Thomas Snow

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This article is about Thomas Snow, the US jazz musician and academic. For the US popular songwriter and singer, see Tom Snow (songwriter).

Thomas Snow is a pianist, bandleader, composer, and educator from New England.

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[edit] Biography

Tom Snow is a graduate from the New England Conservatory of Music (M.M. 2005) and the Berklee College of Music (B.M. 1991). Tom has studied improvisation and piano with Danilo Pérez, Michael Cain, and Jerry Bergonzi.

Tom has played with many jazz musicians including Dave Holland, Ken Peplowski, Greg Abate, Bruce Gertz, Larry Coryell, Nick Brignola, Phil Wilson, Mike Turk, Gray Sargent, John Lockwood, Dick Johnson, Herb Pomeroy, and Les DeMerle.

His career has included both traveling throughout Australia and the United States with Irish tenor John McNally and long-term engagements at the Ritz-Carlton Resort in Amelia Island, Florida, The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, and the Mount Washington Hotel.

Along with Dean Pitchford, Snow wrote the song Let's Hear It For the Boy sung by American singer Deniece Williams for the movie Footloose soundtrack. It climbed to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1984 and peaked at number two on the UK singles chart. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song.

Tom Snow is also on faculty at Bates College and lives in Portland, Maine with his wife and son.

[edit] Discography

As leader:

  • Christmas at Mast Cove -Thomas Snow
  • 2001 Mast Cove Galleries (MCG 100201)
  • Northern Standard Time -Thomas Snow
  • 1997 Invisible Music (IM2003)

As session pianist:

  • Listening Post: The Ludington van Voorst Quartet, 2004
  • Engine One, Ladder Twenty Four
  • Dave Packard and Friends, 2002
  • The Dream's On Me Carol Jackson, 2001
  • Dames Rocket Kate Schrock, 2000 Kakelane 0400
  • CD Sampler Vol. 1 Jim Jose, 1999 Wrench Records, WR 108
  • Blues On My Back Troy Truner, 1999 Telarc, CD 83448
  • Amphora Mark Kleinhaut, 1999 Invisible Music, IM 2005
  • Scheme A Dream Every Sunday, 1998 Spaboop Music
  • Feel The Love Motor Booty Affair, 1997
  • Vegas Wig Publishing
  • Jazzin' Maine Christmas 1995 Invisible Music
  • Tracy Maclean and Friends Live at Crickets 1995 Malarkey Music

[edit] Sound Clips

Sound clips of Tom Snow can be downloaded here.

[edit] External links

  • http://tomsnow.com/ - Tom Snow's homepage; includes upcoming performances, reviews, booking/contact information, and testimonials