Pierson, Tom, 1948-
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Name (Latin)
Pierson, Tom, 1948-
Other forms of name
Pierson, Thomas Claude, Jr., 1948-
Date of birth
1948-03-11
Associated country
Japan
United States
Field of activity
Composition (Music)
Jazz
Motion picture music
Occupation
Arrangers (Musicians)
Composers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- His Quintet, 1979:caption (Tom Pierson)
- Biography (Thomas Claude Pierson, Jr., born in Ashland, Wisconsin, March 11, 1948 ( (His WWW site, April 20, 2018:) )
- Big band renaissance [SR] p1995:v. 5, container (Tom Pierson) set booklet, p. 80 (b. 1948; jazz composer-arranger; classically trained at Juilliard School; also a conductor and film scorer; moved to Japan in 1991 to play and teach)
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Wikipedia description:
Thomas Pierson (born March 11, 1948 Ashland, Wisconsin) is an American composer, conductor and film director. At the age of 13, he debuted as a soloist with the Houston Symphony. He studied at the Juilliard School to become a classical pianist and later turned to jazz. He conducted Leonard Bernstein's Mass at the Metropolitan Opera. He has conducted other works as well, including Candide. He has scored films for Woody Allen, notably Manhattan, and Robert Altman's Quintet. He filmed Turkey Boy in Japan in 2008.
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