Name Tom McClung Role Composer | Music director Wall to Wall Albums Burning Bright | |
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Similar People Archie Shepp, Amina Claudine Myers, Sebastien Llado, Steve Potts, Jean‑Jacques Avenel | ||
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Tom McClung (April 4, 1957 – May 14, 2017) was an American jazz pianist and composer.
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Tom McClung - jazz piano solo
Career
McClung released several jazz albums, both as a leader and as a sideman to other artists. He played and recorded with musicians such as Archie Shepp, Yusef Lateef, and Marion Brown. He spent years residing, performing, and recording music with other artists in Paris.
Beginning in 1996, he toured and recorded internationally as a member of the Archie Shepp quartet. Their recording, Gemini, features two McClung originals and a guest appearance by rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy. McClung's solo piano recording Declassified (Blang Music, 2007) features arrangements and re-interpretations of classical composers. In 2008 he composed and performed the music for the film D'un mur l'autre - de Berlin à Ceuta by Patric Jean.
Death
McClung died of cancer in Moulins-la-Marche, France, at the age of 60.
As leader
As sideman
