Upcoming gigs with the Bill Boris Trio
It has been nearly two years since I joined the amazing Bill Boris Trio!
The trio is led by Bill Boris, one of Chicagoland’s greatest fusion-jazz guitarists and composers/arrangers. The amazing Tyrone Blair plays the drums.
Next puplic performance
Oct 10 at Marianos Ravenswood, 1800 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, 60640, IL
New Solo Piano Arrangements
Check out all of my newest solo piano arrangements at PopJazzKeys.com.
The Thomas Gunther Trio Featuring Vocalist Deborah Powell
Our next performance is on October 15 at Ballydoyle, Aurora, IL
We’ve played many gigs for swing dancers over the years. On October 15, we have the pleasure of performing another one for Karrie Willis with Tyrone Blair on drums and Daniel Anderson on bass, one of the greatest swing bass players ever. (“When you tour with Ray Charles for a year, you learn a thing or two about swinging!” – Daniel Anderson).
Check out the event details
Learn more about the Thomas Gunther Trio with Deborah
Summer 2022
Check out my newest arranging and music production work I did for jazz and r&b vocalist Tracye Eileen’s new CD You Hit The Spot.
This was a great musical project, for which I hired some of Chicago’s finest musicians. You definitely want to check it out!
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The CD YOU HIT THE SPOT (see above) has appeared on the European top 10 list for best jazz CDs of 2022!
My Work Anniversary at CJP
20 Years at Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
Time flies, as the saying goes
I can’t believe it has been 20 years since I prepared the first score and parts for Orbert Davis and his Chicago Jazz Philharmonic.
Check out what Orbert things about the work I’ve done for him in the video below
Orbert Davis is the co-founder, music director, composer, and orchestrator of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, a 65-piece orchestra that fuses elements of jazz and classical music into what is known as “third-stream” music. In the above video, he explains that I have prepared all the music composed and arranged by Orbert for the orchestra over the past 20 years, starting from our very first rehearsal.
A Badge of Honor
Although my main passion is producing, composing, arranging, and performing music, working for Orbert Davis and the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic has been a badge of honor. I immensely respect Orbert as an artist and a remarkable human being who deeply cares about advancing the arts and helping others pursue their dreams. Therefore, 20 years ago, when he first told me about his dream of forming a Third Stream Orchestra, I expressed my desire to help him in any way possible. This led to a beautiful and lasting working relationship, as well as a deep friendship that I am very proud of.
I also had the pleasure of arranging, performing and recording music with Orbert. He is the featured artist on my first CD, which I produced after arriving in Chicago, entitled THE WINDY CITY.