The Nigel Price Organ Trio win “best jazz ensemble” in the 2010 Parliamentary Jazz Awards.
The trio - comprised
of Nigel on guitar, Matt home on drums and Pete
Whittaker on Hammond organ will be embarking on a
nationwide tour in October 2010 but if you’re resident
in or passing through London then come and see us -
check the Live Dates page to find out where.
Nigel was born and raised in Surrey where he still lives with partner Bianca and their three children - Miles, Herbie and Ella.He began playing guitar aged eleven and spent the next seven years messing around in school bands/rock bands etc until he made the dubious decision to join the British Army as an infantry soldier.
After four long, arduous and colourful years he left and moved to Brighton where he discovered fusion and jazz, trained as a sound engineer and picked up where he left off with live outfits.Inevitably the days by the seaside had to come to an end and he moved back to Surrey, forming more adventurous funk and fusion outfits, touring Europe and eventually becoming immersed in modern jazz. A chance meeting with Acid Jazz guru Chris Bangs led to a busy recording schedule and a long term partnership spawning many funk and jazz recordings.
Nigel is now a well established member of the jazz community and is an in demand sideman as well as leading his own groups, preferring the organ, drums guitar combo but versatile enough to feel comfortable in a variety of musical scenarios.He has encountered many different musicians along the way and is pleased to have played with (amongst others) : Pee Wee Ellis, Alex Garnett, Matt Wates, Bobby Wellins, Alec Dankworth, Alan Barnes, Martin Drew, Ben Clatworthy, Dave O'Higgins, Mark Ramsden, Julian Siegel, Mike Gorman, Mike Outram, Pete Long, Frank Griffith, Dave Cliff,Steve Waterman,Laurence Cottle,Anthony Kerr,Mornington Lockett,Steve Watts,Mike Janisch, Jim Watson,Graham Fox,Nick France,Sir Brian Iddendon,Geoff Gascoyne,Martin Shaw,James Pearson,Sam Burgess,Chris Dagley,Matt Home,Pete Whittaker,Sam Gambarini,Simon Spillet,Dave Newton,Spike Wells,Peter King etc etc.
Nigel performed with the legendary David Axelrod at the Royal Festival Hall in 2004 and also spent more than two years as the regular guitarist with the Sheena Davis group.
In 2005 he returned to his jazzfunk roots and spent 3 years the uk's leading jazz funk band the James Taylor Quartet.Check the dates page if you want to catch any of the uk shows from this hoofing band.Or visit their website www.jtq.co.uk or myspace site - http://www.myspace.com/jamestaylorquartet
Nigel is also a member of The Filthy Six - an outstanding Blue Note-esque band which is honed in the style of Lou Donaldson,Grant Geen,Donald Byrd and all those groovers from yesteryear.Fronted by the infamous and incorrigible Trumpet virtuoso Nick Etwell and signed to the ultra hip label “Acid Jazz” the band is an exciting recreation of classic dance floor soul jazz.Check 'em out - http://www.myspace.com/thefilthysix.
The album “The Filthy Six” is available on cd and vinyl.
Nigel also plays in a cool west coast jazz trio with Matt Wates and Julian Bury.We’ve recorded two cds - Easy Living and Jazz Goes To Church.
