Hailing from the soulful southern state of North Carolina. Leroy Pridgen IV is a rising trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. Leroy's journey with music started at age 11 when he enrolled in beginning sixth-grade band and selected the trombone as his first instrument. Since those beginning years, Leroy has gone on to study and perform in multiple styles and genres of music. Particularly those coming out the lineage and history of Black American Music such as jazz, gospel, funk, R&B, and New Orleans traditional and brass band music.

Leroy began professionally performing when he was 16, when he held a chair in the trombone section of the Wilmington Big Band. Since then, he has performed across North Carolina and throughout the United States with several established ensembles, musicians, and artists. He also, has performed with various groups in several regional music festivals including previous North Carolina Folk Festivals, the Shakori Hills Grass Roots Festival, Charlotte SHOUT!, and The John Coltrane International Jazz & Blues Festival. Leroy released his debut album, “Nefertiti's Dream”,  in May 2025, which comprises of all original music and compositions from himself.
He is also the musical director and bandleader for the "Too Phat Brass Band", a Greensboro, NC based brass band specializing in New Orleans brass music with a modern twist.
 
Leroy is a former graduate of the University of North Carolina Greensboro with a degree in music performance in jazz studies and Trombone, and is currently based in Greensboro, NC.