Tony Thompson - Piano, Keys, Organ
Tony Thompson: piano.organ. keyboards. writer.
Tony plays in a number of bands and for a number of artists, most recently, the Stanley Baird Group, Cindy Bradley, and Tom Browne (among others.) TV placement of his original music include a recent episode of Fringe. He is currently writing and producing a compact disc of so called smooth jazz originals intended for distribution on internet music sites.
His music is frequently aired on public radio where he has also been interviewed following
publication of his CDs. National Public Radio host
George Olsen conducted a 10 minute interview with
Tony following the release of 'Forever Charmed', a CD
featuring all original work (available from CDBaby.com).The story was aired nationally on Morning Edition and led to news paper press.
Tony released 'i know' a full length CD showcasing his trio with Motown veteran Chuck Leonard on drums and music promoter, Ken Weigand on bass. The CD can be heard on CD Baby.com. Contents of this disc feature music of Miles Davis and some very soulful jazz standards. 'i know', the title cut is an original by Tony Thompson.
Tony has been in the music business for a long time
teaching music, playing and tuning pianos. He has tuned for many concerts including such artists as
Kool and The Gang, Cameo, The Commodores, etc.
Tony's favorite activities mean writing music, sailing, biking, and Yoga.