Tom McDermott

Tom McDermott is a pianist and composer, born in St. Louis in 1957 and based in New Orleans since 1984. His playing spans ragtime, traditional jazz, New Orleans R&B and Brazilian choro. He was part of the Dukes of Dixieland through much of the 1990s and co-founded the brass band the New Orleans Nightcrawlers in 1994. His 2009 album "Duets" was named Album of the Year by Offbeat.