BIO

Nat Osborn Band is a Brooklyn, New York based ensemble that has one foot on either side of the Atlantic.  Osborn “writes smart, punchy tunes that blend old-school Gershwin-era song craft with decidedly modern sensibilities” (Popdose).  The band around him is composed of masterful musicians, who each bring their own unique voice Osborn’s inventive songs.

Nat Osborn was born and lives in New York City.  The city’s relentless energy is in his blood and in his music, something he carries with him regardless of whatever part of the world he’s performing in.   Nat’s style is, like New York, an eclectic mix of influences.  A heap of soul and strong doses of funk, jazz, and indie-rock are blended into an exciting and vibrant original sound. 

The band has existed for a decade now in two iterations of ensemble, one in New York and one in Europe.  Regardless of location, the band has become well known for their high-energy shows, whether it’s on a large festival stage or in a sweaty basement venue.

This summer, Osborn and long time collaborator, guitarist Dustin Carlson fly to team up with long-time collaborator and fellow New Yorker, bass virtuoso Mike Parker.  Parker forms a powerhouse rhythm section with Krakow-based drummer Piotr Prezewozniak.  Piotr fills the role of of long time drummer and band brother Damian Niewinski, who passed away in 2021 from the Coronavirus.

   Joining this core quartet are the celebrated Polish saxophonist Slawek Pezda. The trumpet chair will be shared by English phenom Steve Pretty and the inventive young Polish trumpeter Fabian Klimanik.  

Formed in 2012, Nat Osborn Band released their debut album, The King and The Clown, in April 2013 to a sold-out crowd at the famous venue Le Poisson Rouge in New York.  Following the release, the band toured tirelessly playing over two hundred concerts between the United States and Europe including appearances at SXSW and CMJ that year.  They have appeared a festivals on both sides of the Atlantic, including headlining the Bohemia Jazz Festival in Czech Republic alongside John Scofield, and the Trieste Jazz Festival in Italy.  The group has made multiple television appearances, including Dzien Dobry TVN in Warsaw and the Artie Lange show in New York. 

 In 2015, Nat Osborn Band released a three song EP on legendary Philadelphia based label Rope-A-Dope Records.  For these recordings, the band was the first act to follow David Bowie’s Blackstar sessions in legendary studio The Magic Shop.  Both the album and EP were mixed by Scott Jacoby (Vampire Weekend, John Legend) and mastered by Grammy winner Emily Lazar (Coldplay, Foo Fighters). These releases are on Spotify, iTunes, and anywhere you can find music.  The band was named Best Of Brooklyn by famous radio station WNYC later that year.

Following up that release was the two song single “Roam”/”Drifting” in 2018.

The band has released two live albums on top of the studio recordings.  Their first live album was recorded as a stripped down quartet in Poland.  The recording, made while the band was on tour in Europe in 2015, was mixed by Danielle Warman (Bruce Springsteen, Phish).  The release is available online on bandcamp and copies of the album are sold exclusively at shows alongside the studio albums.  The full seven piece ensemble recorded a live show at the legendary NYC venue Rockwood Music Hall in February of 2020, just before the world shut down, and was released in 2021.

Visit www.natosbornband.com or facebook.com/natosbornmusic for tour dates, video, and more information about the band. 

QUOTES:

“The Nat Osborn Band has a rare knack for existing simultaneously in several different places at once” – The Deli NYC

“Eclectic, smart, high energy, Osborn gets his fingers into a whole bunch of different pies here and comes up with something good every time” – New York Music Daily

“Wow!  What a sound” - Artie Lange, live on the Artie Lange show

“The inability to label Osborn with any one specific genre lent greatly to his appeal.  Dramatic vocal runs, rolling exotic and ghostly horn melodies, and even blues fueled guitar binges; Osborn fit it all into his tightly packed arrangements.  With vocal theatrics likened to Muse, and playful horn runs a la Beirut, Osborn folded different genres into his compelling repertoire.” -Flush the Fashion.