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Tom Varner
Tom Varner--one of the world's top jazz French horn players, and an inventive composer for his many ensembles. Tom has 11 cd's out as a leader,and he plays on over 70 others. After 26 years in Manhattan, Varner moved with his family to Seattle in fall 2005, and is now busy in the Northwest as well as in the international scene.
Awards
4-time nominee Jazz Journalist award, "other brass" Doris Duke/Chamber Music America New Works Grant, Jazz Composers Alliance Award Winner, MacDowell Colony Fellow, Blue Mountain Center Resident, Centrum Arts Center Resident.
CD/LP/Track Review
- Second Communion by Glenn Astarita
- Swimming by Glenn Astarita
- Martian Heartache by Glenn Astarita
- The Window Up Above (American Songs 1770-1998) by Glenn Astarita
February 02, 2012
Tom Varner Nonet at Corish This Saturday
June 25, 2010
March 21, 2009
Seattle Times: Tom Varner Brings Jazz French Horn to a Sacred Space
September 03, 2002
Tom Varner Quartet, Adam Lane Quartet, and John Hollenbeck's Claudia...
Primary Instrument
French horn
Location
Seattle, WA
Willing to teach
Advanced students only.
Discography
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