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Nathan Hook
In Austin, Nathan enjoyed the musical influences of Bruce Saunders, Jeff Hellmer, Paul White, Justin Vasquez, and Tony Campise.
After high school, Nathan attended William Paterson University in New Jersey, where he has studied with Vincent Herring, Harold Mabern, Bill Goodwin and Bill Mobley. Since moving to the NYC area in 2010, Nathan has played at several of the most prestigious NYC jazz venues such as Smalls, Smoke, and the Zinc Bar.
Nathan also plays bagpipes, as did John Coltrane a little-known fact about each.
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Nathan Hook's Mobiustrip at Somethin' Jazz Club
by Daniel Lehner
Nathan Hook's Mobiustrip Somethin' Jazz Club New York, NY Tenor saxophonist Nathan Hook's Mobiustrip opened their set at Somethin Jazz Club in Midtown East, NYC with a tune called You Probably Thought This Would Be Fun," and it was appropriate. This is not to say that Hook's music was unenjoyable or without merit (far from it, actually), but whatever expectations of dissonance and complexity a hard-worn member of the NYC jazz scene might come to ...
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