 John Toomey, jazz pianist, has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Berlin Jazz Festival, the
Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival, as well as clubs such as Blues Alley, the
Blue Note, and Birdland. Previously music director and pianist for jazz trumpet legend
Maynard Ferguson, with whom he recorded two cds, John currently
performs with grammy-winning jazz vocalist Mark Murphy. John also
performs regularly with MaxJazz recording artist Rene Marie, and HouseKat recording artists the Uptown Jazz Vocal Quartet.The John Toomey Trio has been performing in the Hampton Roads area for the past ten years, since John came to this area to serve as Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at Old Dominion University. John has performed in concert with such artists as Clark Terry, Milt Hinton, Frank Foster, Ron Carter, Red Mitchell, Bob Mintzer, John Fedchock, Rick Margitza and Joe Kennedy. He has been designated a cultural specialist in Jazz by the United States Information Agency, and has traveled to Africa in that capacity to represent the United States. John was a finalist in the Jacksonville Great American Jazz Piano Competition, and has written several soundtracks for documentaries airing on the History Channel and the Learning Channel. Recent releases include "Live At the Jazz Standard" with vocalist Rene Marie, "Smile" with vocalist Lisanne Lyons, and "Refraction," featuring his trio. |
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