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Renowned Drummer And Composer Nasheet Waits Joins New England Conservatory Jazz Studies Faculty
Waits built a group identity that resembled his own drum sound (aerated and unfastened, but deeply enmeshed in tradition) while drawing out the best in a crowd of younger compatriots. Few moments spoke more directly to what jazz is about, as a music and a practice.
—Giovanni Russonello, New York Times
New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department has hired renowned drummer, composer and educator Nasheet Waits to join the jazz faculty beginning in the 2020-2021 academic year. In addition to his work as a leader, Waits is widely known for his performances and recordings with a jazz greats including Antonio Hart, Geri Allen, Marc Cary, Andrew Hill, Wallace Roney and many others.
“I’m thrilled that Nasheet Waits has agreed to join the faculty at NEC. I’ve been a fan of his playing for many years,” says Ken Schaphorst, Chair of NEC’s Jazz Studies Department. “He’s also played with many of our faculty and alums, including Fred Hersch and Jason Moran. I
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The cover art of Max Roach’s We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, from 1960, references the sit-in movement, which had taken off just that year in Greensboro, N.C. The piece “Tears for Johannesburg” was written in response to the even-more-recent Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa. In short, with this landmark piece of music, which draws from centuries of Black American musical history, Roach was delivering a contemporary take on what was going on in the world.
When Nasheet Waits was invited to mark the 100th year of Roach’s birth with a reimagining of the Freedom Now Suite at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, he understood that part of the assignment would be to keep this 64-year-old piece connected to the present day.
He invited Saul Williams to recite poetry, knowing he would take on the issues that are dominant today, as his bluesological poems always do. And he constructed a stellar band that would carry the music into a present dimension, while still keeping it rooted. That group includes Cassandra Wilson on vocals, filling the spot Abbey Lincoln orig
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Nasheet Waits
American jazz drummer (born 1971)
Nasheet Waits | |
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| Born | (1971-06-15) June 15, 1971 (age 53) New York City |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | www.nasheetwaits.com |
Musical artist
Nasheet Waits is an American jazz drummer.[1]
Early life and career
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 E
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