I am proud that he called on me to capture these sounds and help share them with you.” “Nate so thoughtfully recruited this group of like-minded artists to create a most fascinating listening experience. “Great soundscapes resonate with listeners in the same internal places as the sound-makers,” Dan continues. Life is navigated best with a calculated efficiency of motion, energy, and time.” His smooth bow arm reflects his own pursuit of balance. He is as nimble on the fretboard as he is at racking up airline points. He is an objective seeker, lifelong learner, patient teacher, and a quick-witted responder to happenstances. Professor Dan says, “Wings of a Jetliner mirrors all that I have observed in Nate’s persona. Nate credits Dan with fostering an environment and process that pulled the best from every musician involved in creating Wings of a Jetliner, a freedom that is apparent on each song, primarily tracked at the ETSU Recording Lab. In the audio world, Dan is known for his hand-built high-end studio gear and exacting repair of vintage equipment. When not playing alongside Nate in the Becky Buller Band, Dan directs the bluegrass, old-time, and country music program at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in Johnson City, Tennessee. Renaissance man, Professor Dan Boner, came on board early as producer and engineer. He set to work from that moment shaping his vision and making plans. The seed of Wings of a Jetliner had been planted and was already beginning to grow. Buzzing with inspiration after taking in a performance by Soggy Bottom Boy, Dan Tymiski, at Wide Open Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC, in 2019, Nate returned to his hotel room to begin planning a new album that same night, and he didn’t look back. Wings of a Jetliner finds Nate stepping forward as a leader in a new way, setting a higher bar for himself and bringing his singing and playing to the forefront. When he’s not playing, Nate is heavily involved in the work of the International Bluegrass Music Association, helping bluegrass musicians and the bluegrass community to develop and grow as the chair of the Planning Committee for the IBMA’s Leadership Bluegrass program. He has also played with The Hard Road Trio and continues to record with the band. I’m so honored to be along for the fun!”Ī Texas native residing in Nashville, Nate first came on the bluegrass scene playing fiddle with legendary banjo player and teacher, Alan Munde, in the Alan Munde Gazette, and later on fiddle and mandolin with the Jim Hurst Trio. This project really shows the world the depth of his abilities, both as a picker and a singer. She says, “Nate is an incredible musician and human being. Two-time GRAMMY winning songwriter, eight-time International Bluegrass Music Association award winner, and leader of the band that bears her name, Becky Buller, contributes her fiddle and vocal chops to four of the songs on Wings of a Jetliner. For this project Nate assembled an inspired collection of iconic players, modern masters, and rising stars-including his bandmates from Becky Buller Band. Nate is known as a member of award-winning bluegrass group, the Becky Buller Band, which he joined in 2017 and he quickly became a fan-favorite. Nate is known as the kind of musician who is able to put his own stamp on whatever he plays and his forthcoming album, Wings of a Jetliner, brings that home and is set for independent release June 12 on his own Adverb Records. Tuneful lopes, the muscular bounce of ‘grass, the sparkling charm of Grisman-Rice inspired dawg music, and more are all in his comfort zone and he moves between them with uncommon ease. The overlapping landscapes of folk, bluegrass, old-time, and new acoustic music offer a wide field to hoe and singer/mandolinist Nate ably covers every bit of that ground. NASHVILLE, TN - Nate Lee is an International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) award-winning instrumentalist and renowned teacher of private lessons and music camps.
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