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Nigel Bello is a 19-year-old trombonist from Hartford, Connecticut. His father introduced him to the trombone at age 6, and since then he has performed with Grammy winners Zaccai and Luques Curtis, Felipe Fournier, and Luisito Quintero. He has also shared the stage with Nat Reeves, Gary Bartz, Steve Davis, Alex “Apolo” Ayala, Alex Pastrana, Jimmy Bosch, etc. 

Nigel has played for almost 14 years and has studied with renowned trombonists including Steve Davis, Dr. Emmett Goods, Hommy Ramos, and Angel Subero. He has attended numerous music camps growing up, including Litchfield Jazz Camp, Newport Jazz Camp, and New England Music Camp, all with scholarships provided. 
In July 2023, he flew to France with the New Jersey Youth Symphony’s Jazz Orchestra as their second-chair trombone. 

Nigel has also played in many professional settings. He has opened the Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series and the Greater Hartford Jazz Festival, alongside accompanying musicians such as Michael Stuart, Frankie Ruiz Jr., Johnny Rivera, and many others. 

Recently, Nigel has been attending Berklee College of Music on a full-tuition scholarship while continuing his musical journey. He has also started releasing and performing his own original music under the artist name “B-Lo”. Nigel has been building his name through a direct and confident sound rooted in ambition, lifestyle, and self-belief as part of the NoBr8ks collective based in Boston. Representing Hartford’s independent hip-hop scene, he has been steadily putting his own identity forward through a growing catalog of releases. 
With his 2026 EP IT’S B-LO serving as one of his standout releases, Nigel is establishing himself as an artist to watch out of Hartford while bringing his own personality and perspective to Connecticut's evolving rap scene.