Jazz
Tom Kelly - Jazz, Improvisation “I did not choose music. Music chose me. I did not choose the avant garde. I was born to serve the muses of curiosity and mystery: those voices that compel one to think independently and to experiment with the building blocks of reality.” Tom Kelly Music Studies: Berklee School of Music, Boston Conservatory. Creative Writing and German Lauguage: Harvard University. Philosophy and Comparative Religion: Marylhurst College. Performances: Boston, New York, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, B.C.; Aspen, Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood and Lincoln Center. Performance Credits: Anthony Braxton Creative Orchestra, Oliver Lake, Dave Liebman, Mike Garson, Roland Kirk, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Knepper, Don Hahn Quintet, Kai Winding, Teddy Wilson, Dave Holland, Milt Hinton and Buddy Morrow Orch. Founder/co-leader: Syzygy, Elastic Psyche and M13. Accompanist: Ethyl Ennis, Sue Raney, Marian Montgomery, Joe Williams and others. Percussionist: Greenwich Choral Society Orchestra, Spokane Symphony, North Idaho Symphony and Theophonic Ensemble. Pianist: Coalition, Amaranth, Fractal-Tone-Aid-Oh! and Trapezium. Solo piano various public venues. Clinician/Adjudicator: Percussive Arts Society, Eastern Oregon University, North Idaho Solo/Ensemble and University of Bridgeport. Music Educator: Washington State University, North Idaho College, Southern Oregon University, Portland Community Schools and Holy Names Music Center. 
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