frh, *1957 US, Morristown, New Jersey
Musician / Composer of Jazz
Tom Varner (born June 17, 1957 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States) is an American jazz horn (French horn) player and composer.Varner grew up in Millburn New Jersey, and studied piano in his youth with Capitola Dickerson of Summit, New Jersey. He holds a B.M. degree (1979) from the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied jazz improvisation and composition with Ran Blake, George Russell, and Jaki Byard, and horn with Thomas Newell. He also studied briefly in 1976 with jazz horn pioneer Julius Watkins. Varner also holds an M.A. (2005) from the City College of New York, where he studied with Jim McNeely, Scott Reeves, and John Patitucci.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Nine Surprises | Tom Varner, Tom Varner Nonet | 2014 | Album |
Heaven And Hell | Tom Varner | 2009 | Album |
Guilty | Peter Schärli Special Sextet Feat. Glenn Ferris And Tom Varner | 2001 | Album |
Second Communion | Tom Varner | 2001 | Album |
The Swiss Duos | Tom Varner | 2000 | Album |
Neo Neo | Lou Grassi - Tom Varner - Ron Horton - Tomas Ulrich | 2000 | Album |
Swimming | Tom Varner | 1999 | Album |
The Window Up Above- American Songs 1770-1998 | Tom Varner | 1998 | Album |
Blues For The Beast | Peter Schärli Special Sextet Featuring Glenn Ferris And Tom Varner | 1997 | Album |
Martian Heartache | Tom Varner | 1997 | Album |
The Mystery Of Compassion | Tom Varner | 1993 | Album |
Long Night Big Day | Tom Varner | 1991 | Album |
Jazz French Horn | Tom Varner | 1985 | Album |
Covert Action | Tom Varner | Album |
Tom Varner Nonet |
Tom Varner Quartet Jazz |