Nick Jaina is a musician and author originally from Sacramento who has lived in Portland, New York, and New Orleans. He was an Oregon Book Award finalist in 2015 for his memoir Get It While You Can, which is now in its third printing. His writing has appeared in Atlantic Monthly, McSweeney's Quarterly and the journal Oregon Humanities. He has released many wonderful albums under his own name, including 2025’s The Monster Mash. He co-founded and was music director for a ballet company in New York City called Satellite that involved dancers from Juilliard and the New York City Ballet and performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, garnering praise from The New York Times. He has composed scores for feature films and documentaries, including All Sorts, Cement Suitcase, and Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire.

CONTACT INFO
nickjaina@gmail.com

BOOKS by Nick Jaina
2022 - SPEKTRUM
2020 - Hitomi
2015 - Get It While You Can

ALBUMS by Nick Jaina
2025 - The Monster Mash
2023 - I Had an Army
2021 - CREDO
2019 - Black Rainbow
2016 - Brutal Lives
2013 - Primary Perception
2011 – The Beanstalks That Have Brought Us Here Are Gone
2010 – A Bird in the Opera House
2008 – A Narrow Way
2008 – Wool
2006 – The 7 Stations
2005 – The Bluff of All Time

FILM SOUNDRACKS by Nick Jaina
2023 - You Are Not Alone
2022 - ELEMENTAL
2021 - All Sorts