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Nathan Douds
Nathan has has been playing professionally since the age of fourteen, and since then, he has played in a variety of genres including: jazz, pop, R&B, brazillian, afro-cuban, 50s, progressive rock, orchestral, chamber music, musical theater, elctronic, electro-acoustic, and many others. He has worked with many diverse artists and groups including Joe Lovano, John Hollenbeck, Kenny Werner, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Bobby Selvaggio, and Sean Jones.
He leads a group, The Nathan Douds Ensemble, which performs his original compositions. The group released it's debut album in the summer of 2011.
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Collage Project: Off Brand
by Troy Dostert
Listeners who crave a bit of classical rigor with their jazz--or, conversely, those who enjoy improvisational freedom within a classical chamber setting--should investigate the work of the Collage Project. Built around the trio of guitarists Dan Bruce and Daniel Lippel and bassist Aidan Plank, and complemented by drummer Nathan Douds, saxophonist Noa Even and trombonist Chris Anderson, the group thrives in the space between formalism and freedom, and with whip-smart compositions perfect for harnessing their respective talents, Off Brand is ...
read moreAnnouncing the debut release by the Nathan Douds Ensemble
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Michael Ricci
The Nathan Douds Ensemble is a group that performs original compositions that aim to combine any and all divergent musical styles into a new genre-less sound. While this is the primary goal of the group, it is easy to hear several very distinct influences including: contemporary and avant-garde jazz, contemporary classical and chamber music, rock/fusion, various world musics, and electro-acoustic music. The members of this ensemble have immensely diverse musical influences, educational backgrounds, and career paths, all of which are ...
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Primary Instrument
Drums
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
