Nick Hexum

Best known as a member of the rap/reggae/pop group 311, singer and guitarist Nick Hexum is also a laid-back jazz- and soul-influenced solo artist who performs with his brother, guitarist Zack Hexum, in the Nick Hexum Quintet. Born in Wisconsin in 1970, Hexum grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where played in his high school jazz band and formed several local rock bands. After a brief stint in Los Angeles in the late '80s, Hexum returned to Omaha, where he formed what would eventually become 311 along with his friend Chad Sexton. During the '90s and early 2000s, Hexum toured and recor...