Nasheet Waits

Nasheet Waits is an American jazz drummer.

Nasheet Waits
Background information
Born (1971-06-15) June 15, 1971
New York City
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsDrums
Years active1993–present
Associated actsThe New Jazz Composers Octet
Websitewww.nasheetwaits.com

Son of percussionist Freddie Waits, Nasheet Waits is a New York native who has been active on the jazz scene since early in his life. Before pursuing a music career, he studied psychology and history at Morehouse College in Atlanta. He also holds a degree from Long Island University in music. While studying at L.I.U, instructor Michael Carvin secured Waits a spot in the percussion ensemble M'Boom, started by drummer Max Roach and Freddie Waits, in 1970. Waits has recorded or performed with Fred Hersch, Antonio Hart, Joe Lovano, Jason Moran, Andrew Hill, Ron Carter, Tony Malaby, Bunky Green, William Parker, Eddie Gómez, Casimir Liberski, John Medeski, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Mark Turner.[1]

Selected discography

As a leader
  • Equality (Fresh Sound Records, 2008)
  • Between Nothingness and Infinity (Laborie, 2016)

As sideman

With Ralph Alessi

With Tarbaby

  • Tarbaby (Imani, 2009)
  • The End of Fear (Posi-tone, 2010)
  • Ballad of Sam Langford (Hipnotic, 2013)
  • Fanon (RogueArt, 2013)

With Antonio Hart

  • For Cannonball and Woody (RCA/Novus, 1993)
  • All We Need (Downtown, 2004)

With Jason Moran

With others

Sources

References
  1. "Biography: Nasheet Waits". AllAboutJazz.com. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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