Lewis Nash
The MVP Mindset
Drumset Clinic
Friday, 3:00 p.m.

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Lewis Nash developed an early interest in music and began playing drumset at ten years of age. By the time he was twenty-one years old, Nash began working in the Phoenix area with artists Sonny Stitt, Art Pepper, Red Garland, Lee Konitz, Barney Kessell, and Slide Hampton. In 1981, Nash moved to New York City, where he worked with jazz vocalist Betty Carter. For nearly four years, he toured internationally with Ms. Carter. He is featured on three of her recordings, including the Grammy Award winning Look What I Got. From 1990 to 2000, he also toured and recorded with both the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. He has an impressive discography with over 300 recordings to his credit. Nash has performed and/or recorded with such artists as Ron Carter, Branford Marsalis, J. J. Johnson, Don Pullen/George Adams quartet, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Art Farmer, Clark Terry, Milt Jackson, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones, John Lewis, Diana Krall, Joe Lovano, and Roy Hargrove. Nash is also featured on recordings by Natalie Cole, Bette Midler, Nancy Wilson, Kenny Rankin, Melissa Manchester, and George Michael.

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