Nasheet Waits
Nasheet Waits | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 15, 1971 New York City |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | www |
Nasheet Waits is an American jazz drummer.[1]
Early life and career[edit]
Waits is a New York native who has been active on the jazz scene since early in his life. His father, percussionist Freddie Waits, died when Waits was 18.[1]
Before pursuing a music career, Waits studied psychology and history at Morehouse College in Atlanta. He also holds a degree from Long Island University in music. While he was studying at L.I.U, instructor Michael Carvin secured Waits a spot in the percussion ensemble M'Boom, started by his father (Freddie Waits) and drummer Max Roach in 1970.
Waits's longstanding projects include Jason Moran & The Bandwagon, a trio with Moran, Waits, and Tarus Mateen;[2] Tarbaby, a trio with Eric Revis and Orrin Evans;[3] and his band Equality.[4]
In 2012, Hurricane Sandy caused massive flooding in the basement Westbeth studio Waits had inherited from his father in 1989.[5]
In 2020, his group Nasheet Waits By Sea, a quartet with Nduduzo Makhathini, Immanuel Wilkins, Rashaan Carter, opened the Winter Jazzfest’s Manhattan Marathon.[6][7]
Selected discography[edit]
As a leader[edit]
- Equality (Fresh Sound Records, 2008)
- Between Nothingness and Infinity (Laborie, 2016)
As sideman[edit]
With Ralph Alessi
With Dave Douglas
- Spirit Moves (Greenleaf, 2009)
- United Front: Brass Ecstasy at Newport (Greenleaf, 2011)
- Rare Metal (Greenleaf, 2011)
With Antonio Hart
- For Cannonball and Woody (RCA/Novus, 1993)
- All We Need (Downtown, 2004)
With Tony Malaby
- Tamarindo (Clean Feed, 2007)
- Somos Agua (Clean Feed, 2014)
- Palomo Recio (Clean Feed, 2016)
With Jason Moran
- Facing Left (Blue Note, 2000)
- Black Stars (Blue Note, 2001)
- The Bandwagon (Blue Note, 2003)
- Same Mother (Blue Note, 2005)
- Artist in Residence (Blue Note, 2006)
- Ten (Blue Note, 2010)
- All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller (Blue Note, 2014)
- Thanksgiving at The Vanguard (Yes, 2017)
- Looks of a Lot (Yes, 2018)
With Armen Nalbandian
- Quiet As It's Kept (Blacksmith Brother Music, 2011)
- The Holy Ghost (Blacksmith Brother Music, 2018)
- Fire Sign (Blacksmith Brother Music, 2018)
- Live in Little Tokyo Vol. I (Blacksmith Brother Music, 2018)
- Live in Little Tokyo Vol. II (Blacksmith Brother Music, 2018)
- Ghosts (Blacksmith Brother Music, 2019)
- Live on Sunset (Blacksmith Brother Music, 2019)
With Tim Berne
- The Coandă Effect (Relative Pitch, 2020)
- Tangled (Screwgun, 2022)
With Tarbaby
- Tarbaby (Imani, 2009)
- The End of Fear (Posi-tone, 2010)
- Ballad of Sam Langford (Hipnotic, 2013)
- Fanon (RogueArt, 2013)
- Dance Of The Evil Toys (Clean Feed, 2022)
With others
- Komeda Project, Requiem (WM, 2009)
- Rob Brown, Unknown Skies (RogueArt, 2011)
- Avishai Cohen, Into the Silence (ECM, 2016), Cross My Palm with Silver (ECM, 2017)
- Steve Davis, Meant to Be (Criss Cross, 2004)
- Yelena Eckemoff, I Am a Stranger in This World (L&H, 2022)
- Orrin Evans, Blessed Ones (Criss Cross, 2001)
- Eddie Gómez, Palermo (Jazzeyes, 2007)
- Bunky Green, Another Place (Label Bleu, 2004 [2006])
- Fred Hersch, Night and the Music (Palmetto, 2007)
- Andrew Hill, A Beautiful Day (Palmetto, 2002)
- Ethan Iverson, The Purity of the Turf (Criss Cross Jazz, 2016)
- Igor Lumpert, Innertextures live (Clean Feed, 2012)
- Christian McBride, Christian McBride's New Jawn (Mack Avenue, 2018), Prime (Mack Avenue, 2023)
- David Murray, Be My Monster Love (Motéma, 2013)
- Émile Parisien Sextet, Louise (ACT, 2022)
- Luis Perdomo, Awareness (RKM, 2007)
- Mark Turner, Dharma Days (Warner Bros., 2001)
- Anthony Wonsey, Open the Gates (Criss Cross, 1999)
- Bojan Z, Transpacifik (Label Bleu, 2003)
Sources[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Ratliff, Ben (15 October 1999). "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; Propelled by Different Drummers". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (16 December 2010). "Renewal, the Sensual and Fraught Candor". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (4 September 2013). "In an Unknown Territory With a Sense of Mission". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Jan. 6 — 12". The New York Times. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Satow, Julie (24 March 2014). "Storm Damaged Their Art, and Now It May Take Their Studio Space". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Russonello, Giovanni (20 January 2020). "What Winter Jazzfest Says About Where the Music Is Going in 2020". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "2020 NYC Winter Jazzfest Lineup". Winter Jazzfest. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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