Nicasio Jiménez (born 12 March 1849,[1] d. 1891) was a Cuban violin-cellist.
His grandfather Francisco Nicasio Jiménez was an orchestra and band leader.
[2] Nicasio Gregorio Jiménez was born in Trinidad, Cuba, Las Villas province.
[citation needed] He became noted as a cellist and took a position as Professor of Violincello at the Conservatory of Tours.
[3] With his father and brother, Nicasio formed one of the first all black ensembles, billed as "Das Negertrio",[4] and successfully toured in Europe, the Americas and in Cuba as a soloist and with the ensemble, playing mostly 19th-century Romantic compositions.