Yesterday I posted on Solo, a 1963 album by trombonist Kai Winding for Verve. Accompanying Winding on the three days of recording was pianist Ross Tompkins. Who was he? Tompkins was probably best ...

Ross Tompkins, a jazz pianist best-known for his long tenure with Doc Severinsen’s big band on “The Tonight Show,” has died. He was 68. His June 30 death in St. Augustine, Fla., was announced by his ...

Ross Tompkins, 68, a pianist who played with Doc Severinsen’s “Tonight Show” band for more than 20 years, died of lung cancer Thursday in St. Augustine, Fla., according to his partner and friend ...

When the members of cornetist Bill Berry’s L.A. Big Band gather Sunday at the Irvine Marriott to pay tribute to Duke Ellington, they’ll bring a wealth of Ellington memories and influence to the ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., July 10 (UPI) -- Pianist Ross Tompkins, who performed on TV's "The Tonight Show" as part of Doc Severinsen's band for more than 20 years, has died in Florida. The 68-year-old ...

Like Gene Ammons` tenor saxophone and Little Walter Jacobs` harmonica, Jerry ”The Iceman” Butler`s voice is one of the great Chicago sounds: grainy and supremely relaxed, with a marvelously soulful ...

Ross Tompkins, pianist: born Detroit 13 May 1938; married; died St Augustine, Florida 29 June 2006. The pianist Ross Tompkins was one of the horde of immensely gifted jazz musicians that moved to Los ...

Ross Tompkins, a jazz pianist best known for his long tenure with Doc Severinsen’s big band on The Tonight Show, died on June 30 at his home in St. Augustine, reportedly of lung cancer. He was 68. He ...

Yesterday I posted on Solo, a 1963 album by trombonist Kai Winding for Verve. Accompanying Winding on the three days of recording was pianist Ross Tompkins. Who was he? Tompkins was probably best ...