Thomas Snow

Maine isn’t the state a single usually looks to being a mating place for jazz music artists. Apart from guitarist Lenny Breau, there aren’t a great many other who instantly one thinks of. Today comes pianist Thomas Snow with a superb musical education and executing credentials. Exposed in the home to music working through the rags of Scott Joplin to the present day piano of Ahmad Jamal, Snow went to jazz camps during his Middle and SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL years. There he fulfilled and got lessons from Benny Carter pianist, Chris Neville. Also during this time period, Snow got his initial professional gig using a Cool Tone of Blue, a Maine structured orchestra playing at resort chains and personal business functions through the entire Condition. After graduating (cum laude) from Berklee College of Music in 1991, Snow embarked upon some tours, looks at concerts and celebrations, aswell as starting his are a music educator. He do a stint using the Fred Petra music group. Rapidly growing his activities since that time, Snow done the “Legends of the ocean” Jazz Luxury cruise, as the pianist for the Freddie Guerra and Rick Erwin Orchestras and distributed the stage with such luminaries as Nick Brignola, Larry Coryell, and Plant Pomeroy. He been on recordings by blues guitarist Troy Turner as well as the group, Engine City Affair. Oct 1997 saw the discharge of his first recording Northern Standard Period along with his septet playing a couple of classic requirements. That Snow offers paid attention to and discovered from such pianists as Chick Corea, Oscar Peterson, Nat Ruler Cole and his main impact fellow New Englander, Dave McKenna, is usually apparent from his musical strategy.. He combines a the present day and traditional producing a exclusive and relaxing playing design. Snow continues to execute at jazz locations in the brand new England area, acts as the Music Movie director for Cheverus SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in Portland and it is a member from the Portland Conservatory of Music.