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Tom Roberts, Jazz Piano Improvisation Masterclass
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Internationally acclaimed Pianist, composer,writer, historian, and arranger Tom Roberts is one of the leading exponents of early jazz piano.

He has lived and performed for extensive periods in both New Orleans as well as New York in Harlem.

He has performed through out the world playing Harlem stride piano

Tom has  arranged and performed the music for Martin Scorsese’s film The Aviator, the NPR show Riverwalk Jazz,  Wynton Marsalis, and Jazz in July with Dick Hyman at Manhattan’s 92nd St

Tom has composed new scores for many silent films and most recently for Rick Sebak and the Emmy award winning Nebby series for WQED

He has contributed articles for magazines such as Piano Today

Tom is the founder and conducter of the „Allegheny City Ragtime Orchestra“

He is the creator of The Hot Club of Pittsburgh a group where people gather in public spaces to listen to 78 rpm shellac records and hear music that they would normally never experience
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He frequently appears as a guest host on Ryhthm Sweet and Hot on 90.5 WESA
 
"Tom Roberts (piano) - a real wizard"
New Orleans Music Magazine

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