Allie Biancoviso

Allie Biancoviso is a trombonist, composer, and educator from Staten Island, New York. Currently residing in Miami, Allie graduated from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami with a master’s degree in jazz pedagogy while studying trombone with Dante Luciani. She also holds a bachelor’s in music education from Penn State where she studied trombone with Mark Lusk.

An experienced performer in jazz, classical, and popular music settings, Allie performs regularly with her band and as a freelancer. Most recently, Allie toured as a sideman with the Mike Davison Big Band in Santiago de Cuba at the Festival Internacional Jazz Plaza in January 2024. Her band, The Allie Biancoviso Quintet was featured as a finalist for the Music at McBride Performance Series in January 2024.

Allie serves as a teaching assistant for the University of Miami’s Shalala MusicReach Program where she provides jazz instruction at schools across Miami. She also currently serves as the Adjunct Instructor of Low Brass at Westminster Christian School.

In addition to performing, Allie has conducted research centered on ways to create inclusive learning environments for women in jazz. She has presented this research at multiple conferences including the 2023 Jazz Education Network Conference, 2022 Pennsylvania State Music Educators Conference, and 2021 New York State School Music Association Conference.
Allie will participated in Jazz Aspen’s JAS Academy. Allie is a recipient of the 2022 Jazz Education Network Hal Leonard Scholarship and 2022 Margot Jazz Fund Award. In 2020, Allie was selected to be a participant in both the Women in Jazz Organization’s Mentors Program and The International Women’s Brass Conference’s Mentorship Program where she studied with Kalia Vandever, Jennifer Wharton, and Andrea Neumann.