Drummer and Composer Nasar Abadey is the founder, leader and driving force of SUPERNOVA®. Based in Washington, DC Abadey has also built a solid reputation as a sideman with several groups, and has recorded and/or performed with many national artists throughout his career. Abadey began playing drums at age five. Drawing influences from powerhouse drummers… View Article
DC Jazz Fest FREE Weekend Concert Featuring: George V. Johnson Jr., Vocals Deante Childres, Piano Herman Burney, Bass Fred Foss, Sax Nasar Abadey, Drums Friday, June 12, 2015 @ 5:00PM National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden 6th & Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb.html (202) 737-4215 http://dcjazzfest.org/george-v-johnson-jr
Jazz drummer Billy Hart, who has appeared on recordings by Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, and other jazz greats; as well as taken time to work for many years as a professor on major university campuses, is being hononred by the DC Jazz Fest prior to his concert with the Cookers on… View Article
Alexandria, Va Saturday, May 2, 2015 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM http://www.nasarabadey.com/event/inner-urge-appearing-durant-art-center/ Each artist is a group leader and they are all coming together to perform a unique blend of standards and original composition. Nasar Abadey – drums Thad Wilson – trumpet Fred Foss – alto saxophone Elijah Jamal – tenor saxophone Allyn Johnson –… View Article
Friday, March 20, 2015 7:00 – 9:00 PM Nasar Abadey will be appearing with SynchroniCity Featuring: Violinist Marcia McIntyre, violist Leslie DeLaine, cellist Élise Cuffy, and flutist Jamal Brown, who create a unique sound that exuberantly blends classical string instrumentation and the melodious sound of the flute with African based funky percussion that has been… View Article
TWINS JAZZ Presents the Larry Willis Trio Featuring Steve Novosel on Bass Nasar Abadey on Drums 1344 U. St. NW Washington, DC 20009 Fri, January 2nd, 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm – Shows Sat, January 3rd, 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm – Shows http://www.twinsjazz.com/
TWINS JAZZ Presents the Larry Willis Trio Featuring Steve Novosel on Bass Nasar Abadey on Drums 1344 U. St. NW Washington, DC 20009 Fri, January 2nd, 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm – Shows and Sat, January 3rd, 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm – Shows http://www.twinsjazz.com
Nasar Abadey and SUPERNOVA’s ® musical presentation demonstrates an array of Colors, Textures and Grooves! They perform music from the threshold of Jazz to beyond space and time, while having an artistic license to express their compositions through traditional African rhythms, bebop, fusion, Afro-Cuban, Afro Brazilian, and free form.The band’s musical inspirations include John Coltrane,… View Article