Tom Bruno (musician)

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Tom Bruno (born April 14, 1932 in Canada - † August 22, 2012 in Manhattan , New York City ) was an American jazz musician ( drums , percussion , vocals , flute ).

Tom Bruno, who from the mid-1970s frequently played as a street musician and in subway stations (between Sixth and Astor Place), participated in 13 recording sessions from 1976 to 1998. During his career he worked in the New York free jazz scene a. a. with Cecil Taylor , Ellen Christi ( Live at Irving Plaza , Soul Note 1985) and at the New York City Artist's Collective . He was a founding member of the Test formation , which also included Daniel Carter , Sabir Mateen and Matt Heyner . In 1981 he made his solo album White Boy Blues .

Discographic notes

  • White Boy Blues (Eremite Records, 1981)
  • Tom Bruno & Sabir Mateen - Getting Away With Murder (Eremite Records, 1995)
  • Test: Test ( AUM Fidelity , 1998)
  • Test: Live / Test (Eremite, 1998)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Notification of death at organissimo
  2. ↑ http://tombrunothedrummer.tumblr.com/
  3. ↑ In the Social Security Death Index, the date of birth is April 14, 1937 and the date of death is August 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz discography
  5. ↑ Information from Eremite Records
  6. ^ Review at All About Jazz
personal data
SURNAME Bruno, Tom
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Canada
DATE OF DEATH 22nd August 2012
Place of death Manhattan , New York City