ted nash

Ted Nash is a multiple Grammy Award-winning artist whose career spans music, storytelling, education, and filmmaking. Internationally acclaimed as a performer, composer, educator, and filmmaker, Nash creates work that combines artistic excellence with powerful social and human themes. Raised in a household shaped by music, activism, and cultural engagement, Nash was deeply influenced by his parents, both accomplished musicians and committed civil rights advocates. That legacy of artistic curiosity and social awareness continues to define his work. His Grammy Award-winning recording Presidential Suite explored themes of freedom and human rights through music inspired by landmark political speeches of the 20th century. The project received widespread national acclaim, with DownBeat Magazine calling it “refreshing both in premise and execution… jubilant, forceful, striking.” In 2017, Nash was named Composer of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association. Nash’s creative work frequently bridges artistic disciplines and centers on stories of identity, transformation, and cultural connection. In 2020, he collaborated with acclaimed actress Glenn Close on Transformation, a multidisciplinary performance exploring personal change, acceptance, and the evolving nature of family and selfhood. The project featured performances by Wayne Brady, Christian Slater, Amy Irving, John Cameron Mitchell, and included a deeply personal contribution from Nash’s transgender son, Eli, who public