Abstract Rhythm in Time DigitalART With eremite records White Boy Blues by Tom Bruno

For years, a subway token was all the cover you needed to hear some of the fiercest free jazz in New York City. That's because Tom Bruno, with his pared-down drum kit, practiced in subway stations. Pick up the uptown 6 at Astor Place & there he was, competing with the clack of trains. Some days, he was under Time Square or in the bowels of Grand Central Terminal. Maybe he took the phrase underground musician too seriously. Maybe everyone else didn't take it seriously enough. Don't misunderstand this. This was not exile. He chose to go underground to play his music unconditionally. Think Sonny Rollins on the Williamsburg Bridge, playing for himself. Once, I happened upon him playing at Astor Place & stopped to listen. his eyes were closed as his hands skipped & shuffled around. I let a couple trains go by & listened. Tom didn't open his eyes much. If he knew he had an audience, it must have been because he smelled us. Here was his freedom. Tom had found his proper venue to improvise. Tom's been playing his music this way for a couple of decades. A longtime member of the New York City Artist's Collective, he has focused great amounts of energy on providing a path for... more credits released April 15, 2020 Tom Bruno: drums, piano, voice, dance dedicated to my boyhood idols: Clifford Brown, Harold Land, George Morrow, Richie Powell & Max Roach 13 October 1981, Roulette, NYC Producers: Michael Ehlers & the New York City Artists' Collective engineer: Jim Staley photography: Shep Hunter original flyer design: Laurie Szujewska license all rights reserved

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