Nasheet Waits 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 ...

drummer. Son of percussionist

Freddie Waits Frederick "Freddie" Douglas Waits (April 27, 1943 – November 18, 1989) was a hard bop and post-bop drummer. Waits never officially recorded as leader, but was a prominent member and composer in Max Roach's M'Boom percussion ensemble. He worked ...

, Nasheet Waits is a New York native who has been active on the jazz scene since early in his life. Before pursuing a music career, he studied psychology and history at

Morehouse College , mottoeng = And there was light (literal translation of Latin itself translated from Hebrew: "And light was made") , type = Private historically black men's liberal arts college , academic_affiliations ...

in Atlanta. He also holds a degree from

Long Island University Long Island University (LIU) is a private university with two main campuses, LIU Post and LIU Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York. It offers more than 500 academic programs at its main campuses, online, and at multiple non-residential. LIU ...

in music. While studying at L.I.U, instructor Michael Carvin secured Waits a spot in the percussion ensemble

M'Boom M'Boom is an American jazz percussion group founded by drummer Max Roach in 1970. The original members were Roach, Roy Brooks, Warren Smith, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Ray Mantilla, and Freddie Waits. All of M'Boom's members are and always have be ...

, started by drummer

Max Roach Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz Jazz drumming, drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in h ...

and

, in 1970. Waits has recorded or performed with

Fred Hersch Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist, educator and HIV/AIDS activist. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in New York City. He has recorded more than 70 of his ...

Antonio Hart Antonio Hart (born September 30, 1968) is a jazz alto saxophonist. He attended the Baltimore School for the Arts, studied with Andy McGhee at Berklee College of Music, and has a master's degree from Queens College, City University of New York. H ...

Joe Lovano Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, May 5, 2017. is an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarin ...

Jason Moran Jason Moran may refer to: * Jason Moran (criminal) (1967–2003), Australian mobster * Jason Moran (musician) Jason Moran (born January 21, 1975) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator involved in multimedia art and theatrical inst ...

, Andrew Hill,

Ron Carter Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded nu ...

Tony Malaby Tony Malaby (born January 12, 1964) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Malaby was born in Tucson, Arizona. He moved to New York City in 1995 and played with several notable jazz groups, including Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra, ...

Bunky Green Vernice "Bunky" Green (born April 23, 1935) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator. Biography Green was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he played the alto saxophone, mainly at a local club called "The Brass Rail". Green's fir ...

, William Parker,

Eddie Gómez Edgar Gómez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist, known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1966 to 1977. Biography Gómez moved with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised. ...

Casimir Liberski Casimir Liberski (born 1988) is a pianist and composer. He attended Berklee College of Music from 2006. Around 2010, he appeared on Charnett Moffett's album ''Treasure''. Liberski composed the music for the 2014 film ''Tokyo Fiancée''. Selec ...

John Medeski Anthony John Medeski (born June 28, 1965) is an American jazz keyboard player and composer. Medeski is a veteran of New York's 1990s avant-garde jazz scene and is known popularly as a member of Medeski Martin & Wood. He plays the acoustic piano ...

Kurt Rosenwinkel Kurt Rosenwinkel (born October 28, 1970) is an American jazz guitarist, keyboardist, composer, bandleader, producer, educator and record label owner. Biography A native of Philadelphia, Rosenwinkel attended the Philadelphia High School for the ...

, and Mark Turner.

Selected discography

As a leader

* ''Equality'' (Fresh Sound Records, 2008) * ''Between Nothingness and Infinity'' (Laborie, 2016)

As sideman

With

Ralph Alessi Ralph Alessi (born March 5, 1963) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and ECM recording artist. Alessi is known as a virtuosic performer whose critically-acclaimed projects include his Baida Quartet, with Jason Moran, Drew Gress, and Nashee ...

* '' Baida'' ( ECM, 2013) * ''Quiver'' (ECM, 2016) With Dave Douglas * ''

Spirit Moves ''Spirit Moves'' is the 29th album by trumpeter Dave Douglas. It was released on the Greenleaf Music label in 2009 and features Douglas band Brass Ecstasy. Reception The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "In sum, ...

'' ( Greenleaf, 2009) * '' United Front: Brass Ecstasy at Newport'' (Greenleaf, 2011) * ''

Rare Metal Precious metals are rare, naturally occurring metallic chemical elements of high economic value. Chemically, the precious metals tend to be less reactive than most elements (see noble metal). They are usually ductile and have a high lustr ...

'' (Greenleaf, 2011) With

* ''For Cannonball and Woody'' (RCA/Novus, 1993) * ''All We Need'' (Downtown, 2004) With

* ''Tamarindo'' (Clean Feed, 2007) * ''Somos Agua'' (Clean Feed, 2014) * ''Palomo Recio'' (Clean Feed, 2016) With

* '' Facing Left'' (

Blue Note In jazz and blues, a blue note is a note that—for expressive purposes—is sung or played at a slightly different pitch from standard. Typically the alteration is between a quartertone and a semitone, but this varies depending on the musical co ...

, 2000) * '' Black Stars'' (Blue Note, 2001) * '' The Bandwagon'' (Blue Note, 2003) * ''

Same Mother ''Same Mother'' is the sixth album by American pianist and composer Jason Moran (musician), Jason Moran which was released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label in 2005.

'' (Blue Note, 2005) * ''

Artist in Residence Artist-in-residence, or artist residencies, encompass a wide spectrum of artistic programs which involve a collaboration between artists and hosting organisations, institutions, or communities. They are programs which provide artists with space a ...

