Dr. Tommy Wu was raised in Bay Shore, NY and began playing the double bass at eight years old. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from SUNY Fredonia and studied bass with Dr. Harry Jacobson. Tommy also holds a Master’s degree in Double Bass Performance and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from Stony Brook University, where he studied with Blake Hinson, assistant principal bass of the New York Philharmonic.
Tommy is actively performing with several New York-based ensembles such as the Long Island Festival Orchestra, Northport Symphony, North Shore Symphony, and The Butterfly Ensemble. His unique performance experiences include opera, Latin Jazz ensemble, Carnegie Hall performances, video game music, live radio performances, and bass quartet. He was awarded a Fellowship in the LIU Post Chamber Festival and the National Music Festival.
Aside from playing bass, Tommy is the orchestra director at Sewanhaka High School and adjunct double bass professor at Five Towns College. He held positions at several music institutions, such as The Perlman Music Program, D’addario Foundation, Music Academy of Garden City, The Stony Brook School, Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, and the Young Artists Program at Stony Brook University. He is also one of the founding members of the Instrument Petting Zoo program of Staller Center for the Arts and he is the conductor for the Outreach Program of Staller Center. He likes horror movies, food, and petting his dog. He is a proud PC gamer.
