Results for "Tom Lawton"

Tom Lawton

Tom Lawton grew up in Arcola, PA and attended Methacton High School (remarkable only in that I attended the same school at that time), where he was a brilliant, but chronically truant student. He displayed great promise as a classical pianist, dabbled in British Rock and Roll, and eventually fell into Jazz. He was abbetted in his early education by Philly legend Gerald Price, who gave Tom his early pointers in the art. He later began studies in Philadelphia with renowned pianist Bernard Peiffer, who had emigrated here from France. After Bernard's death, Tom began a long association with the late bassist Al Stauffer, who had accompanied M

Intention

By Norman David

Label: Each And Only
Released: 2024
Track listing: Let's Talk Later, Now; Slappdash; Happening Later Now; Exotic Chaotic; Endless Beginnings; Elongated Intro; Ingredients; Intention; It Would Be Good; Guy Of Darkness; Added Strength

23 Years Later

By Norman David

Label: Each And Only
Released: 2024
Track listing: Kick In (take 1); About The Replay; Fling; Current Thought; Fall Time; No Force; Conforming; Blots; Hurry Up, Won't You; Kick In (take 2).

Joe Block Christmas Extravaganza at Chris’ Jazz Café

by Victor L. Schermer
December 25, 2023

Joe Block Christmas Extravaganza Chris' Jazz Café Philadelphia, PA December 17, 2023 Pianist Joe Block is a remarkable pianist and band leader born and bred in Philadelphia and its suburbs. He is a graduate of both Juilliard and Columbia, was mentored by legendary pianists like Tom Lawton ...

Mary Ellen Desmond: Comfort and Joy 2023

by Victor L. Schermer
December 16, 2023

Mary Ellen Desmond and Friends Church of St. Luke and the Epiphany Philadelphia, PA December 10, 2023 This was the twentieth consecutive year that Mary Ellen Desmond has led her “Comfort and Joy" holiday concert in the sanctuary of Philadelphia's Church of St. Luke and the Epiphany. The ...

Anais Reno and the Dylan Band Quintet at Chris’ Jazz Cafe

by Victor L. Schermer
June 30, 2023

Anais Reno and the Dylan Band Quintet Featuring the Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim Chris' Jazz Café Philadelphia, PA June 24, 2023 At 19, Anais Reno is one of the finest emerging jazz vocalists amid a hefty scene of great young singers. And her repeated engagements ...

Philadelphia Jazz

by Victor L. Schermer
May 27, 2023

Philadelphia Jazz Suzanne Cloud and Diane Turner 127 pages ISBN 978-1-4671-0784-6 Images of America Arcadia Publishing 2022 Philadelphia longs to be known as a jazz town, a city distinguished by its major contribution to the jazz legacy. There is a good ...

Miss Justine: Jazz Appreciation Month Event at Bob and Barbara’s Lounge

by Victor L. Schermer
May 5, 2023

Miss Justine Philadelphia Jazz Legacy Project and the Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy Bob and Barbara's Lounge Philadelphia, PA April 23, 2023 Vocalist Miss Justine (full name Justine Keeys) is a Philadelphia phenomenon. She has a unique mastery of the jazz ...

Norman David and Group 4 at Chris’ Jazz Cafe

by Victor L. Schermer
May 2, 2023

Norman David and Group 4 Chris' Jazz Café Philadelphia, PA April 25, 2023 Norman David is a saxophonist/clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator par excellence, and for many years has directed his high-powered larger ensemble, the Eleventet, first in Boston, then at Colby College in Maine, and for ...

Birth of the Cool at 75: A Philadelphia Premiere at the Clef Club

by Victor L. Schermer
April 7, 2023

Orchestra 2001 Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts Birth of the Cool: A Philly Premiere, 75 Years Later Philadelphia, PA March 29, 2023 The advanced publicity for this exciting historically-based concert must have hit the pleasure centers of many fans, as it sold out on the second ...