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Bern Nix
Bern Nix has played the guitar since the age of 11. Bern studied music and graduated with a degree in music education from the Berklee College of Music. Since 1985, he has led The Bern Nix Trio. Before leading his Trio, Bern performed and recorded with Ornette Coleman from 1975 to 1987 as an original member of the Prime Time Band. The Prime Time Band recorded six albums including Dancing in Your Head, Of Human Feelings and Body Meta and performed hundreds of concerts around the world. The Bern Nix Trios first recording, Alarms and Excursions (New World Records) was released in 1993, making many top ten critics lists. Bern has performed with artists such as, Ornette Coleman, John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Elliott Sharp, Jemeel Moondoc, Ronald Shannon Jackson, James Chance, Jayne Cortez and Kip Hanrahan
Read moreFebruary 20, 2013
Arts For Art Opens March With Evolving Music
February 09, 2012
The Bern Nix Outpost 186 Reunion Is Recorded by ImprovLive 365
January 18, 2012
2012 Arrives at Outpost 186 with Bern Nix and Much More
August 23, 2009
Harmolodic Guitarist Bern Nix Interviewed at AAJ
June 01, 2007
Bern Nix's Low Barometer Heats Up
December 07, 2006
Bern Nix releases Low Barometer
December 19, 2002
Jeff Shurdut, Jameel Moondoc, Bern Nix (The Ornette Coleman Prime Time...
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