Paul Nash (February 19, 1948 – January 20, 2005) was an American jazz guitarist and composer.
A native of the Bronx in New York City, Nash belonged to rock bands in his teens.
[1][2] He turned to jazz after attending a festival in 1968 which featured Sunny Murray and Archie Shepp.
[1][2] He started the Paul Nash Ensemble with Eddie Marshall and Mark Isham.
[1] During the 1980s he started the Bay Area Jazz Composers Orchestra and in 1990 the Manhattan New Music Project.