KEYBOARDIST NATE HARASIM

Published: May 17, 2015, 8 p.m.

b'Celebrating 10 years in the music industry, composer, keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist Nate Harasim, earned a Grammy nomination for his work on Dave Koz\\u2019s Billboard #1 Jazz Album Hello Tomorrow and a 2014 Soul Train nod for Vandell Andrew\\u2019s #1 hit \\u201cLet\\u2019s Ride.\\u201d He scored a #1 for Steve Oliver (\\u201cFun in the Sun\\u201d) as one of 14 Top 20 tunes and has also helmed sessions for Darren Rahn, Steve Oliver, Lin Rountree, Julian Vaughn and Vandell Andrew, among others. A tireless entertainer Harasim\\u2019s hundreds of stage appearances include performing at President Obama\\u2019s Inaugural Ball with best pal Rahn and playing twice at the Dubai International Jazz Festival. \\xa0\\n\\nHis new album \\u201cShades of Nate\\u201d on Woodward Avenue Records, afforded him the creative license to produce an eclectic and out of the box record. \\xa0On this release he worked with two rappers, K-Squeez and Dyl.\\xa0Track # 7 is a \\u201cwild twist\\u201d as Jonathan Widran puts it, to a Beethoven song called Moonlight Sonata and he covers Phil Collins\\u2019 mega hit, In The Air Tonight featuring Melina and Nils. Other guest artists\\xa0include, trumpeter Lin Rountree, saxophonist Elan Trotman, vocalist Anna Stevenson, drummer Ricky Lawson, and so many more!\\n\\nFollow Nate on Facebook,\\xa0Twitter\\xa0and Instagram.'