Research & Creative Works (Non-Traditional Research Outputs)
Welcome to the official website of Nick Freer.
Dr Nicholas Freer is a musicologist, performer, and composer whose work integrates practice-led research in jazz, improvisation, and harmonic analysis. As a guitarist, composer and researcher nick’s works attempts to bridge the boundaries between contemporary and traditional music/techniques and experimental soundscapes. Known for his expressive performances and innovative approach to the guitar, Nick continues to explore the instrument’s full artistic potential.
His work is characterised by a strong focus on the intersection of performance, pedagogy, and research, supporting contemporary approaches to music education, community engagement, and professional practice.
This portfolio presents a body of practice-led research integrating performance, composition, and music analysis, with a focus on jazz, fusion, and contemporary harmonic systems. Outputs are disseminated through recordings, publications, performances, and digital media. Explore albums, dive into video performances, or engage with research into modern guitar practices.
“..an excellent example of fusion played with aplomb and imbued throughout with compositional intelligence, particularly given that this is Freer’s first album as a bandleader. This guitarist’s guitarist is gifted with phenomenal technique and indubitably warrants considerably more international exposure” Roger Farbey, All About Jazz 2015