Instruments: Tenor Sax, Alto Sax & the Saxello. The 1914 Saxello is a special antique instrument that sounds like an oboe and soprano saxophone swirled into one horn.
Nazim has worked with some of the world's greatest jazz masters such as:
Eddie Harris, Eddie Henderson, Hank Jones, Arthur Prysock, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Carl Burnett, Billy Higgins, Pharoah Sanders, Richard "Muhal" Abrams, Jimmy Smith, John Handy, Mary Stallings and many others.
He has studied with Eddie Harris and Joe Henderson for a while. Eddie Harris was his biggest influence.
He has had an extensive history mainly in the San Francisco Bay Area. He played with the San Francisco Big Band for 13 years; performed with his own group (The Nazim Rashid Sextet) and is currently performing with his quartet (The New Renaissance Quartet aka Nazim Rashid & New Renaissance) in the Phoenix, AZ area.
Nazim recorded a new age CD release -Erin Jacobsen's "Hour of the Pearl" on Ursa Minor Records and a CD Released under his name in 2002 entitled "REMEMBRANCE" on Presto Records.
Nazim also toured with the Coasters and the Drifters in the late 70's.
Nazim teaches saxophone lessons privately calling his course "An Holistic Approach to the Art Form." He includes Personal Development training along with an emphasis on correct breathing and muscle development for his students. Here is the link to get signed up for FREE mini-lesson emails and information for private lessons - https://www.subscribepage.com/a7k7h7
Nazim has worked with some of the world's greatest jazz masters such as:
Eddie Harris, Eddie Henderson, Hank Jones, Arthur Prysock, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Carl Burnett, Billy Higgins, Pharoah Sanders, Richard "Muhal" Abrams, Jimmy Smith, John Handy, Mary Stallings and many others.
He has studied with Eddie Harris and Joe Henderson for a while. Eddie Harris was his biggest influence.
He has had an extensive history mainly in the San Francisco Bay Area. He played with the San Francisco Big Band for 13 years; performed with his own group (The Nazim Rashid Sextet) and is currently performing with his quartet (The New Renaissance Quartet aka Nazim Rashid & New Renaissance) in the Phoenix, AZ area.
Nazim recorded a new age CD release -Erin Jacobsen's "Hour of the Pearl" on Ursa Minor Records and a CD Released under his name in 2002 entitled "REMEMBRANCE" on Presto Records.
Nazim also toured with the Coasters and the Drifters in the late 70's.
Nazim teaches saxophone lessons privately calling his course "An Holistic Approach to the Art Form." He includes Personal Development training along with an emphasis on correct breathing and muscle development for his students. Here is the link to get signed up for FREE mini-lesson emails and information for private lessons - https://www.subscribepage.com/a7k7h7