Tom Coppola | |
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Birth name | Thomas Wilkinson Coppola |
Born | June 6, 1945 |
Died | December 29, 2023 78) [1] | (aged
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Pianist Composer Arranger |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Labels | Columbia |
Thomas Wilkinson Coppola (June 6, 1945 - December 29, 2023) [2] was a pianist and arranger, known for being a principal member of the group Air. [3] He also formed Evans and Coppola with vocalist Lucianne Evans and performed with the Tom Coppola Trio.
Tom Coppola began working as a musician in Manhattan in the 1960s, where he met Carolyn Brooks (soon to become Googie Coppola) and Air was formed. Air's self-titled first album was released in 1971. [4] [5] The band's best known album, Shine the Light of Love was released in 1980. [6] [7] Subsequently, the group went on permanent hiatus.
He worked for NBC as a music producer [8] on Saturday Night Live from 1984 to 1990. In 1991 Coppola went to the University of Southern California to study jazz. He later moved to Asheville, North Carolina, where he performed in several groups, including Evans & Coppola [9] and the Tom Coppola Trio, and taught in the music department at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. [8]
Tom Coppola died on December 29, 2023 [10]
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