Nat Reeves

Nat Reeves ( born May 27, 1955 in Lynchburg (Virginia) as Nathaniel Garfield Reeves ) is an American jazz musician ( bass, vocals) and high school teachers.

Life and work

Reeves began with 16 years playing the bass guitar, which he had received from his grandfather, the blues guitarist Russell Jackson. He first formed the band Acoustics, who had a Top 40 hit. In 1979 he moved to New York City, where he performed with Kenny Garrett Forum, Mulgrew Miller and Jo Jones and jam sessions in jazz. In 1982, he toured two weeks in Japan with Sonny Stitt, before he moved to Hartford ( Connecticut ) and worked with Jackie McLean. During this time he began teaching at the University of Hartford, he also worked with the Artists Collective, which he founded with his wife, Dollie. Reeves played in the following years also with Pharoah Sanders, Rene McLean, Harold Mabern, Steve Davis, Eric Alexander, David Hazeltine, Mike Clark, Houston Person, Larry Willis, Pat Metheny, Mike LeDonne, John Scofield, Jack Wilson, Curtis Fuller, Eddie Henderson, Joe Farnsworth, Javon Jackson, Junko Onishi and Benny Green. 2012 Reeves put under his own name the album State of Emergency (482 Music) ago. In the field of jazz Reeves participated 1984-2012 in 46 recording sessions, including with Kenny Garrett and Randy Johnston. Reeves lives in Hartford ( Connecticut ) and teaches at the Hart School, University of Hartford.

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