Steve Nathan Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Not sure how else to link to this other than FB. I've known Tommy since w=he was a kid. He was a monster then and still is today. The art of accompaniment. https://www.facebook.com/763719738/videos/1924445054674310/ 7 Quote Don't rush me. I'm playing as slowly as I can! http://www.stevenathanmusic.com/stevenathanmusic.com/HOME.html https://apple.co/2EGpYXK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzpiano88 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Tom is an absolute monster! if you want your mind blown, skip to 3:30 of the following video of him blowing the doors off of Spyro Gyra. 3 Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 5 hours ago, Steve Nathan said: Not sure how else to link to this other than FB. I've known Tommy since w=he was a kid. He was a monster then and still is today. The art of accompaniment. https://www.facebook.com/763719738/videos/1924445054674310/ And I'm still grateful to this day @Steve Nathan that you mentioned him, what a delightful guy to speak with. 1 Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberGene Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 11 hours ago, jazzpiano88 said: if you want your mind blown, skip to 3:30 of the following video of him blowing the doors off of Spyro Gyra. The first time I heard the name Tom Schuman was once on the radio, in 1995 I think, they were playing his Extremities album where most of the stuff he plays is exactly like that excerpt, he’s even using the same patch (and there are a few slightly cheesy mandatory GRP-ish tracks but I’ve never been shy of admitting I love cheese and GRP 😀) I recorded most of Extremities on a cassette off that broadcast and still love it. At the time I didn’t even know Spyro Gyra and someone suggested it to me but that’s already too much cheese for me! But yeah, Tom is a monster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Oh my! Can’t wait till next week when we are seeing him in So Cal. Quote '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabatini Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 16 hours ago, Steve Nathan said: Not sure how else to link to this other than FB. I've known Tommy since w=he was a kid. He was a monster then and still is today. The art of accompaniment. https://www.facebook.com/763719738/videos/1924445054674310/ Amazing experience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrythek Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 1 hour ago, HammondDave said: Oh my! Can’t wait till next week when we are seeing him in So Cal. Are you talking about Spyro Gyra? He's not with the band any more. Moved to Portugal. Their new keyboard player is no slouch, though... sure you'll enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveNathan Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 3 hours ago, jerrythek said: Moved to Portugal. He’s actually living in Barcelona. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Elisa is a good friend of mine. We've done countless projects over the years. She can sing anything and right now. She was with Prince for many years and had a successful career on her own. They both sound great! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 You beat me to it LInwood. I was gonna post how great she sounded! The piano player? He's OK, I guess... 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jerrythek Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 2 hours ago, SteveNathan said: He’s actually living in Barcelona. Whoops, right you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzpiano88 Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Tom's a smart man, knowing when to pull the plug and escape from the touring life and enjoy his later years. Not everyone can do this, but Tom, being the master and commander of his game is able to to it. Czech out the Keyboard Chronicles podcast interview of Tom from David above, where he talks about this. So happy for him to be living his dream. Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan May Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 I always felt that Spyro Gyra put a huge emphasis on the keyboards of Jeremy Wall and Tom Schuman, in addition to the saxophone work of Jay Beckenstein. I liked Spyro Gyra, and still love their music. I remember Tom Schuman used ARP and Moog synths on their early recordings, but their eighties stuff, like Incognito and City Kids, saw him using a Yamaha GS1 synthesizer and a Yamaha DX7, which succeeded the GS1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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