Lewis Nash


Lewis Nash is an American jazz drummer. According to Modern Drummer magazine, Nash has one of the longest discographies in jazz and has played on over 400 records, earning him the honor of Jazz's Most Valuable Player by the magazine in its May 2009 issue.
Nash is noted for his adaptability to a vast array of genres, as evidenced by his performances with such different musicians as Tommy Flanagan and Don Pullen. Nash has made 5 recordings as bandleader: Rhythm is My Business, It Don't Mean a Thing and Stompin' at the Savoy, Lewis Nash and the Bebop All-Stars featuring Frank Wess, and The Highest Mountain. In 2008, Nash became part of The Blue Note 7, a septet formed that year in honor of the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records.

Discography

As leader

With Toshiko Akiyoshi
With Kenny Barron
  • Invitation
With The Blue Note 7
With Kenny Burrell
With Benny Carter
With Ron Carter
With Classical Jazz Quartet
With Roni Ben-Hur
With Tommy Flanagan
With Frank Foster
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Sir Roland Hanna
With Jimmy Heath
With Eddie Henderson
With Joe Lovano
With Branford Marsalis
  • Random Abstract
With Charles McPherson
With Mulgrew Miller
  • Hand in Hand
;With Tete Montoliu
With Frank Morgan
  • A Lovesome Thing
With David "Fathead" Newman
  • Mr. Gentle Mr. Cool
With Houston Person
  • Mellow
  • So Nice
  • Naturally
  • Nice 'n' Easy
  • The Melody Lingers On
  • Something Personal
With Chris Potter
  • Presenting Chris Potter
With Don Pullen
  • Random Thoughts
With Renee Rosnes
  • Black Narcissus
With Clark Terry
With Toots Thielemans
  • Footprints
With McCoy Tyner
  • Illuminations
With Cedar Walton
  • Roots
With Larry Willis
  • How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
With Gerald Wilson
  • New York, New Sound
  • In My Time
  • Monterey Moods
  • Detroit
  • Legacy
With Saori Yano
  • Little Tiny
With Dee Dee Bridgewater
'With Jane Monheit