Claim: Nessa Records, based in Whitehall, Michigan, U.S., was founded by Chuck Nessa at the urging of Roscoe Mitchell and Lester Bowie in 1967.
Evidence: Since the mid 80's the label has been based in Whitehall, Michigan. Nessa Records is an American jazz record label founded in Chicago in 1967 by producer Chuck Nessa. After working at Delmark Records for a year, Nessa started the label at the urging of Roscoe Mitchell and Lester Bowie. 1967 (1967)