drums
Born in Arizona, Lewis Nash developed an early interest in music and began playing drums at age 10. In 1981, Nash moved to New York City and joined the trio of Betty Carter. He is featured on three of her recordings, including the Grammy-winning Look What I Got. Bassist Ron Carter hired Nash in 1984. In 1986, saxophonist Branford Marsalis asked Lewis to join his quartet. That association spanned two years and several continents, and is documented on Marsalis’s Grammy-nominated recording Random Abstract. In 1988, Nash joined the Don Pullen/George Adams quartet, and in 1989 he toured with saxophonist Sonny Rollins. He also performed with Stan Getz, Art Farmer, Clark Terry, and Milt Jackson. From 1990 to 2000, Lewis was a member of the Tommy Flanagan Trio. During this period, Nash also toured and recorded with the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. His impressive discography (over 300 recordings) includes projects with jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Benny Carter, Hank Jones, John Lewis, Diana Krall, Joe Lovano, and Roy Hargrove. Demonstrating his stylistic diversity, Nash is also featured on recordings by Natalie Cole, Bette Midler, Nancy Wilson, Kenny Rankin, Melissa Manchester, and George Michael. Currently, while he continues to collaborate with a wide variety of artists, Nash leads several of his own exciting groups.
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To learn more about this artist, visit: www.lewisnash.com
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