Nat Adderley Jr, the son of the legendary Nat Sr, is the group’s leader. The ensemble is a young, hip collective that recalls work by Gary Bartz and Weldon. These three names alone are enough to make you want this record! The album is a winner from start to finish, full of well-written songs and … Read more
Natural Food was one such band that emerged in Boston during the 1960s and early 1970s. It was a result of the latter squalls, hippiedom, which centered its cultural and social focus on the Vietnam War. Although rock music was the king, there was plenty of music that was available. Many blues, blues, funk and … Read more
Joshua Abrams founded Natural Information Society (NIS), in 2010. NIS is a long-form psychedelic environment that incorporates traditional and contemporary instruments. Abrams orchestrates them all. Mandatory Reality, the latest album by NIS, was released in April 2019 by eremite Records. Former and current members of the band include Lisa Alvarado (Jason Adasiewicz), Mikel Avery. Ben … Read more
Natural Life was a jazz-fusion band that played in the Minneapolis area in the seventies. The Longhorn Bar in downtown Minneapolis was a favorite venue. The self-titled album, “Natural Life”, was a direct to disk recording. The vinyl master was made as the group played, with no sound overdubs and edits. The members of the … Read more
A mysterious UK-based duo that record brooding, beat-heavy, difficult-to-categorize demo, takes inspiration from Galt MacDermot, David Axelrod and Ennio Morricone’s 60s and 70s masterpieces and that was signed since the late 2000’s on record labels like Jazzman, Now-Again and BMM Records. From discogs
Born in Los Angeles, multi-instrumentalist Nash’s interest in music started at an early age. His father, Dick Nash (tromboneist) and his uncle Ted Nash (reedman) were both prominent jazz and studio musicians. He was a young lion, before that term became a marketing buzzword. One of Nash’s most significant associations is with Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz … Read more
Kevin Higgins, bassist and composer, formed Nature, a groove-jazz band in Dublin, Ireland. His original music blends blues, jazz, dub and techno sounds with structures and structures from an extensive range of African-American music. Nature has performed at the Bray Jazz Festival, “Jazz Is Festival” and many other venues in Dublin. After more than a … Read more
Ted Nash was born Oct. 31, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts. His brother Dick Nash was a well-known trombonist. Club 15 was his first venue. He was drafted at 4F due to his back. Ted joined Les Brown’s Band of Renown in 1944. Butch Stone, the band’s baritone saxophonist, met Ted at Union Station. Ted was … Read more
Nature Work was created in 2017 by Greg Ward, saxophonist, and Jason Stein, bass clarinetist. They had previously worked together in many Chicago ensembles including Mike Reed’s Flesh and Bone. Two horn players, Eric Revis and Jim Black, invited to join the band. They played a few shows in Chicago, Illinois in early 2018. The … Read more
Toni Porthen – drums Joonatan Rautio. – saxophones EWI, keys Jussi Fredericksson. – piano. Rhodes, keys Juho Wivivuori. – bass Abdissa Assefa. -percussions. The debut album of electric jazz-funk band Nassaun Fasaani was released on September 19, 2014. Nassaun Fasaani, a band that was founded in 2010 by Toni Porthen and Joonatan Rautio, presents a … Read more
