"Nash has that kind of instantly identifiable talent that makes the distracted pay attention."
-Time Out Magazine
“Saxophonist Nash is one of jazz's rising stars....”
-Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
“Neither a poster boy for the avant-garde nor a blinders-on traditionalist, Nash is simply his own man.”
-Washington Post
“When he blows some jazz, he lays it down as right as all the adjectives Lord Buckley could string together in one breath when talking about the infinity riff.”
-Midwest Record
"Nash earns his place among jazz's elite..."
-Ottawa Citizen
"Nash is a first-class saxophonist.”
-Village Voice
"Ultimately, that's the triumph of Nash's music: not that it bridges the gap but that it occupies its own space."
-Jazz Times
“Nash shows that technical brilliance and innovative indulgence only describe one side of jazz expression; beauty and delicacy are on the other."
-Japan Times
"Nash fills his solos with ideas rather than rote lines; he's a consistently thoughtful player who bulks up his melodic statements with controlled passion."
-Washington Post
“The honesty of Nash and his quintet's feeling and intent is paramount and unmistakable."
-All About Jazz
"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."
-L.A. Times
"Nash is one of the most together saxophonists of his generation.”
-Downbeat Magazine
"Nash is a compelling leader: his robust tenor runs are invigorating, his writing stimulating.”
-All About Jazz
"After seeing the jazz visionary in action, I can say that Nash's music is delivered with a quiet confidence that reveals his playful sense of humor."
-The Spokesman-Recorder
"Nash favors a sleek tone, lean ensemble lines layered over swinging rhythms, broad and sly stylistic references and a compelling marriage of brainy ideas and rootsy emotions."
-Detroit Free Press
"Nash is a confident and quirky soloist who finds interesting spaces within the strong melodies and swinging, straight-ahead rhythms he has written."
-The Sacramento Bee
“Like few others in contemporary music, Ted Nash thrives on combining disparate styles into an enticing whole that is never quite what it seems.”
-San Diego Union-Tribune
"Through his innovative and introspective work, Ted Nash is steadily building acclaim for himself as a leader in addition to his reputation as a star sideman.”
-eJazzNews
"Mr. Nash is a saxophonist and clarinetist with an almost classical sense of control, and his cool disposition set the group's overall tone.”
-New York Times
"Nash would take the prize for impassioned, edgy playing that mixed old and new sounds...Nash nearly stole the evening by brilliantly splitting the difference between bop style abstraction and swing melodicism.”
-New York Post
"When Nash's composition Sisters ended, the audience stood and applauded as if they would stand there all night..."
-Santa Barbara News-Press
"Ted Nash's show-closer, Sisters, was the piece that best embraced the state of modern big band thinking."
-Santa Barbara Independent
“Wisely, in my view, Nash expands his tonal palette to include saxophones, clarinets and flutes, and sets them in contexts that draw on multiple genres both within and on the fringes of jazz."
-Jazz Rreview.Com