Aug 5, 2012 (WGBH Radio) — The drummer is certainly no stranger to prestigious festival stages, but is usually as a member of the supporting cast. An innovator within jazz traditions, Nash gets a share of the spotlight when he leads this classic quintet lineup.
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Drummer Lewis Nash performs at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival. (Erik Jacobs for NPR)
Lewis Nash Quintet, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2012
by Patrick Jarenwattananon
Aug 5, 2012 (WGBH Radio) — The drummer is certainly no stranger to prestigious festival stages, but is usually as a member of the supporting cast. An innovator within jazz traditions, Nash gets a share of the spotlight when he leads this classic quintet lineup.Drummer Lewis Nash is certainly no stranger to prestigious festival stages; he's served in bands led by Betty Carter, Branford Marsalis and Tommy Flanagan. (And that was relatively early in his career, too.) So it's a great move to give the supporting cast member, who truly innovates within jazz traditions, a share of the spotlight. One of the bands he leads features the front line of Jeremy Pelt (trumpet) and Jimmy Greene (tenor sax); it's a classic quintet lineup, and it's the first on stage on day two at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival.
Set List
- "Teddy" (Bobby Hutcherson)
- "Arioso" (James Williams)
- "Eronel" (Thelonious Monk)
- "I Never Told You" (Johnny Mandel)
- "Ain't Nothin' Nu" (Thad Jones)
Personnel
- Lewis Nash, drums
- Jeremy Pelt, trumpet
- Jimmy Greene, tenor saxophone
- Donald Vega, piano
- Peter Washington, bass
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