Best known for his associations with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Jazz Composers Collective, and his own inventive groups, composer and multi- instrumentalist Ted Nash enjoys an extraordinary career as a performer, conductor, composer, arranger, and educator, receiving high praise from both critics and audiences worldwide.

DownBeat Magazine recognized Nash as a Rising Star in the alto saxophone category in 2004, 2005, and 2006 as well as a Rising Star in the tenor saxophone category in 2003, 2004, and 2005. Still Evolved made the Best CD list in 2003 and the Best Jazz Album list in 2004.

Nash's most recent release, In The Loop (Palmetto Records) received one solid review after another, widespread radio exposure, firmly placing the multi-instrumentalist, as the Ottawa Citizen wrote: "among jazz's elite."James Hale spoke of this band: "Small group interplay this good should always bring a smile to your face."

Nash's first CD on Palmetto, Still Evolved, was selected as Top 10 of the Year by the New Yorker and made many other national best-of lists. Nash accepted a SESAC National Performance Activity Award for the success of the CD on the radio -- it reached the #1 position on both the CMJ and JazzWeek charts.

Odeon, another of Nash's current groups, which offers an eclectic presentation, likewise has garnered much attention in the jazz world and received features and in-depth mentions from publications such as The New York Times, Village Voice, Boston Globe, and New York Newsday. Said the Los Angeles Times after hearing this group at the Jazz Bakery, one of the area's best clubs: "You say jazz is having trouble these days finding a creative focus? Don't believe it. Go to the Jazz Bakery tonight to hear saxophonist Ted Nash's marvelous group Odeon, and any doubts will quickly be dispelled.

Nash's recent projects include collaborations with The Augusta Ballet, Zenon Dance Company, and the Orquestra Jazz Sinfonica in Sao Paulo, all for whom he wrote original works as well as appeared as a featured soloist. His groups perform in New York at the Village Vanguard, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, the Jazz Standard, and tour in Europe, South America, and the United States.