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Page, Nathen

April 24, 2020 By Michael Fitzgerald Leave a Comment

Guitarist. Born August 23, 1937 in Leetown, West Virginia; died March 8, 2003. [Page’s first name is frequently misspelled as Nathan and sometimes worse.]

Brother Henry was a drummer. The family’s only exposure was to country music. Began playing piano and then guitar at age 9. Served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. Met drummer Rufus ‘Speedy’ Jones during basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina in 1955 and was introduced to jazz.

Following his discharge he moved to Washington, D.C. and played with Bill Doggett, Buck Hill, Joe Chambers, Garland Butts, George Botts, and others. In 1965 Page was recommended to join Jimmy Smith’s trio by drummer Billy Hart and he remained with Smith until 1970.

He was leading his own jazz groups in Washington by 1969. In 1970 and 1971 he worked with Herbie Mann and Roberta Flack. With Jackie McLean (1972-1973), Doug Carn (1973, 1976) Sonny Rollins (1975), Rene McLean (1976), Charles Tolliver (1977). He occasionally performed on electric bass, such as with John Malachi in 1979. He was a member of the African Jazz Ensemble, which presented an educational program on the history of black music to D.C. public schools in 1973.

Between 1977 and 2000 Page issued ten recordings on his own label, Hugo’s Music.

  • Page 1
  • “Free (Not Really)” / “Knapp Time” (45 rpm single)
  • Page 2
  • Plays Pretty for the People
  • Page-ing Nathen
  • A Page of Ellington
  • The Other Page
  • Live at Pinkie Lee’s
  • Season’s Greetings
  • Thinking of You

Page relocated to Orlando, Florida in 1979. He hosted a radio show on WUCF-FM and continued to play locally, to travel to Washington and New York City, and to tour Europe regularly.


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Cole, Tom. “DIY Or Bust For Jazz Musicians, Too.” NPR.org, July 29, 2010. https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2010/07/26/128778588/diy-jazz-dave-holland-nathen-page.
Gettelman, Parry. “Nathen Page, Jazz Maverick.” OrlandoSentinel.com, January 19, 1992. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1992-01-19-9201170610-story.html.
Henderson, Greg. “Nathen Page: A Short Talk.” Cadence 12, no. 11 (November 1986): 19–20.
Joyce, Mike. “Guitarist Nathan Page: Smile-Inducing Jazz.” Washington Post, July 8, 2002.
Joyce, Mike. “Nathen Page Plays Ellington.” Washington Post, July 19, 1985.
Joyce, Mike. “Guitarist Taking a Page from Past.” Washington Post, December 13, 1991.
Joyce, Mike. “Page on Guitar: The Personal Touch.” Washington Post, December 6, 1996.
Page, Nathen. Interview. Interview by W. Royal Stokes, July 9, 1985. W. Royal Stokes Collection. Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Page, Nathen. Interview. Interview by W. Royal Stokes, December 21, 1977. W. Royal Stokes Collection. Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Smoot, Brawner. “Nathen Page’s Jazz Is Untouched by His Guitar Forefathers.” Unicorn Times, February 1978.
Smoot, Brawner. “On Record: Guitar Men.” Unicorn Times, February 1979.
Taylor, J. R. “Some Fast Fingers and Low Profiles.” Washington Post, January 29, 1978.

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