Nate Wood (born October 3, 1979) is an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

multi-instrumentalist. He has performed with

Wayne Krantz Wayne Krantz is an American guitarist and composer. He has performed and recorded with Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Donald Fagen, Billy Cobham, Chris Potter, David Binney, and Carla Bley. Since the early 1990s, Krantz has focused primarily ...

Kneebody Kneebody is an American band formed in 2001, consisting of Adam Benjamin on keyboards, Shane Endsley on trumpet, Ben Wendel on tenor saxophone, and Nate Wood on bass guitar and drums. History Ben Wendel, Shane Endsley, Adam Benjamin, and Kaveh ...

Tigran Hamasyan Tigran Hamasyan ( hy, Տիգրան Համասյան; born July 17, 1987) is an Armenian jazz pianist and composer. He plays mostly original compositions, which are strongly influenced by the Armenian folk tradition, often using its scales and mod ...

, Louis Cole, The Calling, and

Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders was an American rock band founded by Taylor Hawkins, drummer for Foo Fighters. Hawkins was the drummer and vocalist for the trio. Other band members have included Chris Chaney on bass, Gannin Arnold on guit ...

Background

Nate learned to play drums, bass, guitar, and saxophone, and attended the

California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a private art university in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both ...

for bass and drums, studying with

Charlie Haden Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than 50 years. In the late 1950s, he was an original member of the ground-breaking ...

and Joe LaBarbera. He also attended LAMA College for Music Professionals for drums, where he studied under Ralph Humphrey and Joe Porcaro. After graduating, he played with

on their first gigs, and then toured with The Calling in support of their debut album. Afterwards, he recorded and played every instrument on his debut album, and in addition to his work with Kneebody, toured and performed with artists such as

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Donny McCaslin Donald Paul McCaslin (born August 11, 1966) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has recorded over a dozen albums as a bandleader in addition to many sideman appearances, including on David Bowie's final studio album, ''Blackstar'' (2016). Early ...

, and the Ed Fry Band.

Discography

As a leader

* ''Reliving'' (2003) * ''Fall'' (2007) * ''Another Time'' (2014) * ''fOUR'' (2018) With

* ''Wendel'' (2002) * ''Kneebody'' (2005) * ''Low Electrical Worker'' (2007) * ''Kneebody Live: Volume One' (2007) * ''Twelve Songs By Charles Ives'' (2009) * ''Kneebody Live: Volume Two: Live in Italy'' (2009) * ''You Can Have Your Moment'' (2010) * ''Kneebody Live: Volume Three: Live in Paris'' (2011) * ''The Line'' (2013) * ''Kneedelus'' (2015) * ''Anti-Hero'' (2017) * ''By Fire'' (2019) * ''Chapters'' (2019) With ACT -

Ben Wendel Ben Wendel is a grammy nominated jazz saxophonist, bassoonist, and pianist who is a founding member of the band Kneebody. He has worked with Snoop Dogg, Ignacio Berroa, Daedelus, Taylor Eigsti, Gerald Clayton, and Tigran Hamasyan Career Wendel ...

, Harish Raghavan, & Nate Wood * ''ACT'' (2009) * ''ACT II'' (2015)

As a sideman

With

* ''

Good Piranha / Bad Piranha ''Good Piranha / Bad Piranha'' is a modern jazz album by Wayne Krantz. The album consists of four songs played in two separate sets with two intertwined trios. Songs themselves are only being thematically utilized as vehicles for improvisation, co ...

'' (2014) With

* ''Red Hail'' (2009) * ''

Shadow Theater ''Shadow Theater'' is the fifth album by Tigran Hamasyan published in 2013. The album contains 12 tracks and is a mix of several different styles, including jazz, jazz fusion, pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media ...

'' (2012) With

* ''

'' (2006) * '' Red Light Fever'' (2010) With The Calling * ''

Camino Palmero ''Camino Palmero'' is the debut studio album recorded by American alternative band the Calling. It was released by RCA Records on July 10, 2001 (see 2001 in music). It contains their hit single "Wherever You Will Go". The title of the album come ...

'' (2001)

References

External links

Official Site

2015 Audio Interview with Nate Wood from the I'd Hit That Podcast
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Nate Living people 1979 births Place of birth missing (living people) California Institute of the Arts alumni American jazz drummers Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders members 21st-century American drummers Kneebody members