Jack Quinby enjoys a distinguished career as a freelance trombonist, band leader, music director, conductor, composer, clinician, adjudicator and contractor, in the Portland, Oregon area.

Jack earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Lewis and Clark College.

As a freelance trombonist he has performed with dance bands, orchestras, chamber groups, traveling shows, as well as a number of his own groups.

Recent performances include Portland Opera performances of Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, Carmen, Aida, and La Traviata.   He has also worked in  traveling Broadway shows A Chorus KLine, 42nd St, and The Producers.  Among the artists with whom he has performed include Bob Hope, The Moody Blues, The Temptations, Natalie Cole, Rosemary Clooney, the Four Tops, Pat Boone, Robert Goulet, Carol Channing, The Manhattan Transfer, and Joan Rivers.

He performed regularly with Portland-based big bands of George Reinmiller, Woody Hite, Jim Little, and Len Casey. 

Over his career Jack has taught band and trombone from the beginning level through college. He has also taught high school choir, electronic music; and elementary general music.

Jack Quinby’s Musical Services offers recording, composing and arranging, and booking services for a number of bands, and has provided contracting services for various acts, most recently Rod Stewart, Mannheim Steamroller, and Il Divo.

 He teaches trombone at George Fox University and conducts the Portland Jazz Band.

His CD, “Beautiful Bones”, has garnered critical acclaim and achieved commercial success.  Since its release, it has remained on the top 3 of CD Baby's Top Seller list for Orchestral Jazz. Recorded with a full symphonic jazz orchestra, the record features Jack, fellow trombonists Bill Watrous, Jeff Uusitalo, Stan Bock, and Coro trombones de la Americas, as well as celebrated vocalist, Shirley Nanette.

Jack is the Musical director for John "The Voice" English, and his show, "A Tribute To Frank Sinatra."