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'Something That Is Very Real For Me': Ted Nash Completes His 'Chakra'

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'Something That Is Very Real For Me': Ted Nash Completes His 'Chakra'

November 16, 2013 • The jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer embarked on a spiritual journey that spanned years before he was able to complete his new record. In a discussion with NPR's Arun Rath, Nash talks about starting from square one in educating himself about Hindu philosophy.

'Something That Is Very Real For Me': Ted Nash Completes His 'Chakra'

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Music Interviews

Ted Nash

August 21, 2001 • Saxophonist Ted Nash has been playing in jazz orchestras (Thad Jones, Lincoln Center) for the past two decades. He's also a founding member of the Jazz Composers' Collective, an organization that presents challenging new works by its members. But Nash is finally stepping out of the reed sections of other people's bands to play and record with his own. He has two recent recordings — one features a jazz quartet with a string quartet and the other has Nash's saxophone and clarinet with tuba, trombone, violin, accordion, and drums. That's the latest — it's called Sidewalk Meeting. Tom Vitale reports from New York. (7:45) Ted Nash's CDs are on the Arabesque label.

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5 Artists Who Transcended Jazz Standards In 2010

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5 Artists Who Transcended Jazz Standards In 2010

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December 7, 2010 • Jazz music is rooted in deep traditions that have sounded relatively timeless for decades. But here are five jazz artists who broke away from standard material for something different in 2010.

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Ted Nash On Piano Jazz

July 9, 2010 • Virtuoso reed man Ted Nash hails from a respected West Coast jazz family, but for the last 10 years, he's been heavily involved with Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. Nash is also an art lover, and he brings new tunes inspired by modern artists to this Piano Jazz session.

Ted Nash In Studio On Piano Jazz 2/16/10

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Ted Nash: The Mancini Project On JazzSet

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Ted Nash: The Mancini Project On JazzSet

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June 11, 2009 • From the 1950s through the '80s, film composer Mancini collected Oscars and Grammys up to five at a time. Saxophonist Ted Nash is the ideal musician to adapt Mancini themes for jazz quartet, as heard in a rare performance at the Detroit International Jazz Festival.

Ted Nash Plays Henry Mancini in Concert on JazzSet

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