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Nathan Haines (born: 1972) is one of New Zealand?s foremost jazz musicians.
His style is said to be a fusion of jazz and modern dance music.
Classically trained on the Flute and Saxophone he spent a great deal of
his youth watching his father, Kevin Haines - an accomplished acoustic
bassist, perform. It is through his father that he was exposed to jazz
music ? specifically music by jazz masters Miles Davis, John Coltrane and
Thelonious Monk.
The young Haines spent his formative years performing around Auckland with
his brother Joel (guitarist). It was during this time that they joined the
group Freebass in the early 1990s.
However, it was evident from a young age that New Zealand was too small
for the talented performer. In 1991, at the age of 19, he moved to New York
to further his study of jazz music. During this period he studied under the
guidance of Miles Davis' saxophonist George Coleman, and Joe Lovano. It was
during this time in
