around creativity and integrity in Black American Music. His playing has drawn steady recognition: the Washington D.C. City Paper named him Best Trombonist in 2012, he topped the trombone category in the 2019 NYC Reader Jazz Poll, and DownBeat selected him as a Rising Star trombonist in 2024. A Grammy nominee and NAACP Image Award nominee, he has also worked in the pit for Broadway productions including Hadestown, MJ the Musical, and Water for Elephants. Beyond his own band he is a regular in large ensembles such as the Jason Marshall Big Band, the JC Hopkins Biggish Band, and Valery Ponomarev's Our Father Who Art Blakey Big Band. Alongside performing he serves as Director of Music at KIPP STAR Middle School in New York.