Nina Harries

In October 2020, she joined the band of celebrated platinum artist, British-Georgian singer Katie Melua, for the live-stream release of her 8th studio album; ‘Album No. 8’.

Aside from her diverse ensemble repertoire, Nina is a soloist and songwriter, captivating audiences with original songs and commissions exploring the relationship between the double bass and the female voice. Inspired by western and eastern classical music, dance music and contemporary classical, her work is ethereal, challenging and impossible to pin down into a single genre.

In 2017 she received the PRS Women Make Music Grant in order to record her self-titled debut album. It was performed live by Nina and her band to a sold out audience at the official release party at Hoxton Hall, London in September 2019. In 2021, she received funding from the Arts Council National Lottery Fund, to create her 2nd album, a 6 track EP, which she recorded and produced herself aboard her narrowboat home.

Previously, Nina played bass for several acts from the London independent music scene: The Burning Glass, John Fairhurst Trio, Barbarella’s Bang Bang, Symphonica Feat DJ Switch and the London Electronic Orchestra. As a member of these ensembles and as a soloist, Nina has performed at many of the most notable UK music festivals including Glastonbury Festival, Latitude, Bestival, Secret Garden Party, Boomtown, Wilderness, Cambridge Folk, English Folk Expo, and the Isle of Wight Festival. Her EU solo appearances include OMNI Fete (LUX) and Blues Alive Festival (CZ), and in-venue concerts in Luxembourg, Berlin, Brussels, Prague, Budapest and Strasbourg.

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Nina Harries is a British double bassist and vocalist. She studied Classical Double Bass at the Royal College of Music under Enno Senft of the London Sinfonietta, graduating with Honours in July 2016.

She has been a member of the Akram Khan Company since 2017, performing extensively across the globe in his award-winning solo production, Xenos.

In 2019 Nina featured on the EP ‘Love Letters’ by world renowned sitarist Anoushka Shankar, joining her for live performances at the Southbank Centre, London in December 2019, and in Mumbai and New Delhi in February 2020.