Edgetone Records and Earwax Music present ~ Music of Invention - A Concert Celebrating Tom Nunn's Inventions - A retrospective and a tribute.
Since 1976 Tom Nunn has invented over 200 instruments. The sounds from these unique creations have been utilized on dozens of recordings, soundtracks and in performance. For this special evening Tom will play many of these musical inventions including: The Crustacean (1977), Sonoglyph, T-Rodimba, The Skatchbox, Bridge Rod Mothic, The Bug, and his most recent instrument ~ The Lukie Tubes (2011)
The performances will feature Tom in duos, trios and groups (
T.D. Skatchit,
Ghost In The House, Rtd3)
The guests will include:
Aurora Josephson - voice, Allan Crossman - piano,
Doug Carroll - cello, Bart Hopkins - inventions, Gary Knowlton - bass,
Chris Brown - electronics, Michael Knowlton - guitar,
David Michalak - lap steel, skatchbox,
Ron Heglin - voice, Paul Winstanley – bass,
Karen Stackpole - gongs, percussion,
Rent Romus - alto sax, Ed Herrmann - inventions,
John Ingle - soprano sax plus a surprise guest.
To co-inside with the event Edgetone Records will release the single, Skatchbox Blues - a tribute to Tom and his invention, The Skatchbox.
Many of Nunn’s instruments will also be on display and a reception will follow the show
Free Tom Nunn CD with admission.
T.D.Skatchit - Tip of My Tongue:
Cost: $10 -
Videos featuring musicians playing at this event
Invented Instruments , at the High Zero festival September 22nd 2012 , Baltimore Maryland
A montage of the free music group the Lords of Outland from their live presented as part of The Tenderloin Museum’s Sounds of the Tenderloin live music series at the Tenderloin National Forest in San Francisco July of 2022
Featuring Rent Romus on alto/soprano saxophones, Ray Schaeffer on bass, Anthony Flores on drums, and Philip Everett on