'' (Blue Note, 2006) * '' Ten'' (Blue Note, 2010) * '' All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller'' (Blue Note, 2014) * ''Thanksgiving at The Vanguard'' (Yes, 2017) * ''Looks of a Lot'' (Yes, 2018) With Armen Nalbandian * ''Quiet As It's Kept'' (Blacksmith Brother Music, 2011) * ''The Holy Ghost'' (Blacksmith Brother Music, 2018) * ''Fire Sign'' (Blacksmith Brother Music, 2018) * ''Live in Little Tokyo Vol. I'' (Blacksmith Brother Music, 2018) * ''Live in Little Tokyo Vol. II'' (Blacksmith Brother Music, 2018) * ''Ghosts'' (Blacksmith Brother Music, 2019) * ''Live on Sunset'' (Blacksmith Brother Music, 2019) With

Tim Berne Tim Berne (born October 16, 1954) is an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and record label owner. His primary instruments are the alto and baritone saxophones. Biography Berne was born in Syracuse, New York, United States. He has said that ...

* ''The Coandă Effect'' (Relative Pitch, 2020) * ''Tangled'' (Screwgun, 2022) With Tarbaby * ''Tarbaby'' (Imani, 2009) * ''The End of Fear'' (Posi-tone, 2010) * ''Ballad of Sam Langford'' (Hipnotic, 2013) * ''Fanon'' (

RogueArt RogueArt (also written Rogueart and Rogue Art) is a French independent record label based in Paris. It was founded by record producer Michel Dorbon in 2005 and specialises in jazz and improvised music. History RogueArt was founded by record p ...

, 2013) * ''Dance Of The Evil Toys'' (Clean Feed, 2022) With others * Rob Brown, '' Unknown Skies'' (RogueArt, 2011) * Avishai Cohen, '' Into the Silence'' (ECM, 2016), ''

Cross My Palm with Silver ''Cross My Palm with Silver'' is an album by Israeli trumpeter and composer Avishai Cohen recorded in France in 2016 and released on the ECM label the following year.

'' (ECM, 2017) *

Steve Davis Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player who is currently a Sports commentator, commentator, musician, DJ, and author. He is best known for dominating professional snooker during the 1980s, when he rea ...

, ''Meant to Be'' ( Criss Cross, 2004) *

Orrin Evans Orrin Evans (born 28 March 1975) is an American jazz pianist. Evans was born in Trenton, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia.Lutz, Phillip. "Orrin Evans The Instigator." ''Downbeat'' 81.11 (2014): 42-45. Print. He attended Rutgers University ...

, ''Blessed Ones'' (Criss Cross, 2001) *

, ''Palermo'' (Jazzeyes, 2007) *

, ''

Another Place "Another place" or "the other place" is a euphemism used in many bicameral parliaments using the Westminster system, including Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. A member of one house will not usually refer directly to the other, but re ...

'' (Label Bleu, 2004 006 *

, ''Night and the Music'' ( Palmetto, 2007) * Andrew Hill, ''

A Beautiful Day ''A Beautiful Day'' is a live album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill recorded in 2002 at Birdland in New York City and released on the Palmetto label.

'' (Palmetto, 2002) *

Ethan Iverson Ethan Iverson (born February 11, 1973) is a pianist, composer, and critic best known for his work in the avant-garde jazz trio The Bad Plus with bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King. Biography Iverson was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin. ...

, ''

The Purity of the Turf "The Purity of the Turf" is the third episode of the first series of the 1990s British comedy television series ''Jeeves and Wooster''. It is also called "The Village Sports Day at Twing" or "The Gambling Event". It first aired in the UK on on ...

'' (Criss Cross Jazz, 2016) *

Igor Lumpert Igor Lumpert (born October 27, 1975) is a Slovene jazz saxophonist. Lumpert began his professional training at age 19 at the Bruckner Conservatory in Linz, Austria, where he studied with Doug Hammond and Harry Sokal. During this period, he was ...

, '' Innertextures live'' (Clean Feed, 2012) *

Christian McBride Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972) is an American jazz bassist, composer and arranger. He has appeared on more than 300 recordings as a sideman, and is an eight-time Grammy Award winner. McBride has performed and recorded with a number of j ...

, '' Christian McBride's New Jawn'' (Mack Avenue, 2018) * David Murray, ''

Be My Monster Love ''Be My Monster Love'' is an album by saxophonist David Murray (saxophonist), David Murray's Infinity Quartet with guest vocalists Macy Gray and Gregory Porter released in 2013 on the Motéma Music, Motéma label. Reception The Allmusic review ...

'' ( Motéma, 2013) *

Émile Parisien Émile Parisien (born 12 October 1982) is a French soprano and alto saxophonist, jazz musician, and composer. Career Émile Parisien entered the fifth class at the age of 11 in the first class of Marciac's ''College de jazz'', where he studi ...

Sextet, ''Louise'' ( ACT, 2022) * Luis Perdomo, ''Awareness'' (RKM, 2007) * Mark Turner, '' Dharma Days'' (Warner Bros., 2001) * Anthony Wonsey, ''Open the Gates'' (Criss Cross, 1999) * Bojan Z, ''Transpacifik'' (Label Bleu, 2003) *

Yelena Eckemoff Yelena Eckemoff is a Russian-born pianist, composer, poet, and visual artist. Her compositions blend classical music with jazz, and feature exploration and improvisation. Music career Eckemoff was born in Moscow, Russia, in the Soviet Union. He ...

, ''I Am a Stranger in This World'' (L&H, 2022)

Sources

''Drummerworld''

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Waits, Nasheet American jazz musicians Living people 1971 births Morehouse College alumni Long Island University alumni The New Jazz Composers Octet members RogueArt artists