Colleen Lee, trombonist, was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Colleen began studying Trombone at the age of 12 with Frank Crisafulli of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Frank Crisafulli was her teacher and mentor. In addition, Colleen has studied with Keith Brown, Lewis Van Haney, and Arthur Linsner.

Prior her recent move to Florida, Colleen was Principal Trombone of the Redwood Symphony, Trombonist with the Evanston Symphony Orchestra and performed with the San Francisco Women's Philharmonic, Livermore Opera, San Jose Wind Symphony, Waukegan Symphony Orchestra, The Lakeshore Brass, as well as various Trombone ensembles.

In addition to performing and teaching Trombone, Colleen works as a Government Account Manager in the Software industry. Married 18 years to Eric Lee (Tubaist), whom she met in college at Northwestern University, they reside in Merritt Island with their two loving Labrador Retrievers, Maggie and Hanna.