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John Nastos
Jazz / Nu-Jazz / Funk

John Nastos - Saxophones, Woodwinds, Electronics



Portland, Oregon
United States

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Member Since5/29/2006
Band Websitehttp://www.johnnastos.com
Band MembersThe Electric Quartet (E4):
John Nastos - saxophones, EWI, electronics
Clay Giberson - keyboards
Damian Erskine - electric bass
Drew Shoals - drums

The John Nastos Acoustic Band:
John Nastos - saxophones
Alan Jones or Drew Shoals - drums
Sam Harris - piano
Dave Captein - bass

InfluencesJoshua Redman, John Ellis, Bob Mintzer, Michael Brecker, Bill Frisell, Bela Fleck, Dick Oatts, Warren Rand, Renato Carranto, Alan Jones, etc.
Type of LabelMajor


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   About John Nastos

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John Nastos was born in Portland, Oregon where he lived and went to school for eighteen years. While at Grant High School, he studied with local jazz luminaries Warren Rand, Gary Harris, and Thara Memory, among others.

During his senior year of high school, John enrolled as a part time student at Portland State University where he took classes under the direction of bandleader/arranger Charles Gray, drummer/composer Alan Jones, and woodwind-virtuoso/bandleader Rob Scheps. Also during that year, John frequently sat in with legendary Portland drummer Mel Brown and his septet at Jimmy Mak's on Tuesday nights. This provided an incredible opportunity for learning and growth while playing live music next to some of Portland's greatest jazz musicians. By the end of the year, John was subbing for Warren Rand on occasional evenings.

Besides the Mel Brown Septet, John has shared the stage with or recorded alongside the following Portland jazz musicians: Gordon Lee's Big Band, Rob Scheps, Tim Jensen, Gary Harris, Derek Sims, Kevin Deitz, Jeff Homan, Ezra Weiss, Dan Schulte, Drew Shoals, and more.




Instruments: alto, tenor, soprano saxes; clarinet; flute; EWI

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Nov 12 2008 8:23 AM

y'all ready for this?
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Sam Howard

Sam Howard



Dec 2 2008 7:26 AM

yo john!
12/2/08
Darren Klein

Darren Klein



Oct 24 2008 8:23 PM

John, it was a real pleasure to play with you last night. Thanks for all your effort and great work.

Darren
Ryan Wolfe

Ryan Wolfe



Aug 15 2008 6:25 AM

john help
how do you construct a tone row?
Farnell "Bleek" Newton

Farnell "Bleek" Newton



Aug 14 2008 5:47 AM

Patrick Lamb

Patrick Lamb



Jul 17 2008 7:36 AM

Next show bringing to town is one of the Temptations July 25th. An original Spinner and friend from Mississippi. Tickets at ticketsoregon. com...

peace

Patrick
Justin

Justin



Jul 7 2008 6:19 PM

great job at the blues festival.. pleasure to see you play as always
Sam Howard

Sam Howard



Jun 13 2008 2:34 AM

hey man. thanks for the welcome, lovin' it out here.
we should definitely jam sometime soon!
Ben Darwish

Ben Darwish



Apr 28 2008 10:01 PM

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Mutasapos jazz cuarteto

Mutasapos jazz cuarteto



Mar 18 2008 6:30 PM

Thanks for adding us, john!
Learned about you reading
an interview on David Valdez blog, and wanted to know how you sounded. you sound great.

Mutasapos Jazz Cuarteto.
Rosario. Argentina
Sam Harris

Sam Harris



Mar 11 2008 12:22 AM

dude your solo on rhymes is great
Grant

Grant Richards



Mar 8 2008 5:35 PM

john! im sorry i couldnt make it to your gig last monday. i was playing with a swing big band. but i see youre playing in april at hollywood music center! i want to go to that. ill talk to you soon, let me know if you have some other cool gigs coming up and ill go
Sam Harris

Sam Harris



Mar 6 2008 2:13 PM

gotten a recording of that concert yet??

nice website btw
Troy Robey

Troy Robey



Mar 1 2008 10:06 AM

Thanks John - look forward to connecting with you. Troy
Damian Erskine

Damian Erskine



Feb 20 2008 9:40 AM

You sounded so good tonight, man. You're soloing is just wonderful. Keep meaning to tell you how much I dig the Jazzpdx site, too. nice one!
You rock... till soon.
D
Patrick Lamb

Patrick Lamb



Jan 25 2008 7:36 PM

Great seeing you John! Come out Feb 8th to my gig with Jeff Lorber, Marlon McClain, Damian Erskine and Reinhardt Melz..

cheers

Patrick
Steve

Steve



Jan 21 2008 8:42 AM

Hi John,
I'm sure we'll play again soon. I'm in Bangkok Thailand right now but headed home tomorrow. 4 days later I head out to Mexico for a blues cruise for a week then I'm back in town for a while so you'll hear from me after the beginning of feb. Take care for now and I'll talk to you soon,
Steve
ji tanzer

ji tanzer



Jan 20 2008 4:21 PM

Hey John, a pleasure hearing you play. Nice to hear you "spang-a-lang" a little bit.
Chance Hayden

Chance Hayden



Jan 17 2008 11:39 PM

John,

Thanks so much for being there and for coming up for a tune, you sounded excellent as always! Hope to cross paths again soon,

Chance
Farnell "Bleek" Newton

Farnell "Bleek" Newton



Jan 13 2008 4:33 AM

I'm looking forward to it as well, bro!

farnell
Patrick Lamb

Patrick Lamb



Jan 13 2008 7:07 AM

John,

Love your music and your amazing website abilities...

Patrick
Ryan Dolliver and the DBL DRGNZ

Ryan Dolliver and the DBL DRGNZ



Dec 30 2007 7:44 PM

Oh, thank you.
Kelly Fenton

Kelly Fenton



Dec 24 2007 2:57 AM

Will Brahm

Will Brahm



Dec 24 2007 1:54 AM

Hey John, how are things? I'll be in Portland from Christmas until jan 15th. I'd love to make something happen!
Russ Liquid aka DangeRuss

Russ Liquid aka DangeRuss



Dec 4 2007 9:55 PM

LIkewise... your ridiculous!

-RussL-
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