Jazz Articles about Nathan Hiltz

About Nathan Hiltz

Liner Notes

As I approached the “big five-oh," I started doing some thinking about how much I have to be grateful for: a supportive family, meaningful friendships, and music. I wasn't supposed to make it to the “big oh-five," but I beat the odds and, in the years since, it is my family, friends, and music that have made my life better, along with a couple of goofy dogs. “Ted's Kick" is a boogaloo blues with a bridge. I wrote ...

Album Review

Griffith Hiltz Trio: Arcade

Read "Arcade" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
January 31, 2021

Johnny Griffith, saxophonist and synthesizer-ist for the Griffin Hiltz Trio (aka: GHT), says, in the midst of his midlife crisis, that “I can't afford a motorcycle, but I can make music." The music that he and his cohorts made, Arcade, draws its inspiration from classic '80s video games and movie themes. The music includes deep grooves and electro soundscapes, and brings to mind late'50s / early '60s exotica, plugged in and shifted into the space age. “Movie Theme ...