Nathan Tokunaga Quartet at Bird & Beckett Books and Records

Nathan Tokunaga is a "startlingly talented" 16 year old clarinet prodigy who has been mentored by Clint Baker, Evan Christopher, and many more. Youngest Featured Artist of the Monterey Jazz Bash By the Bay Festival. Youngest Performing Musician at the San Diego Jazz Festival. Earned the Outstanding Soloist award at Stanford Jazz Camp. Earned the life-time Shape of Jazz to Come award at Stanford Jazz Camp

"I have to say, I’ve been doing this for almost fifty years professionally, and I’ve worked with some of the greatest clarinetists in the world. Nathan is playing at a level I’ve seldom heard - the depth of understanding of New Orleans Jazz I’ve heard coming out of that horn ...... I’ve been praying for people to play Johnny Dodds like that."- Steve Pistorius, Pianist, New Orleans...

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Nathan Tokunaga is a "startlingly talented" 16 year old clarinet prodigy who has been mentored by Clint Baker, Evan Christopher, and many more. Youngest Featured Artist of the Monterey Jazz Bash By the Bay Festival. Youngest Performing Musician at the San Diego Jazz Festival. Earned the Outstanding Soloist award at Stanford Jazz Camp. Earned the life-time Shape of Jazz to Come award at Stanford Jazz Camp

"I have to say, I’ve been doing this for almost fifty years professionally, and I’ve worked with some of the greatest clarinetists in the world. Nathan is playing at a level I’ve seldom heard - the depth of understanding of New Orleans Jazz I’ve heard coming out of that horn ...... I’ve been praying for people to play Johnny Dodds like that."- Steve Pistorius, Pianist, New Orleans

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