Jerry Nagano

Los Angeles, California

Jerry Nagano (na-GA-no) was born and raised in the Los Angeles area where he began his musical training at age ten. After instruction on electronic organ for a period, he came into contact with the magnificent Theater Pipe Organ through the artistry of Gaylord Carter who would one day become one of Jerry's instructors.

Privileged to be present at many of George Wright's famous series of organ concerts, Jerry re-arranged his musical goals: the future would have to include the Theater Organ.

Friendships were made which led to instruction with Carter, Gordon Kibbee, and much later with Tom Hazleton. For ten years he was the featured artist at the famed Ye Olde Pizza Joynt in the Bay Area, home of the “Wurlitzer in the Pizza Parlor” concept. Jerry is currently part of the staff at the Stanford Theater in Palo Alto where classic Hollywood is screened nightly with intermissions performed on the Mighty Wurlitzer.

Aside from a very busy musical life, Jerry works in the Computer Science Dept. at Stanford University.