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Live Jazz Music Thursdays at the Wine Bar by

Tommy Kay and Clarence Robinson

Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010 @ 7pm

$2 Pours at the Wine Bar and Live Jazz, what more can you ask for?

Sample Music files for your listening pleasure off Tommy's new CD here: http://tommykay.com/Music.html

Sample Music by Clarence Robinson here: http://www.myspace.com/clarencerobinsonbassist

Tommy Kay's Bio

Named by legendary guitarist Ted Greene as one of L.A.'s finest, Tommy Kay has had a diverse musical career. While in his late teens through his early twenties he worked with East Coast great Joe Beard. With Joe's group in Rochester, NY, he backed up many Soul and Blues artists including Rufus Thomas, Jimmy Dawkins, Eddie Shaw, and a host of others who toured through the region. Tommy moved to Texas in 1985 and worked regionally until 1987. He then went on to work for years as a touring musician including stints with R & B star Montell Jordan, the Grammy nominated band Roomful of Blues, and Fleetwood Mac/ Bonnie Raitt guitarist Rick Vito, to name a few.

Settling in the Los Angeles area in 1992, Tommy began concentrating on writing and playing Jazz. He has worked with many of LA’s Jazz elite, including John Pisano, Joe Bagg, Plas Johnson, Donald Dean, Tony Dumas, and Roberto Miranda. Tommy also worked with Sinclair Lott and Michael Carr in the organ trio format, and they can be heard with Tommy on his first self titled CD release. He has worked primarily in the trio format lately with the legendary drummer Clarence Johnston (who has gigged and/or recorded with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Sonny Stitt, James Moody, Larry Young, Billie Holiday, et. al.), and bassist Clarence Robinson (Hilton Ruiz, Kenny Kirkland, Mary Lou Williams).

Tommy’s writing credits include music for TV and film, with soundtrack credits for Steven Segal, HBO, Sony, and independent features. He also co-wrote the song “Arizona Sunrise” with George Benson and producer Paul Brown, and arranged the number one Jazz single “Softly as in a Morning Sunrise” for Benson’s “Irreplaceable” release. In addition, Tommy co-wrote the track “Hello Again” for Paul Brown’s Verve/GRP release “Up Front”. He continues to write and perform In the Los Angeles area.

Clarence Robinson's Bio

Clarence Robinson was born in Panama and grew up in New York. Clarence attended Manhattan School of Music and Cal Arts. Clarence also taught music at Hochstein School of Music in Rochester New York. Clarence is a distinguished Classical, Jazz, Latin musician.

Clarence has played in N.Y.C. Housing Orchestra, Bloomingdale House Chamber Orchestra, Corning Symphony Orchestra, Clifford Jordan Cal Massy Orchestra, Teddy Edwards, Tommy Kay, Kenny Kirkland, Plaz Johnson, Sherman Ferguson, Ernie Andrews, Julius Watkins, Bobby Capers, Tito Puente, Machito, Luis Ramirez, Chombo Silva, Mongito Santamaria. Clarence is currently playing at Disney Land (Bachelors, Dixieland Band, Jazz Soufle, Jambalaya, Disneyland Band, Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen). Clarence also freelances in the L.A. area.

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