Lewis Nash

Lewis Nash (born December 30, 1958) 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 by musicians, earning him the honor of being named 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, Melissa Manchester, Diana Krall, and George Michael. Nash has made 4 recordings as bandleader: Rhythm is My Business (1989), It Don't Mean A Thing (2003 Japanese import) and Stompin' At The Savoy (2005 Japanese import) and Lewis Nash and the Bebop All-Stars featuring Frank Wess (2008 Japanese Import). 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.

As leader

 * Rhythm is My Business (1989)
 * It Don't Mean A Thing (2003 Japanese import)
 * Stompin' At The Savoy (2005 Japanese import)

As sideman
With Toshiko Akiyoshi With The Blue Note 7 With Classical Jazz Quartet With Dizzy Gillespie With Joe Lovano With David "Fathead" Newman With Don Pullen With Clark Terry With McCoy Tyner With Roni Ben-Hur
 * Four Seasons (1990)
 * Remembering Bud: Cleopatra's Dream (1990)
 * Chic Lady (1991)
 * Hope (2005)
 * Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records (Blue Note Records/EMI, 2009)
 * Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker (2001, Vertical Jazz) (deleted)
 * The Classical Jazz Quartet Plays Bach (Vertical Jazz, 2002)
 * The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Rachmaninov (May 16, 2006, Kind of Blue)
 * The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Tchaikovsky (September 19, 2006)
 * Christmas (2006)
 * Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Telarc, 1992)
 * To Bird with Love (Telarc, 1992)
 * Tenor Legacy (Blue Note, 1993)
 * Quartets: Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note, 1995)
 * Mr. Gentle Mr. Cool : A Tribute To Duke Ellington (1994, Kokopelli Records)
 * Random Thoughts (Blue Note, 1990)
 * Portraits (1989) - with Don Friedman (p), Victor Gaskin (b)
 * Illuminations (2004)
 * Fortuna (2008)