Scholarship and Biography

Worked with Jimmy Giuffre (3 CD s on Soul Note), the Either/Orchestra (which has recorded a number of Nieske compositions), George Russell, Stephane Grappelli, Duke Robillard, David Grisman, John Medesky, and many others. Faculty, New England Conservatory

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Honors

Quasar, Modern Jazz record of the year
Jazz Hot Magazine, 1987
Nominee for Outstanding Bassist
Boston Music Awards, 1991
Jazz Composition Contest Winner
Jazz Composers Alliance, 1994
My Desire. One of the three best jazz records of 1996
Jazz Hot Magazine, 1997

Organizational Affiliations

Professor of the Practice of Music, Department of Music, Brandeis University

Adjunct Professor, New England Conservatory of Music (United States, Boston) - NEC

Education

The New England Conservatory of Music
M.M.
The New England Conservatory of Music
B.M.