Paul Nash (February 19, 1948 – January 20, 2005) was an American jazz guitarist and composer.
History edit
A native of the Bronx in New York City, Nash belonged to rock bands in his teens.[1][2] He turned to jazz after attending a festival in 1968 which featured Sunny Murray and Archie Shepp.[3] He received degrees from Berklee College of Music in Boston and Mills College in San Francisco.[1][2] He started the Paul Nash Ensemble with Eddie Marshall and Mark Isham.[1] Revelation released the band's first album, A Jazz Composer's Ensemble, in 1979.[1] During the 1980s he started the Bay Area Jazz Composers Orchestra and in 1990 the Manhattan New Music Project.[1] He died from a brain tumor in 2005.[1][2]
Discography edit
- A Jazz Composer's Ensemble (Revelation, 1979)
- Second Impression (Soul Note, 1985)
- Night Language (Musical Heritage Society, 1987)
- Mood Swing (Soul Note, 1993)
- The Soul of Grace (Soul Note, 2000)
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Ankeny, Jason. "Paul Nash". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Ratliff, Ben (28 January 2005). "Paul Nash, Jazz Composer Who Set Music in City Spaces, Dies at 56". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.). Oxford.