Tom Ranier's lyrics & chords

Pianist/clarinetist/composer/arranger Tom Ranier is one of Southern California's top jazz improvisers, a musician both technically resplendent and emotionally open. At the keyboard, he reveals an increasingly personal style that bears the influence of Oscar Peterson's bravura and bluesiness, Chick Corea's at once intricate and beautiful melodies, and Bill Evans's chordal brilliance. Ranier was born in Chicago on July 13, 1949. He moved with his family to Garden Grove, in Southern California's Orange County. He remembers being charmed by clarin...read more