KEYBOARDIST, MARVIN THOMPSON, JR.

Keyboardist, songwriter and producer Marvin Thompson Jr. has been creating music for many years.  Growing up in Detroit, Michigan he got his start playing piano for his church choir.  Writing music for numerous musicals and short films, Marvin has also released several instrumental projects, including his release, In Focus on the December Sky music label, which features jazz-infused instrumental music.  He has served as Musical Director for several stage-plays, including Torn Between Two Loves, and the Plowshares Theatre production of Soulfest and Spunk.  He wrote and scored the music for the independent film, Guilty Innocence for the Swift Winds Media production company.  He's the writer and producer of the hit stage musical, City Square which premiered in Detroit MI.  Marvin is the recipient of the Billboard Songwriting Award and the John Lennon Songwriting Award.  I'll talk to Marvin about his new cd, Kind Words and his play, Two Chairs.

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