Photographs of Tommy Gill and other Charleston Musicians

Tommy Gill photographed by Ben Stroman in performance with the Mark Sterbank Jazz Group in 2005 and 2007.

Tommy Gill

View The Photographs Presented in a slide show

Tommy Gill – Jazz Compositions based on Gershwin Themes

This is in Memory of David Stahl (4 November 1949 – 24 October 2010)

In 2003, my nephew Tommy Gill (who is well known in the Charleston South Carolina and surrounding low-country area as a Jazz Pianist and Steinway Piano Technician) was tuning the piano at home of David Stahl, Conductor of the Charleston Symphony. [...]

Long Long Ago – Four Renditions

Long Long Ago played by the three students who had lessons last Saturday ( May 21, 2011 ). Starting with the young man who has just started learning the piece, and progressing through the two young ladies who have been working on it for a couple of weeks. Finally I finish up with [...]

New Music Videos

Here is a recent improvisation and some video “The Oriental Flowers”

The Hobo Song made famous by Burl Ives in the 1950s “Big Rock Candy Mountain”

A video made for our Church Food Ministry with some of my piano in the background. “Food Pantry Feb 22 2011″

There are a number of new videos posted in the Ben [...]

Daybreak at the Beach – New Music Video

Some video on the beach, and some piano recorded at our church on the Kurzweil Electronic Piano – a far brighter sounding instrument than my Kawei Digital Piano. Music performed and recorded by Ben Stroman, as well as the video.

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Recording Pieces for a DVD

I have begun to record some music that will be used for two new DVDs – one that will be primarily historical and nostalgic about my parents, and another that will be just for fun – here is the first partially successful items using the new Kawei recording system built into the digital piano.

Bach Minuet [...]

Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson

Breakdown of a Piano Lesson

The Videos are made and are streaming properly from YouTube, along with an introduction to outline how I work through a piano lesson toward what I hope will be the “Teachable Moment” – and here it is The Piano Lesson. – So Here it Is – The [...]

Thoughtful Michael Jackson Article

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A Thoughtful and Well Written Ariticle on a Somewhat Tragic Life

(Copied from Florida Today July 3, 2009)

Music by Austin Church

Several Excellent Videos by Austin Church singing his original songs including “Miss Ola The Mississippi Giver” – Video by Valencia Community College, and several other songs with video by Ben Stroman. Austin often performs at “And All That Jazz” Cafe where you can enjoy the fine food served by Chef Peter.

Miss Ola

Featuring

Kameryn plays her original Composition “The Flying Dutchman”
on piano.

Kameryn plays Piano