Ron Thomas was born in 1942 and traces his ancestry to Wales, a country noted for its long and vigorous tradition of community singing and music making. His father, Buddy, first introduced him to the keyboard and improvisation. His composition teachers include Karlheinz Stockhausen, Stefan Wolpe and Vittorio Gianinni. He attended Manhattan School of Music, C. W. Post College, and the Universities of Pennsylvania and Illinois. Within the jazz community, Ron is known and respected as a pianist of unusually fine ability and inventiveness. He has recorded with Pat Martino (Live!) and Eric Kloss (One, Two, Free) and has had the counsel and encouragement of such fine players as Roland Hanna and Herbie Hancock.
Marshall Taylor - 1978
Richard Burton - Producer
Sean Townsend - Digital transfer
Paul G. Kohler - Audio Mastering
Danny Schweers - Graphic Design
Original Mikrokosmos LP release MM1-002 1978
Heath Allen - Producer
John Anthony - Recording Engineer
Ann Pinto - Cover Art
Ron Thomas can be heard on other Vectordisc recordings as a soloist or leader (17 Solo Piano improvisations, Scenes from a Voyage to Arcturus, The House of Counted Days and Cycles). He also appears on Kristin Garson's Music Under the Influence, Mike Falcone's Playing Live and Richard Burton's Simple Major Simple Minor. Ron has two additional CD on Art of Life Records (Music in Three Parts and Doloroso).
Learn more about Ron at www.ronthomasmusic.com and www.vectordisc.com
Ron Thomas has recorded for Vectordisc
as a leader on the following CDs (The House
of Counted Days, 17 Solo Piano Improvisations
and Cycles). Ron can be heard as a sideman
on The Mike Falcone Quartet "Playing Live",
Richard Burton's "Simple Major/Simple Minor"
and Kristin Garson's "Music Under the
Influence".
Ron has two other recordings as a leader
on Art of Life Records (Music in Three Parts
and Doloroso). He can also be heard on the
classic Muse recordings from 1972, Pat
Martino's Live and Eric Kloss's One, Two, Free.
Find out more about Ron Thomas at
www.ronthomasmusic.com and www.vectordisc.com
