[1] Deborah Weisz was born in Chicago to Victor and Alice Mae.
She grew up in Phoenix, where she began to play trombone at the age of ten.
[3] While in Las Vegas, Weisz studied and worked with jazz trombonist Carl Fontana.
[2] In 2002, Weisz earned a Master of Arts in Music Composition from New York University.
She has taught at Western Connecticut State University and in New York City.