Nate Najar (Guitar)

In an industry that likes to conveniently pigeonhole even its most adventurous artists, Nate Najar has stood out with his full embrace of the great possibilities of jazz. Inspiring growing numbers of fans with his distinctive approach of playing jazz on the acoustic classical guitar with right hand classical technique, the multi-faceted composer and performer has performed hundreds of trio dates throughout the U.S. and Europe, scored a Top Ten Billboard Jazz single with Melba Moore (“Groove Me”) and recorded tribute projects to his idol Charlie Byrd and the music of Brazil. On the perfectly titled This is Nate Najar, he expands his repertoire further with a dynamic quartet driven collection featuring his unamplified guitar, legendary Duke Ellington bassist John Lamb, UK drummer Matt Home and trumpeter James Suggs