Nathan G. Jones

is a professional freelance french horn player and marketer based in the greater Los Angeles area.

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As an orchestral musician, Nathan has performed as a guest with the Santa Monica Symphony and Reno Philharmonic, and was recently a finalist in the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera utility horn audition. He currently holds the position of principal horn with the LA based Roudaki Orchestra, with whom he has toured across the California coast. He is also the third horn of the California Young Artists Symphony, a position he has held since 2024. Nathan performs regularly as a member of his church orchestra at Grace Community Church of the Valley. 

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Nathan’s solo achievements include winner of the Alpine Symphony Competition at the 55th International Horn Symposium in Montréal, winner of the University of Nevada, Reno Concerto Competition, and national finalist in the 2023 MTNA Young Artist Brass Competition. He has performed in masterclasses with Katy Woolley, Elizabeth Freimuth, Martin Hackleman, and David Cooper among others.

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Raised in a musical family with childhood piano lessons, Nathan’s love of Hollywood film scores led him to the french horn at an early age. Trading the ivories for brass, his musical aspirations increased through high school and college. Now a film studio musician, Nathan has recorded for two short film productions, as well as a multi-day session with the LA Film Studio Intensive at Warner Bros.

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A founding member of the Studio City Brass quintet, Nathan enjoys hitting the road and playing awesome brass music for new and diverse audiences. 

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Nathan received his master’s in music performance from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and his bachelor’s in business marketing from the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) where he was also an applied music student. He previously studied with Amy Sanchez and Natalie Brooke Higgins.