Roy Nathanson

Infobox Musical artist


Name = Roy Nathanson (2007)
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Instrument = saxophone
Genre = Jazz
Occupation = Musician
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Biography and performance

Saxophonist, composer, band-leader, actor and teacher.Studied saxophone with Jimmy Heath, Joe Allard and Les Scott, and acting with Mira Rostova.Performs in Matt Darriau's Paradox Trio.1986 - joined the Lounge Lizards
1987 - co-founded Jazz Passengers group (with Curtis Fowlkes)
Duo project with keyboardist Anthony Coleman. Played in Mark Ribot's Cosmopolitans, with Charles Earland, and with the Shirelles.

Nathanson has acted in films by directors Jim Jarmusch, Chantal Akerman and Elaine May.Performed in Peter Lilenthal's children's film, "Wasserman".He is currently jazz teacher at the Institute for Collaborative Education. Him and his students did 3 concerts last year, 2 of which were at the Jazz festival in Paris, France and the last in Cooper Union, Manhattan. The students wrote the songs and the music and many of them had the great opportunity of soloing to songs.

Roy Nathanson discography

* The Coming Great Millennium (1992, label: Knitting Factory Works)
* Lobster and Friend (1993, label: Knitting Factory)
* I Could've Been a Drum (1997, Tzadik)
* Fire at Keaton's Bar and Grill (2000, label: Six Degrees)
* Sotto Voce (2006, label: Aum Fidelity)
* Little Fred (label: Tablehead)

Jazz Passengers discography

* Broken Night/Red Light (Les Disques Du Crepuscule - 1987)
* Deranged & Decomposed (Les Disques Du Crepuscule - 1989)
* Implement Yourself (1990, label: New World)
* Live at the Knitting Factory (1991, label: Knitting Factory)
* Plain Old Joe (1993, Knitting Factory)
* In Love (1994, label: Windham Hill/High Street Records)
* Individually Twisted (1996, label: 32 Jazz)
* Live in Spain (1997, 32 Jazz)

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References

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authorlink = All About Jazz
coauthors = Edward Zucker
title = Roy Nathanson's profile
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publisher = All About Jazz
date = 2007-10-09
url = http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=15690
accessdate = 2008-05-04

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title = Roy Nathanson's Sotto Voce
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publisher = www.aumfidelity.com
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accessdate = 2008-05-04

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title = Fire at Keaton's Bar and Grill
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accessdate = 2008-05-04