In addition to leading his own band, Felder has performed and recorded with a diverse array of artists across the jazz and popular music genre spectrum, including Snoop Dogg, Diana Krall, Jennifer Hudson, Brad Mehldau, John Mayer, Marcus Miller, Rina Sawayama, Ben Platt, Chaka Khan, Sam Smith,Keyon Harrold, Robert Glasper, PJ Morton, Snarky Puppy, Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington, Erykah Badu, Common, Anderson .Paak, Dave Chapelle, Kelsea Ballerini, Dave Matthews Band, Benson Boone, Gov't Mule, Ben Stiller, Vulfpeck, Kacey Musgraves, Fred Armisen, Brockhampton, Cautious Clay, Laufey, Faith Evans, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Tori Kelly, Terri Lyne Carrington, Vijay Iyer, Blood Sweat and Tears, Chuck Mangione, Meghan Trainor, Greg Osby, Amy Schumer, Nicole Sherzinger, Victor Wooten, Jack DeJohnette, Esperanza Spalding, Bobby McFerrin, Meshell Ndegeocello, Dianne Reeves, the New York City Opera, and others.

Nir Felder was born December 30, 1982, at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood.

In 2013, Felder signed to Sony Masterworks and released his first solo album Golden Age under their Okeh imprint in 2014.

He also appears on NPR's popular video series Tiny Desk, accompanying Keyon Harrold, PJ Morton, and Robert Glasper.

[5] The station also occasionally uses Felder's song "Bandits" as theme music on several of its shows, including Fresh Air hosted by Terry Gross.