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Tom McDermott

New Orleans is a city with a rich musical heritage, and Tom McDermott is a pianist who has mastered many of its styles. Born in St. Louis in 1957, McDermott began piano lessons at age six. After eight years of lessons, he got caught up in the Scott Joplin revival and began playing and composing rags and early jazz pieces. This eventually led, in 1981, to an album of original ragtime music on the Stomp Off label, New Rags. McDermott received a scholarship to St. Louis University and graduated in December 1978 with a B.A. in Art. Shortly after that he began his career as a free-lance journalist, writing mainly about music for a number of St

Music Education Monday: New Orleans piano with Jon Cleary and Tom McDermott

August 24, 2015

Given that old adage about converts being the most zealous believers, perhaps it should come as no surprise that two of the most prominent current custodians of the New Orleans piano tradition are transplants to the city. Jon Cleary originally from is England, while Tom McDermott is from right here in jny: St. Louis, but both ...

Saving Old Records to L.A. Throwback Bands

by Fradley Garner
April 6, 2013

Library of Congress Acts to Save Old RecordingsMore than half of the oldest sound recordings, including some masters by George Gershwin, Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra, have been lost over the years, according to the Library of Congress. Patrick Loughney, chief of the library's audiovisual conservation division, believes the nation has developed a “cultural ...

Almost Native

By Tom McDermott

Label: Threadhead Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Tango Ambiguo; Heavy Henry; Waltz for All Souls; Le Manège Rouge; Spooky Blues (for Booker)/Quite Enough Blues; The Don't Mess With My Two-Step; Chorando Em Paris; Tandé Sak Fé Loraj Gwondé; Musette in A Minor; March Of The Pony Girls; Irresistivel.

Tom McDermott / Evan Christopher: Almost Native

by Louis Heckheimer
November 12, 2011

Avant-garde art has been described as seeking innovation through experimentation, preferring novelty to formula and defying existing convention. The term “avant-garde traditionalism" could be a way to describe the music of New Orleans pianist Tom McDermott. Although it is rooted in the traditions of his adopted city, he pushes boundaries with his quirky compositions and interest ...

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2011

by Sandy Ingham
May 25, 2011

Days 1-3 | Days 4-7 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA April 27-May 6, 2011 Day 1: April 29, 2011The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival turned 42 this year. I've been to 25, and the thrill of anticipation entering the fairgrounds and crossing to the ...

Unexpected Moments in New Orleans with Tom McDermott

by Wade Luquet
July 19, 2009

Tom McDermott Donna's New Orleans, LA July 2009 I love unexpected moments in New Orleans. The best thing about these moments is that they happen so often. New Orleans is often called “the biggest small town on earth." You just never know who you are going to meet or what ...