Derek Nash is a British jazz saxophonist, band leader, arranger and recording engineer.
For over forty years, Nash has led Sax Appeal, which won the John Dankworth Award for Ensemble in the 1998 B.T. Jazz Awards, and subsequently the British Jazz Award for best small group in 2000.
He Leads the Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet that features David Newton - Piano, Geoff Gascoyne - Bass and Sebastiaan de Krom - Drums
He also leads the funk/fusion band Protect the Beat and Latin band PICANTE.
He has been a member of the Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra since 2004. He has arranged big band charts for many artists including Nile Rogers, Jamie Cullum, Jose Feliciano, Van Mossison, Lulu, Gregory Porter, Chaka Kahn, Boz Scaggs, Paloma Faith and he arranged 6 of the tracks on the No1 album "Swing Fever" featuring Sir Rod Stewart released in 2024 including the Radio 2 Playlisted "Pennies from Heaven" and "Almost like Being in Love".
He is a member of the Ronnie Scotts Blues Explosion, and has performed regularly at this iconic venue for over 20 years.