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About Nathan

A professional Jazz, Pop and Classical Saxophonist based in London. Professor of Saxophone at London College of Music.

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Croydon

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Nathan Hassall studied classical and jazz saxophone with Martin Robertson and Kyle Horch at the Royal College of Music, graduating in 2004 with a First Class BMus(Hons) degree and in 2005 with a distinction level Postgraduate Diploma in Performance. These days Nathan pursues an extremely busy freelance career based in London. He is a founder member of the Java Saxophone Quartet, musical director of the critically acclaimed Miles Davis Project Band, and leader of one of the busiest jazz bands on the London events and weddings scene. He regularly performs all over the UK and has been a featured soloist on pop records, advertising commercials and even appeared on film alongside James McAvoy. Nathan is currently Professor of Saxophone at London College of Music and a Visiting Lecturer at the Royal College of Music.

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5 out of 5

Thank you so much for your professionality. Very much appreciated! Super suitable for our Hotel lounge and event!

5 out of 5

Nathan was fantastic, i had so many comments on how great he was and the music was just perfect for our occasion. I would definitely recommend him and have him play again for our Christmas party.

Thank you all so much for creating just the right atmosphere last Thursday. Many of my guests commented on how the music set the mood for the occasion. As you know, I was particularly keen to have a female vocalist, and Amy was quite beautiful in voice and person. I really appreciated your professional advice and approach to the whole thing."

Thank you Nathan, it was lovely to see you again last night. Just to let you know your trio were brilliant, it was just the right mix of music and sound. I'm hoping they enjoyed themselves as much as we enjoyed them. Look forward to seeing you on Monday.

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Nathan's Song list

Jazz Standards (Great American Songbook)

All Of Me - Seymour Simons and Gerald Marks

All Of You - Cole Porter

All Or Nothing At All - Arthur Altman

All The Things You Are - Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern

Almost Like Being In Love - Frederick Loewe

Anything Goes - Cole Porter

As Time Goes By - Herman Hupfeld

Autumn In New York - Vernon Duke

Autumn Leaves - Joseph Kosma and Johnny Mercer

Beautiful Love - Victor Young

Bewitched – Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

Blue Moon - Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

Body And Soul - John Green and Edward Heyman

But Beautiful - Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke

But Not For Me - George Gershwin

Bye Bye Blackbird - Mort Dixon and Ray Henderson

Chelsea Bridge - Billy Strayhorn

Darn That Dream - Jimmy Van Heusen and Eddie DeLange

Days Of Wine And Roses - Henry Mancini

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington

Do Nothing ‘Til You Hear From Me - Duke Ellington

East Of The Sun - Brooks Bowman

Embraceable You - George Gershwin

A Foggy Day - George Gershwin

Gone With The Wind - Allie Wrubel

Here’s That Rainy Day - Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke

Honeysuckle Rose - Thomas “Fats” Waller and Andy Razaf

If I Were A Bell - Frank Loesser

I Could Write A Book - Richard Rodger and Lorenz Hart

I Hear A Rhapsody - George Fragos

I Remember You - Johnny Mercer

I Should Care - Sammy Cahn and Axel Stordahl

I Thought About You – Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Mercer

I Wish I Knew - Harry Warren and Mack Gordon

I’ll Take Romance - Ben Oakland and Oscar Hammerstein

I’ll Remember April - Don Raye and Gene De Paul

Just Friends - Jerome Kern

Let’s Fall In Love - Harold Arlen

Like Someone In Love - Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke

Love For Sale - Cole Porter

Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) – Jimmy Davis and Robert Ramirez

Lullaby Of Birdland - George Shearing

Misty - Erroll Garner and Johnny Burke

Moon River - Henry Mancini

Moonlight In Vermont - Karl Suessdorf

My Foolish Heart - Victor Young

My Funny Valentine – Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

Nature Boy - Eden Ahbez

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - Manning Sherwin and Eric Maschwitz

Polkadots And Moonbeams - Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke

Satin Doll - Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn

September In The Rain - Harry Warren and Al Dubin

Skylark - Hoagy Carmichael

Someday My Prince Will Come - Frank Churchill and Larry Morey

The Song Is You - Jerome Kern

Speak Low - Kurt Weil

Star Eyes - Don Raye and Gene De Paul

Summertime - George Gershwin

S’Wonderful - George Gershwin

Take The “A” Train - Billy Strayhorn

Tea For Two – Vincent Youmans and Irving Caesar

There Will Never Be Another You - Harry Warren

These Foolish Things - Jack Strachey and Harry Link

Time After Time - Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn

Weaver of Dreams - Victor Young

What’s New? - Bob Haggard

Yesterdays - Jerome Kern

You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To - Cole Porter

You’re My Everything - Mort Dixon and Joe Young

Latin Jazz

Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Desafinado - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Girl From Ipanema - Antonio Carlos Jobim

