Lewis Nash – Biography, Discography & Instruments

Biography

Lewis Nash is a jazz musician who plays drum kit. Lewis Nash was born on 30 December 1958 in Phoenix. The music is usually filed under jazz. The discography here lists 4 albums, from “Rhythm Is My Business” (1993) to “Live at Umbria Jazz Winter” (2015).

Lewis Nash (born December 30, 1958) is an American jazz drummer. According to Modern Drummer magazine, Nash has one of the longest discographies in jazz and has played on over 400 records, earning him the honor of Jazz's Most Valuable Player by the magazine in its May 2009 issue. In 2012, The Nash Jazz Club,] opened in Phoenix, AZ. Named after Lewis Nash by Jazz in AZ 501(c)(3), The Nash Jazz Club is dedicated to performances and educational programs that promote jazz education. In 2017, Nash joined the jazz studies faculty at Arizona State University, where he was named the Bob and Gretchen Ravenscroft Professor of Practice in Jazz. In early 2021, the Lewis Nash Scholarship Endowment was created by the university to be awarded annually to a deserving ASU undergraduate or graduate jazz performance student.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Rhythm Is My Business 1993

Stompin at the Savoy 2005

Duologue 2014

Live at Umbria Jazz Winter 2015

Also plays on

Albums where Lewis Nash is credited as a sideman

1986	The Puzzle — Ron Carter	drums (drum set)
1988	Look What I Got! — Betty Carter	drums (drum set)
1988	Random Abstract — Branford Marsalis	drums (drum set)
1988	I'm Walkin' — Harumi Kaneko, Ron Carter	drums (drum set)
1989	Portraits — Clark Terry	drums (drum set)
1990	Eight Plus — Ron Carter Nonet	drums (drum set)
1990	Beyond the Bluebird — Tommy Flanagan	drums (drum set)
1990	Random Thoughts — Don Pullen	drums (drum set)
1991	Sunup to Sundown — Kenny Burrell	drums (drum set)
1991	Old Feeling — George Adams	drums (drum set)
1992	It's Not About the Melody — Betty Carter	drums (drum set)
1992	Remembering Bud: Cleopatra's Dream — 秋吉敏子	drums (drum set)
1992	Little Man Big Band — Jimmy Heath	drums (drum set)
1992	Hand in Hand — Mulgrew Miller	drums (drum set)
1993	What a Wonderful World (For Louis & Duke) — Clark Terry	drums (drum set)
1993	Let's Hang Out — J.J. Johnson	drums (drum set)
1993	Let's Play the Music of Thad Jones — Tommy Flanagan	drums (drum set)
1994	All My Tomorrows — Grover Washington, Jr.	drums (drum set)
1994	Lady Be Good ... for Ella — Tommy Flanagan	drums (drum set)
1994	Tenor Legacy — Joe Lovano	drums (drum set)
1994	Gettin’ to It — Christian McBride	drums (drum set)
1995	The More I See You — Oscar Peterson	drums (drum set)
1995	Only Trust Your Heart — Diana Krall	drums (drum set)
1995	Some of My Best Friends Are...... the Piano Players — Ray Brown	drums (drum set)
1995	Mr. Bow-Tie — Ron Carter	drums (drum set)
1995	Family — Roy Hargrove	drums (drum set)
1995	Peace Pieces: The Music of Bill Evans — Herbie Mann	drums (drum set)
1995	Abandoned Garden — Michael Franks	drums (drum set)
1996	Oscar Peterson Meets Roy Hargrove and Ralph Moore — Oscar Peterson meets Roy Hargrove and Ralph Moore with Niels‐Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Lewis Nash	drums (drum set)
1996	The Hardbop Grandpop — Horace Silver	drums (drum set)