Nate Wood


Nate Wood is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist. He has performed with Wayne Krantz, Kneebody, Tigran Hamasyan, Louis Cole, The Calling, and Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders.
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Background

Nate learned to play drums, bass, guitar, and saxophone, and attended the California Institute of the Arts for bass and drums, studying with Charlie Haden and Joe LaBarbera. He also attended Los Angeles College for Music for drums, where he studied under Ralph Humphrey and Joe Porcaro. After graduating, he played with Kneebody on their first gigs, and then toured with The Calling in support of their debut album. Afterwards, he recorded and played every instrument on his debut album, and in addition to his work with Kneebody, toured and performed with artists such as George Harrison, Chaka Khan, Sting, Wayne Krantz, Donny McCaslin, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, the Ed Fry Band, and Snarky Puppy.

Discography

As leader

Solo albumsReliving Fall Another Time fOUR - X.it fOUR - Step Aside
With KneebodyWendel Kneebody Low Electrical Worker Kneebody Live: Volume One Twelve Songs By Charles Ives – with Theo BleckmannKneebody Live: Volume Two: Live in Italy You Can Have Your Moment Kneebody Live: Volume Three: Live in Paris The Line Kneedelus – with DaedelusAnti-Hero By Fire Chapters Live at Le Crescent Reach
With ACT ACT
  • ''ACT II''

As sideman

With Wayne KrantzGood Piranha / Bad Piranha
With Tigran HamasyanRed Hail Shadow Theater The Bird of a Thousand Voices
With Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail RidersTaylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders Red Light Fever
With The Calling