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Nelson Devereaux

Nelson Devereaux is a multi-instrumentalist and producer living in Minneapolis, MN. 

He has collaborated with Bon Iver, Miley Cyrus, Lizzo, Mild High Club, Jungle, Craig Finn, The Hold Steady, Paul Cherry, Layton Wu, Magdalena Bay, among many others. 

His latest recording “three lights in the dark” is now available on NY-based record label Youngbloods.


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Nelson Devereaux: Three Lights in the Dark

Read "Three Lights in the Dark" reviewed by Scott Lichtman


Nelson Devereaux is a highly creative sax/woodwind player, singer, multi-instrumental sound manipulator and composer who fills the alt-jazz and alt-pop spaces with a unique brew of avant/free/ambient sound. Based in Minnesota, the artist has been both prolific and under-the-radar. He has played with Bon Iver, Lizzo and Miley Cyrus. His album, Three Lights in the Dark (Youngbloods, 2025), is the most jazz-imbued project of his ten-year recording career and bears multiple listens. Devereaux ably teams up here with ...

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