How Insensitive - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Meditation - Antonio Carlos Jobim

My Little Suede Shoes - Charlie Parker

O Amor En Paz (Once I Loved) - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Recorda-Me - Joe Henderson

So Danco Samba – Antonio Carlos Jobim

Song For My Father - Horace Silver

Summer Samba (So Nice) - Marcos Valle and Sergio Valle

St. Thomas - Sonny Rollins

Triste - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim

“Rat Pack” Standards

Come Fly With Me - Jimmy Van Heusen

Come Rain Or Come Shine - Johnny Mercer

Fly Me To The Moon - Bart Howard

Have You Met Miss Jones - Rodgers and Hart

I Get A Kick Out Of You - Cole Porter

I Got You Under My Skin - Cole Porter

Night And Day - Cole Porter

Pennies From Heaven - Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston

They Can’t Take That Away From Me - George Gershwin

The Lady Is a Tramp - Rodgers and Hart

The Way You Look Tonight - Jerome Kern

Witchcraft - Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh

Blues

Billie’s Bounce - Charlie Parker

Blues For Alice - Charlie Parker

Blue Monk - Thelonious Monk

Georgia - Hoagy Carmichael

Now’s The Time - Charlie Parker

Sandu - Clifford Brown

Stormy Weather - Harold Arlen

Straight, No Chaser - Thelonious Monk

Sugar - Stanley Turrentine

When Sunny Gets Blue - Jack Segal and Marvin Fisher

Contemporary Jazz & Bebop

A Night In Tunisia - Dizzy Gillespie

Afternoon In Paris - John Lewis

Anthropology - Charlie Parker

Four - Miles Davis

Groovin’ High - Dizzy Gillespie

I Mean you - Thelonious Monk

Oleo - Sonny Rollins

‘Round Midnight - Thelonius Monk

Scrapple From The Apple - Charlie Parker

Speak No Evil - Wayne Shorter

Take Five - Paul Desmond

Yardbird Suite - Charlie Parker

Jazz Funk & ”Blue Note” Groove Tunes

Cantaloupe Island - Herbie Hancock

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Josef Zawinul

Red Clay - Freddie Hubbard

Road Song - Wes Montgomery

Sunny - Bobby Hebb

The Jody Grind - Horace Silver

The Sidewinder - Lee Morgan

Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock

Various Pop

Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers

All of Me – John Legend

Halo - Beyonce

Ho Hey - The Lumineers

Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder

Killing Me Softly With His Song – Roberta Flack

Lovely Day – Bill Withers

Make You Feel My Love – Adele

Moondance – Van Morrison

Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston

Nathan's Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£300
Up to 1 hour	£375
Up to 2 hours	£450
Up to 3 hours	£450

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

It depends upon the type of performance! If playing jazz either as a soloist or with my jazz band then I think they love my/our sophisticated sounds and cool vibe. If playing House/Dance music with a DJ then I think they love how I get stuck in on the dance floor with guests (see instagram videos!).

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

National Gallery, Westminster Abbey, Kensington Palace, Blenheim Palace, Cutty Sark, Tate Modern, Tate Britain, British Museum, V&A Museum, Dartmouth House, 4 Hamilton Place, Merchant Taylors' Hall, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace and many, many more!

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Jazz wise I love the sounds of 1950s New York - so Miles Davies, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz etc. I could go on! In terms of my pop playing, then I just love playing tracks by the likes of Hed Kandi ("Summer of Sax" is excellent)!

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

I performed for the CNN coverage of the marriage of Wills & Kate. I'm performing in a (slightly rubbish) film with James McAvoy called "Penelope", and I performed at Sir Michael Caine's 80th Birthday Party at the Museum of London. Plus a few others where we've had to sign NDAs too!

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I try to be as flexible as possible with timings and so if things need to change please do just let me know as soon as you can. If the amount of time that I'm on site extends there may be an additional fee for this.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

I can provide background music through my speaker for during my breaks, but I don't provide a DJ service unfortunately.

How much time do you need to set up?

Generally speaking I like to allow 30 mins to set up prior to the start of the performance.

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

Please do!

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes! I provide all necessary equipment suitable for up to approx . 80 guests as standard, and then can provide a full PA system for larger events for an extra fee.