Kenneth Nash
Kenneth Nash is an American jazz percussionist, composer and producer.
Live and act
Nash's career began in the 1970s. Since then he has been on almost a hundred jazz recordings, mostly as a sideman, but also on his own albums. He played with jazz greats like Pharao Sanders , Art Pepper , Herbie Hancock , Dizzy Gillespie , Roy Haynes , Joe Henderson , Woody Herman and many others. Career highlights included a performance with Gene Ammons at the Montreux Jazz Festival and with Herbie Hancock at the Newport Jazz Festival . Nash was also a member of the Hancock band The Headhunters . He has toured Europe several times with Andy Narell . Since 2010 he has been a member of the band The Pyramids around the multi-instrumentalist Idris Ackamoor.
According to his own statements, his music is influenced by classical, Cuban and African music, jazz, pop, funk and hip-hop.
Nash has been running a recording studio and production company since 1981. His textbook RhythmsTalk has been published in several languages.
Discography
- Shine on; with John Mehler , CD, 1993, Blueds Records
- Double Disc Jazz Praise (Light the Night / Jazz Praise), with John Mehler, CD, Maranatha Music
- A Touch of Kenneth Nash - Music From a Far Away Place, CD
as a sideman:
- VSOP (album) , with Herbie Hancock
- Merl Saunders and Friends , with Merl Saunders
- Village of the Pharoahs , with Pharaoh Sanders
literature
- Rhythm'S talk ; by Kenneth Nash, 55 pages, with CD, 70715 Advance Music ADV 13220
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nash, Kenneth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nash, Ken |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz percussionist, composer and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |