American jazz/no wave guitarist, born 21 September 1947 in Toledo, Ohio, USA; died 31 May 2017 in New York, New York, USA.
Hailed as one of the greatest jazz guitarists of our time, Bern was voted among the top ten jazz guitarists poll by Down Beat magazine. He recorded and performed with Ornette Coleman from 1975 to 1987. Nix also performed with James Chance & The Contortions and appears on their 1981 Live in New York recording. He has also appeared with Jayne Cortez, John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Elliott Sharp, Jemeel Moondoc, Ronald Shannon Jackson, James Chance, and Kip Hanrahan.
2022
Barking Hoop Recordings
9xFile, FLAC, Album
2006
Tompkins Square
CD, Ltd
2004
Nolabel (2)
CDr, Ltd
2003
Nolabel (2)
CDr, Ltd
2016
2012
Tompkins Square
5xCD, Comp + CD, Album, Bon + Box, Comp, Ltd
2008
Tompkins Square
3xCD, Comp + Box, Comp
2006
Not On Label (Lenore Von Stein Self-released)
CD, Album
2006
Bola Press
CD, Comp
2005
DeAgostini, DeAgostini
CD, Comp
2005
2003
Ayler Records
CD, Album
2003
Bola Press
CD, Album
2002
CIMP
CD, Album
2000
Eremite Records
CD, Album
2000
1999
1997
Fabbri Editori
CD, Comp
1996
Nettle, Musica Jazz
CD
1996
SST Records
CD, Album
1996
1996
1995
Gravity
CD, Comp, RE, RM
1994
Bola Press
CD, Album
1994
Tradition & Moderne
CD, Album
1993
New World Records, CounterCurrents
CD, Album
1993
Knitting Factory Works
CD, Album
1993
1991
Knitting Factory Works
CD, Album
1991
Contextural Music
CD, Album
1990
Scratchy Records (3)
CD
1990
1990
1989
1988
Portrait
CD, Promo, Smplr
1988
1987
1986
1986
1985
1984
Zambomba
LP
1982
Giorno Poetry Systems
LP, Comp
1982
Bola Press
LP, Album
1982
1981
1981
1981
1980
Bola Press
LP, Album
1980
1978
1977
Horizon (3), A&M Records
7", Promo
1977
1977
Not On Label
CD, Album
2017
Clean Feed, Guitar Series
CD, Comp
1990
Factsheet Five
Cass, Comp
2020
Equinox (10)
2xCD, Album, Unofficial
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