Joe Herbert

Joe Herbert is co-founder and co-director of Groove Society. He's the former Director of Vocal Jazz at Metropolitan State College of Denver.  He earned his Bachelor of Music degree in theory and composition from the University of Northern Colorado, and has worked as a clinician and adjudicator at jazz festivals, and jazz camps throughout the United States.  While singing with UNC’s Grammy-nominated ensemble, Vocal Jazz 1, Joe won several prestigious Downbeat Magazine Awards.  Since then, his arrangements and originals have become widely popular with high school and college jazz choirs around the world.

Joe now spends much of his time creating a fresh sound for acappella groups around the world; exploring new ways to exploit the human voice utilizing intricate rhythms and extended jazz harmonies. In addition to writing and arranging, Joe is also an accomplished jazz and Latin trumpeter in the Denver area, and draws on this instrumental background to enrich his writing and singing style.