Tom Nunan is a professional calibre musician, proficient in variety of musical styles. Chief among these are jazz, rock and classical.
He has performed around the globe with major groups as well as his own smaller quartet/quintet. A regular at almost all jazz venues in the greater Hong Kong area, he can most typically be found playing in a hot jazz quartet or quintet in this month's coolest club. He has also served as Musical Director of the acclaimed Stray Katz Big Band.
He plays saxophone (tenor & alto), flute and clarinet. He is an excellent sight reader and has extensive formal music training.
A few photos can be found here: Music Photos
Sample Tunes
This music is offered to display a variety of styles, tempos and instrumentation. Please note that the quality of these tunes has been intentionally degraded to enable easier downloading and to protect the originals from improper reproduction. If you wish to receive a high quality version, please contact Tom.
| Download | Instrument | Format | Bit rate | ||
| Gaviota7 | 6,200K |
Flute | MP3 | 192 kbps | |
| Cheng Fu 6 | 2,400K |
Alto | MP3 | 96 kbps | |
| Sunset My Love 6 | 2,300K | Flute | MP3 | 96 kbps | |
| 都是你 6 | 3,100K |
Flute | MP3 | 96 kbps | |
| 情來自有方 (Love is Simple) 6 | 4,339K |
Alto | MP3 | 128 kbps |
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| 城裡的月光 (Moonlight of Our City) 6 | 5,459K | Tenor | MP3 | 128 kbps | |
| Harlem Nocturne 5 | 4,180k | Alto | MP3 | 128 kbps | |
| Sugar 4 | 10,765K | Tenor | MP3 | 128 kbps | |
| Secret Love 4 | 12,183K | Tenor | MP3 | 128 kbps | |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got That Swing) 2 | 4,303K | Tenor | MP3 | 128 kbps |
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| A Blue Martini 3 | 9,287K | Tenor | MP3 | 128 kbps |
Musical Biography
Summary
An accomplished musician with extensive formal training and more than 25 years professional experience
Instruments
Tenor, Alto & Baritone Saxophones, Flute, Clarinet
Professional Experience
Live Jazz Performance , Hong Kong
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• Peel Fresco • Backstage Live! • Club Cixi • Jazz Club • Brown, Robinson Road • Blue Door • Confusion • Jazz in the City series • Big Mama's • Island Shangri-La • Gaia Restaurant • Belgo's • Peak Lookout • Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club • Grappa's Cellar • Foreign Correspondent's Club (FCC) |
• American Club, Central • American Club, Tai Tam • Hong Kong Country Club • HK Convention Centre • Hong Kong Club • Grand Hyatt • China Club • Clearwater Bay Country Club • Aberdeen Marina Club • Gecko Bar • Bohemian Lounge • Ned Kelly's • Fringe Club • Take 5, Guangzhou Many more! |
Private Music Teacher , USA
Provided private tuition for students for 5 years, teaching all aspects of private instruction in classical and jazz music and music theory
Professional Associations
Played with Charlie Haden, Laura Fygi, Duke Robillard, Grant Geisman, Mitch Woods, Hal Stein, Al Plank, Jamey Aebersold, Bennett Friedman, Mel Martin and others
In Hong Kong, regularly play with Allen Youngblood, Jason Cheng, Mark Henderson,Skip Moy, Tommy Ho, Cary Abrahms and the Stray Katz Big Band
Recordings
Played on numerous labels and recordings dating back to 1982. For a small sampling, please visit http:// music.nunan.com.
Training
- CMEA Award for outstanding soloist, Command Performance
- CMEA Award for outstanding soloist, Superior
- Louis Armstrong National Jazz Award
- Top soloist awards at more than 20 Jazz Festivals
Private Study
Classical Clarinet- studied with Rudolf Tapiro, principal clarinetist, Oakland Symphony
Jazz Saxophone & Flute- studied with Mary Fettig (Park), Mel Martin and Phil Feather