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Thomas Nordlund
Guitarist and composer based in Minneapolis
About Me
Thomas Nordlund is a guitarist and composer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In 2015, he independently released his debut record “Divide Avenue,” an instrumental eight-song set featuring the
electric baritone guitar in the context of a sextet. Subsequently he was asked to collaborate with singer Maryam
Yusefzadeh on arrangements of traditional Persian folk songs and new compositions, independently released as
“Migration” in 2018.
Nordlund holds a B.A. in guitar performance from the University of Minnesota-Morris, a Certificate in Jazz Studies from
the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and completed the Sound Design Program with James Patrick at Slam
Academy in Minneapolis.
He is an active sideman with Sarah Morris and Chris Bates’ RED 5, and has performed or recorded with Dead Man
Winter, Moon and Pollution, Tim Sparks, Roger Manins, The Adam Meckler Orchestra, The Jana Nyberg Group, and the
Katha Dance Company, among many others.
