Ted Nash (saxophonist, born 1960)

Ted Nash
Sherman Irby, Ted Nash, and Victor Goines, Lyon, France, 2016
Sherman Irby, Ted Nash, and Victor Goines, Lyon, France, 2016
Background information
Born (1960-12-28) December 28, 1960 (age 63)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, arranger, bandleader
Instrument(s)Saxophone, multireedist
Years active1970s–present
LabelsConcord Jazz, Mapleshade, Elabeth, Arabesque, Palmetto, Motéma
WebsiteTedNash.com

Ted Nash (born December 28, 1960) is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer. Born into a musical family, his uncle was saxophonist Ted Nash and his father is trombonist Dick Nash, both prominent jazz soloists and first call Hollywood studio musicians.[1][2][3] Nash is a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra directed by Wynton Marsalis. He is one of the founders of the Jazz Composers Collective.[4]

  1. ^ Liner notes to The Brothers Nash, Liberty Records LJH 6022
  2. ^ "Ted Nash Biography". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  3. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Ted Nash". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  4. ^ Adler, David. "Jazz Composers Collective". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 December 2016.