Lewis Nash


Lewis Nash 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,,] opened in Phoenix, AZ. Named after Lewis Nash by 501, 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.
Nash is noted for his adaptability to a vast array of genres, as evidenced by his performances with such different musicians as Tommy Flanagan and Don Pullen. Nash has made 5 recordings as bandleader: Rhythm is My Business, It Don't Mean a Thing and Stompin' at the Savoy, Lewis Nash and the Bebop All-Stars featuring Frank Wess, and The Highest Mountain. In 2008, Nash became part of The Blue Note 7, a septet formed that year in honor of the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records.
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Discography

As leader

Rhythm Is My Business It Don't Mean a Thing Japanese importStompin' at the Savoy Japanese importThe Highest Mountain Duologue with Steve Wilson

As a member

As sideman

With Toshiko AkiyoshiFour Seasons Remembering Bud: Cleopatra's Dream Chic Lady Hope
With Ron Carter
With Classical Jazz QuartetTchaikovsky's Nutcracker The Classical Jazz Quartet Plays Bach The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Rachmaninov The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Tchaikovsky Christmas
With Tommy FlanaganBeyond the Blue Bird Flanagan's Shenanigans Let's Play the Music of Thad Jones Lady Be Good... For Ella Sea Changes Sunset and the Mockingbird
With Don FriedmanWaltz for Debby My Favorite Things Circle Waltz 21C
With Dizzy GillespieBird Songs: The Final Recordings To Bird with Love
With Joe LovanoTenor Legacy Quartets: Live at the Village Vanguard 52nd Street Themes Classic! Live at Newport
With Houston PersonMellow So Nice Naturally Nice 'n' Easy The Melody Lingers On Something Personal
With Gerald WilsonNew York, New Sound In My Time Monterey Moods Detroit Legacy
With others