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Tom Skinner

Tom Skinner

Drummer and percussionist

Jun 7, 2026

4:11
The first work Skinner chose as being formative for him was Una Muy Bonita by Ornette Coleman.
4:50
So I guess for me this kind of represents my kind of way into my ongoing kind of love affair and obsession with jazz and improvised music.
5:05
But it kind of doesn't really start here.
5:08
It actually starts with Bon Jovi.
5:16
So when I was at school, at primary school, as it's known in the UK, at the age of eight, one of my friends, one of my school friends, his father was like the bodyguard for John Bon Jovi.
5:38
And I know this is, you know, it all kind of tied together, hopefully.
5:44
But so and that's yeah.

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18:07
This version is performed by Stephen Hough

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