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Tommy Schneider

Like many Europeans Tommy (born 1962 in Zürich) started to explore the world of music with the obligatory must of recorder music lessons in the elementary school. Quite soon he started taking classic lessons in flute for years. Simultaneously he was a member of a youth music band. After a while he discovered the drums/percussions and could gather valuable experiences for about 3 years along with playing the flute. However he was still missing something. Finally he discovered the original Hammond organ and got fascinated by this instrument in such a way, it wont go out of his mind.

After having played in various groups on flute, drums and finally on the organ, mainly with local bands, a trio named SOS was established (SOS stands for Sax - Orgel Schlagzeug, the German words for sax, organ, drums) with Philippe Chrétien on sax and Jean-Michel Gosteli on drums. Its style lies between funk, soul, blues, acid jazz, swing and latin. Its corresponding groove is the best go with concert events and parties. Already in summer 1997, their debut CD "Press-Button" was released. In 1999 the trio recorded a live CD at the Helvetia Bar in Zürich (released in 2002). This band is still active and plays several concerts a year (mostly private).

In November 2001, Tommy recorded his first solo album (released in 2002), now accompanied by the well known Swiss guitarist Adrian Stern and the drummer Hans Peter Bartsch coming from the suburbs of Frankfurt/Main (Germany). The already mentioned music styles were expanded by rock elements and simultaneously the jazz elements were slightly reduced. In November 2007 Tommy recorded his 2nd solo album.

SOS no label recorded June 1997 in Bachenbülach/Switzerland	Tommy Schneider, Hammond B-3 organ Philippe Chrétien, sax, piano, Hammond B-3 organ Jean-Michel Gosteli, drums
Out For Lunch no label recorded April 1999 in Zürich/Switzerland	Tommy Schneider, Hammond B-3 organ, flute, piano Philippe Chrétien, sax, piano, Hammond B-3 organ Jean-Michel Gosteli, drums
Groove Machine Blues Leaf BL 9817 recorded 2001 in Switzerland	Tommy Schneider, organ, flute Jean-Michel Gostelli, drums Philippe Chrétien, sax, organ, piano
Move tom.rec. minus 1 recorded November 2001 in Luzern/Switzerland	Tommy Schneider, Hammond B-3 organ, flute Adrian Stern, guitar Hans Peter Bartsch, drums
Plan B³ Kolibri Records 08001 recorded November 2007 in Goldau/Switzerland	Tommy Schneider, Hammond B-3 organ Adrian Stern, guitar, percussion Hans Peter Bartsch, drums, percussion Philippe Chrétien, sax

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