Education
Catie Hickey is a trombonist, educator, and arts advocate based in Chicago. Committed to expanding the role of the 21st-century musician, she co-founded the Taller de Trombones Panama in 2014. Ms. Hickey is a frequent guest of Trombonanza, Urubrass, and many other brass workshops in Latin America. She teaches at DePaul University, Loyola University-Chicago, and the Francis Parker School. A former touring member of the Foothills Brass Quintet, she performs with Paramount Theater, V3NTO Trio, and several classical, jazz, and other groups throughout the Midwest. Ms. Hickey is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and Rice University, receiving training in Jazz and Contemporary Media and Orchestral Performance.