Description | Price |
Sax for 1hr | £180 |
Sax for 2 hrs | £250 |
Sax for 3hrs | £300 |
Sax for 4hrs | £350 |
Tom Olsen is an award winning and adaptable saxophonist, arranger, clarinet player and composer based in London playing jazz, blues, samba, pop and classical music. He is influenced by musicians such as Bill Charlap, Oscar Peterson, Donny McCaslin, Sonny Stitt and Paquito D'Rivera. His jazz playing is heavily swinging, influenced by Basie and the wailing blues of Oliver Nelson and his ballads move audiences. He was the winner of the Jon Hassal prize for Jazz at Trinity where his teachers included Jean Toussaint of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Tom also came second in Wales in the Under 19s Composition Competition in the Urdd Eisteddfod. He has performed with the Vic and Dougie Six in the Houses of Parliament as part of Pride at Night which marked fifty years since the passing of the Sexual Offences Act and has performed at Ronnie Scott's with Trinity. He has just finished at Trinity jazz department which produces some of the finest jazz musicians in Europe including Mercury Award nominated Laura Jurd, Jazz FM award winning Ezra Collective, Sam Smith's piano player and members of Kansas Smitty's house band.
‘I’m completely bowled over by your playing’ Mike Williams
‘Burning’ Martin Speake.
Based in South East London
Christmas songs:
All I Want For Christmas- Mariah Carey
Last Christmas- Wham
Pop (Including Music from the 80s )
A Broken Heart can Mend- Alexander O'Neal
Ain't Nobody- Chaka Khan
Ain't No Mountain High Enough- Marvin Gaye
All Night Long- Lionel Richie
Always On My Mind-Pet Shop Boys
American Boy- Estelle
A Night to Remember- Shalamar
Blame it on the Boogie- The Jacksons
Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
Boogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind and Fire
Can't Take My Eyes Off You (I Love You Baby) - Frankie Valli
Celebration- Kool & The Gang
Crazy in Love- Beyonce
Dancing Queen- ABBA
Easy Lover- Phil Collins
Everybody Dance- CHIC
Everything I Do (I Do it for You)- Brandy
Forget You- Cee Lo Green
Freedom- Wham
Get Lucky- Daft Punk
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) ABBA
Happy- Pharrell Williams
Hey Ya- Outkast
Fields of Gold- Sting
I Feel Good- James Brown
If You Don't Know Me By Now- Simply Red
I'm Every Woman- Chaka Khan
In the Stone- Earth, Wind and Fire
It's Raining Men- The Weather Girls
I Want to Hold Your Hand- The Beatles
I Wanna Dance With Somebody- Whitney Houston
I Want You Back- Jackson 5
If I Ain't Got You- Alicia Keys
Jump (For My Love)- the Pointer Sisters
Kids in America- Kim Wilde
Le Freak- CHIC
Locked Out of Heaven- Bruno Mars
Love on Top- Beyonce
Lovely Day- Bill Withers
Macarena- Los Del Rio
Man in the Mirror- Michael Jackson
Mamma Mia- ABBA
Marry You- Bruno Mars
Moondance- Van Morison
Moves Like Jagger- Maroon 5
Never Too Much- Luther Vandross
Ordinary World- Duran Duran
Play That Funky Music- Wild Cherry
P.Y.T.- Michael Jackson
Proud Mary- Ike & Tina Turner
Rather Be- Clean Bandit
Relight My Fire- Take That
Rock Around the Clock- Bill Haley & His Comets
Save a Prayer- Duran Duran
September- Earth, Wind and Fire
Shut Up and Dance- Walk the Moon
Signed, Sealed, Delivered- Stevie Wonder
Single Ladies- Beyonce
Sir Duke- Stevie Wonder
Stand By Me- Ben E. King
Stayin' Alive- Bee Gees
Superstition- Stevie Wonder
Super Trouper- ABBA
Sweet Child 'o Mine
Three Little Birds- Bob Marley & The Wailers
Treasure- Bruno Mars
Thinking Out Loud
Uptown Funk- Bruno Mars
Uptown Girl- Billy Joel
Valerie- Amy Winehouse
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher- Jackie Wilson
You Spin Me Right Round- Dead or Alive
Ibiza/House:
Dreamer- Livin' Joy
Music Sounds Better with You- Stardust
Sing It Back- Moloko- Boris Dlugosch Remix
When Love Takes Over- David Guetta
You Don't Even Know Me- Armand Van Helden
Gospel:
My Life Belongs to You- Israel & New Breed
Trading My Sorrows- Israel & New Breed
Joyful, Joyful- Sister Act
Oh Happy Day- Traditional
Reggae:
Kingston Town- UB40
A Message To You Rudy- The Specials
Three Little Birds- Bob Marley and the Wailers
Afro Beat:
Baby Hello- Wande Coal
Foreign-Bankulli
Johnny- Yemi Alade
Karolina- Awolina Longomba
Kilometre- Burna Boy
Omo Olgo- Lil Frosh, Zinoleesky
Slow Down- Juls feat Agent Sasco
Soweto Blues- Juls
Totori- Olamide, Wizkid, Id Cabasa
Wata- Juls
Jazz:
Four
How High the Moon
I Hear a Rhapsody
I Love You
I'll Remember April
In a Mellow Tone
Invitation
Night and Day
Oleo
Out of Nowhere
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
Solar
Stablemates
Star Eyes
This Love of Mine
Exactly Like You
Bourbon Street Parade
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to
Like Someone in Love
Without a Song
What is This Thing Called Love
Wayne Shorter:
Witch Hunt
Speak No Evil
El Gaucho
Thelonious Monk:
Round Midnight
Ruby My Dear
Evidence
Think of One
Pannonica
Ask Me Now
Old Standards:
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Mood Indigo
Down for Double
Stardust
Speak Low
The Best Thing for You
Tiger Rag
I've Found a New Baby
Gypsy Jazz:
Minor Swing
Nuages
Djangology
For Sephora
Charlie Parker:
Bloombido
Scrapple from the Apple
Ornithology
Bossa/Latin:
Blue Bossa
Desafinado
Amor em Paz
Meditation
Jazz Ally- Gerardo Frisina
One Note Samba
Solo- Nicola Conte
The Girl from Ipanema
I need a 2x2m space around me, to be right next to a power socket for my PA, and to be provided with a table to set up my PA on
Yes! I provide my own PA. I don't provide lighting equipment
I need confirmation that there'll be a power supply next to me, 2m space around me and access to a table to set my PA up on.
Yes, I can play some great music in between!
I performed at the Houses of Parliament for Pride at Night. It was a real honour!
I have been influenced by Elton John and the Beatles. The greatest song of all time is Your Song by Elton John.
I was in the top 20 most booked saxophonists on Encore musicians in 2020-
2021
All sorts! I like the variety of going to lots of different types of settings.
Yes, I can provide an iPod service, with some great songs.
I normally need 30 minutes to set up for the performance, and like to arrive to venues in plenty of time. I usually perform 2x45 minute sets or 1x60 minute sets, but I'm flexible!
Yes! But I'd request cover, a table to set up my PA on, 2m space around me and to be next to a power supply
You can pick up to two songs, or one song from my setlist and one not from my setlist
Previous customers have been very pleased with my performance, and have described me as friendly.
Guild Dinner, including the Lord Mayor of London
Various garden parties and anniversaries
Work functions
Weddings
A wedding proposal
Houses of Parliament
Ronnie Scott's (with the Trinity Jazz Orchestra)
Various houses, venues etc.