Lewis Nash at Highland/asu Jazz Festival at Highland High School

Phoenix native, Lewis Nash, is the namesake of The Nash jazz club in downtown Phoenix. Lewis is the drummer of choice for an incredible array of artist—from the masters of the music to the hottest young players of today—and is equally in demand as a clinician and educator. Lewis developed an early interest in music and began playing drums at age 10. By age 18, he was performing with local jazz groups. Lewis has an extensive discography (over 300 recordings), which includes projects with jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Benny Carter, Hank Jones, and John Lewis, as well as new jazz stars Diana Krall, Joe Lovano, and Roy Hargrove...

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Phoenix native, Lewis Nash, is the namesake of The Nash jazz club in downtown Phoenix. Lewis is the drummer of choice for an incredible array of artist—from the masters of the music to the hottest young players of today—and is equally in demand as a clinician and educator. Lewis developed an early interest in music and began playing drums at age 10. By age 18, he was performing with local jazz groups. Lewis has an extensive discography (over 300 recordings), which includes projects with jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Benny Carter, Hank Jones, and John Lewis, as well as new jazz stars Diana Krall, Joe Lovano, and Roy Hargrove. Demonstrating his stylistic diversity, Lewis is also featured on recordings by Natalie Cole, Bette Midler, Nancy Wilson, Kenny Rankin, Melissa Manchester, and George Michael. Currently, while he continues to perform and record with a wide variety of artists, Lewis leads several of his own exciting groups, from duo to septet. Outside of his many touring and recording accomplishments, Lewis has become a sought after jazz educator. His lectures, clinics, and workshops are as much in demand as his bandstand and studio work.

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