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| Background information | |
| Born | October 3, 1979 |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, bass guitar, electric guitar, vocals |
| Website | www |
Nate Wood (born October 3, 1979) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist. He has performed with Wayne Krantz, Kneebody, Tigran Hamasyan, Louis Cole, The Calling, and Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders.
Nate learned to play drums, bass, guitar, and saxophone, and attended the California Institute of the Arts for bass and drums, studying with Charlie Haden 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 Kneebody 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 George Harrison, Chaka Khan, Sting, Wayne Krantz, Donny McCaslin, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, the Ed Fry Band, and Snarky Puppy.
With Kneebody
With ACT - Ben Wendel, Harish Raghavan, & Nate Wood
With Wayne Krantz
With Tigran Hamasyan
With Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders
With The Calling
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