Nathaniel Bernard Najar (born August 28, 1981), known professionally as Nate Najar, is an American guitarist, music producer, and composer who plays classical guitar within the jazz tradition.
Early life A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, Najarr studied classical guitar in his teens with Frank Mullen.
Career Najar has worked with Ken Peplowski, John Lamb, Bucky Pizzarelli, Eric Darius, Chuck Redd, Buster Cooper, Cindy Bradley, Jessy J, and Jonathan Fritzén.
Najar's musical style is influenced by Charlie Byrd, a fingerstyle guitarist who played bossa nova and Brazilian jazz. Najar plays one of Byrd's instruments, a 1974 Ramírez 1A classical guitar.
In addition to local and international festivals and concerts Najar has performed on television composed for films.
Najar has been ranked multiple times on the jazz music charts, including a top ten spot in 2011 for the song "Groove Me", on which he collaborated with singer Melba Moore.
As producer and composer, Najar has worked and recorded throughout the U.S. and abroad at venues and studios such as Nola studios in New York City, where he recorded an album by Lisa Casalino.
Discography Jazz Impressions (Blue Line Music, 2002)https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-impressions-mw0000235255 The Cool Sounds of Nate Najar (Blue Line Music, 2003)https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-cool-sounds-of-nate-najar-mw0000024236 Like Coolsville (Orchard, 2004)https://www.allmusic.com/album/like-coolsville-mw0000696660 Swinging with the Nate Najar Quartet (Blue Line Music, 2006)https://www.allmusic.com/album/swinging-with-the-nate-najar-quartet-mw0001543354 I'm All Smiles (Blue Line Music, 2006)https://www.allmusic.com/album/im-all-smiles-mw0000560428 Christmas with the Nate Najar Trio (Blue Line Music, 2007)https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-with-the-nate-najar-trio-mw0001188913 Until Now (Blue Line Music, 2009)https://www.allmusic.com/album/until-now-mw0001371892 Aquarela Do Brasil (Candid, 2014)https://www.allmusic.com/album/aquarela-do-brasil-mw0002617635 Under Paris Skies (Woodward Avenue Records)https://www.allmusic.com/album/under-paris-skies-mw0003194405 This Is (Candid, 2015)https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-mw0002974518 So What's New https://www.allmusic.com/album/so-whats-new-mw0002781532 Meet the Graingers (Copanema Records)https://www.allmusic.com/album/meet-the-graingers-mw0004452626 Jazz Samba pra Sempre (Blue Line Records)https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-samba-pra-sempre-mw0003674017 Christmas in December (Woodward Avenue Records)https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-in-december-mw0003114430 Blues for Night People: The Nate Najar Trio Remembers Charlie Byrd (Candid, 2012)https://www.allmusic.com/album/blues-for-night-people-the-nate-najar-trio-remembers-charlie-byrd-mw0002433240
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