Nathan Skinner

Nathan fell in love with jazz at 13, when he first heard Miles Davis play "So What". When he heard Lionel Hampton play "Take the 'A' Train" he knew the vibraphone was for him. His major influences are Milt Jackson, Gary Burton, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon and Charlie Parker.

He has performed with the Florida All-State Band and Orchestra, the Florida Wind Symphony the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps and the UCF Orlando All-Star High School Jazztet.

He has won the Savarick Music Competition and 2010 Amelia Island Jazz Festival and Jazz Arts Music Society of Palm Beach Scholarships.

Nathan has been a featured performer at the Amelia Island Jazz Festival and the Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society Brown Bad Lunch Series. He has perfomed in concert with Dena DeRose, John Colianni, Marian Petrescu, Matt Wilson, Marty Morell, Ken Peplowski, and Shelly Berg.

Nathan attends the University of Miami and is a student of the legendary Gary Burton and also Shelly Berg, Dean of the Frost School of Music at UM.

In May, 2011 Nathan appeared at Oregon State University and in October at the Amelia Island Jazz Festival and the Sunny Isle Jazz Festival.

Gear

Musser M55G Pro-Vibe and M25 Gary Burton Signature Mallets by Vic Firth

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