Nathan Tran Quintet
April 18 @ 11:00 PM

Nathan Tran - Piano
James Griffith - Alto
Steve Carson - Tenor
Hiro Tanaka - Bass
Keith Barstow - Drums

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Nathan Tran is a Saskatoon-born pianist who lives and works in Toronto. He has studied privately with Kathleen Solose, Robi Botos, and Hilario Duran. His style as a performer and composer reflects his love for bebop, swing-era jazz, and classical music. 

The Nathan Tran Quintet was formed for Nathan’s school recitals and studio recordings. The band’s purpose is to realize his own compositions and arrangements alongside interpretations of standard jazz repertoire. Nathan’s arrangement of alto and tenor saxophones can be reminiscent of the Konitz-Marsh recordings. Working in the style of jazz, his compositions are colourful and classically structured, with influence from composers like Chopin. Attention is given to the band members’ individual styles as improvisers.