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Nathan Haines

New Zealander saxophone player, and artist. Born: 18 January 1972 in Auckland, New Zealand. Member of well-known jazz family (his father is bassist [a=Kevin Haines] and his brother is guitarist [a=Joel Haines]), he gathered quite a reputation in his late teens and early twenties, playing with Jazz Committee and [a=Freebass (8)], before forming his own band, who eventually became known as [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/765699-The-Enforcers-2]The Enforcers[/url]. Signing to [l=Huh Records], his debut solo album "[m=9383]" (1995) is the biggest selling New Zealand recorded jazz album of all time, and was released globally on [l=Verve Records]. In 1995 Haines went to NYC and then to London, where he worked as a live musician and session player. He also began DJing, along with recording drum'n'bass for the [l=Metalheadz] label, before signing to [l=Chillifunk Records] where he made two albums with producer [a=Phil Asher] before returning to New Zealand in the early 2000s. He continues to record and perform extensively in New Zealand, Asia, and Europe.