Nicole Meade Jensen
16 min readSep 1, 2020

There’s a band I’ve seen a half dozen times, fronted by husband and wife guitar players and supported by an amazing eleven-or-so member band. I’m a sucker for a band with a horn section, and this band has got one. I’ve seen this band in my own town and also traveled to see them, and I’m blown away every time. “Lady trombone player,” I leaned over to whisper into my husband’s ear the first time we saw the band, “swoon!” He smiled and I wasn’t sure he had heard me over the music, but I took her in, her black and…

Nicole Meade Jensen

writer, mother, desert-dwelling urban professional with a bohemian heart and a rebellious streak. I travel the path with pluck, moxie, and a great big smile.