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| Nat Reeves, a world
renowned bass player who has been teaching at the Hartt
School in Hartford, Connecticut for 16 years, began
performing professionally in the 70's in Lynchburg,
Virginia where he was born and raised. At that time, he
was playing the electric bass in a funk band performing
at clubs on the east coast. He began playing jazz and the
acoustic bass in Richmond, Virginia and soon found his
way to New York City where he performed with up and
coming musicians including Kenny Garrett, Mulgrew Miller
and Tony Reedus. In 1982, Mr. Reeves toured Japan with
Sonny Stitt and began teaching at the Artist Collective,
directed by Jackie and Dollie McLean. For the next 12
years, he primarily performed with the great Jackie
McLean throughout the world and appears on five of Mr.
McLean's recordings. In 1995, Mr. Reeves once again
teamed up with Kenny Garrett and he has been touring
throughout the world with him ever since. Mr. Reeves
appears on Kenny Garrett's last recording released in
1997. Songbook was produced by Warner Bros. and
was nominated for a Grammy. During his 25 year career, Mr. Reeves has been fortunate to perform with many great musicians in addition to those previously noted, such as Randy Johnston, Cari Alien, Hotep Galeta, Arthur Taylor, Waiter Davis, Donald Byrd, Wynton Marsalis, Rene McLean, Steve Davis, Roy Hargrove, David Hazeltine, Kenny Kirkland and Jeff Watts. Mr. Reeves has played at all the major jazz festivals throughout the world; performed on the Today Show, CBS News Sunday Morning, BET Jazz Central and at Lincoln Center; and appears on over 20 recordings. |
Selected Discography Kenny Garrett: Introducing Kenny Garrett, Criss Cross Records Songbook, Warner Bros. Chris Hollyday: Treaty of Jazz, JazzBeat Records Jackie McLean: Dynasty, Triloka/Living Proof Records - Rites of Passage, Triloka/Living - Proof Records Rhythm of the Earth, Polydor Records - J'Mac Attack, Birdology - Hat Trick, Toshiba EMI Mike Mussilami: The Young Child, Stash Records Steve McCraven: International World, ASP - Song of the Forest Boogaraboo, World McMusic Bosco, EFMIC Randy Johnston: Jubilation, High Note - Somewhere in the Night, High Note Steve Davis: Dig Deep, Criss Cross - Cross Fire, Criss Cross Mary DiPaolo Davis: Cat's Cradle, Brownstone Thelonius Monk'sJazz Ambassadors: Jazz Ambassadors, Jazz City Records Tom McClung: The Telling, Taireva Records |
Today Show, 1988 Chris Hollyday, Beaver Harris, Walter Davis CBS News Sunday Morning, 1989 Jackie McLean's Dedication to the Arts and Community A Tribute to Jackie McLean and His Music, 1990 Lincoln Center Performance Tribute to Benny Carter, 1994 Featuring Jackie McLean, Phil Woods, Keeter Betts, Junior Mance CBS News Sunday Morning, 1995 TS Monk and The Jazz Ambassadors Trip to Southern Africa MSNBC News Item, 1996 Tribute to John Coltrane performance with Kenny Garrett National Public Radio broadcast, 1996 Hosted by Branford Marsalis - Live performance with Kenny Garrett and Jeff Watts BET Jazz Central Performance, 1996 Hosted by Ramsey Lewis - Live performance with Kenny Garrett and Jeff Watts BET Jazz Central Performance, 1997 Hosted by Lou Rawls - Live performance with Kenny Garrett, Kenny Kirkland and Jeff Watts Versace Benefit, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997 Performance with Sting Musicares Tribute to Luciano Pavarotti, 1997 Performance with Sting |
