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Tom Varner

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Tom Varner (born June 17, 1957 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States) is an American jazz horn (French horn) player and composer. [1]

51 relations: Anthony Braxton, Bobby Previte, Bobby Watson, Capitola Dickerson, Charles Mingus, City College of New York, Cornish College of the Arts, Dave Liebman, Dead City Radio, DownBeat, Filmworks 1986–1990, First Prize (album), French horn, George Gruntz, George Russell (composer), Jaki Byard, Jazz, Jazz French Horn, Jim McNeely, John Patitucci, John Zorn, Julius Watkins, Kenny Barron, La Monte Young, MacDowell Colony, Martian Heartache, McCoy Tyner, Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux, Miles Davis, Morristown, New Jersey, Motion/Stillness, National Endowment for the Arts, New England Conservatory of Music, New Jersey, New York City, Ornette Coleman, Philip Glass, Quincy Jones, Ran Blake, Reggie Workman, Seattle, Sonny Rollins, Steve Lacy, Steve Reich, Summit, New Jersey, The Cactus of Knowledge, The Mystery of Compassion, Theatre (album), Tom Varner Quartet, Vespers (album), ..., William S. Burroughs. Expand index (1 more) »

Anthony Braxton

Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist who is known in the genre of free jazz.

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Bobby Previte

Bobby Previte (born July 16, 1951 in Niagara Falls, New York) is a drummer, composer, and bandleader.

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Bobby Watson

Bobby Watson (born August 23, 1953 in Lawrence, Kansas) is an American saxophonist, composer, and educator.

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Capitola Dickerson

Capitola Leodra Dickerson, also known as Cappie Dickerson, (September 21, 1913 – June 15, 2012) was an American piano instructor in Summit, New Jersey and graduate of the Juilliard School in Manhattan who was notable for teaching several generations of students.

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Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz double bassist, pianist, composer and bandleader.

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City College of New York

The City College of the City University of New York (more commonly referred to as the City College of New York, or simply City College, CCNY, or City) is a public senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY) in New York City.

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Cornish College of the Arts

Cornish College of the Arts is a college in the Denny Triangle, Capitol Hill and Seattle CenterBerson, Misha.

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Dave Liebman

David Liebman (born September 4, 1946) is an American saxophonist and flautist.

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Dead City Radio

Dead City Radio is a musical album by Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs, which was released by Island Records in 1990.

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DownBeat

DownBeat (stylized DOWNBEAT) is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond", the last word indicating its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years.

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Filmworks 1986–1990

Filmworks 1986–1990 features the first released film scores of John Zorn.

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First Prize (album)

First Prize is an album by pianist and composer George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band which was recorded in Switzerland in 1989 and released on the Enja label.

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French horn

The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the "horn" in some professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell.

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George Gruntz

George Gruntz (24 June 1932 – 10 January 2013) was a Swiss jazz pianist, organist, harpsichordist, keyboardist and composer known for the George Gruntz Concert Big Band, and his work with artists such as Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin and Mel Lewis.

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George Russell (composer)

George Allen Russell (June 23, 1923 – July 27, 2009) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger and theorist.

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Jaki Byard

John Arthur "Jaki" Byard (June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger.

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime.

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Jazz French Horn

Jazz French Horn is the third album by American jazz French horn player and composer Tom Varner recorded in 1985 and released as an LP on the New Note label, and later as a CD on the Italian Soul Note label.

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Jim McNeely

Jim McNeely (born May 18, 1949) is a Grammy award-winning jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.

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John Patitucci

John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist and composer.

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John Zorn

John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist with hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, and producer across a variety of genres, including jazz, rock, hardcore, classical, surf, metal, soundtrack, ambient, and improvised music.

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Julius Watkins

Julius Watkins (October 10, 1921 – April 4, 1977) was an American jazz musician, and one of the first French horn players in jazz.

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Kenny Barron

Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era.

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La Monte Young

La Monte Thornton Young (born October 14, 1935) is an American avant-garde composer, musician, and artist generally recognized as the first minimalist composer.

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MacDowell Colony

The MacDowell Colony is an artists' colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, United States, founded in 1907 by Marian MacDowell, pianist and wife of composer Edward MacDowell.

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Martian Heartache

Martian Heartache is an album by American jazz French horn player and composer Tom Varner recorded in 1996 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.

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McCoy Tyner

Alfred McCoy Tyner (born December 11, 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career.

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Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux

Miles & Quincy: Live at Montreux is a collaborative live album by American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis and conductor Quincy Jones.

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Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.

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Morristown, New Jersey

Morristown is a town and county seat of Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

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Motion/Stillness

Motion/Stillness is the second album by American jazz French horn player and composer Tom Varner recorded in 1982 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.

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National Endowment for the Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence.

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New England Conservatory of Music

The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) in Boston, Massachusetts, is the oldest independent school of music in the United States, and it is widely recognized as one of the country's most distinguished music schools.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Ornette Coleman

Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer.

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Philip Glass

Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer.

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Quincy Jones

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933), also known as "Q", is an American musician and record producer.

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Ran Blake

Ran Blake (born April 20, 1935) is an American pianist, composer, and educator.

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Reggie Workman

Reginald "Reggie" Workman (born June 26, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.

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Sonny Rollins

Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians.

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Steve Lacy

Steve Lacy (July 23, 1934 – June 4, 2004), born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was a jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone.

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Steve Reich

Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3, 1936) is an American composer who, along with La Monte Young, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass, pioneered minimal music in the mid to late 1960s.

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Summit, New Jersey

Summit is an affluent city in Union County, New Jersey, United States.

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The Cactus of Knowledge

The Cactus of Knowledge is an album by the Lebanese oud player and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil which was recorded in Germany in 2000 and released on the Enja label the following year.

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The Mystery of Compassion

The Mystery of Compassion is an album by American jazz French horn player and composer Tom Varner recorded in 1992 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.

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Theatre (album)

Theatre is an album by Swiss pianist, composer, and arranger George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band '83 recorded in 1983 and released on the ECM label.

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Tom Varner Quartet

Tom Varner Quartet is the debut album by American jazz French horn player and composer Tom Varner recorded in 1980 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.

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Vespers (album)

Vespers is an album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy recorded in 1993 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.

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William S. Burroughs

William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Varner

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