Biography
Tom Severino studied piano and saxophone at the Conservatories of Lisbon and Faro as well as in the Hot Club, in Lisbon. Jazz and folk music have always strongly influenced his musical life.
In the '80s he worked for EMI-Records, in Lisbon, as composer, arranger and producer.
He was composer and singer in the Portuguese National Song Contest and performed in several television programs. Tom composed, arranged and produced for Vidisco-Records/EMI-Studios, in Lisbon.
Tom became member of Buma-Stemra in 1997, when he moved to The Netherlands.
He studied harmony and improvisation with Dutch pianist Rob Madna.
As a pianist he performed on Nederland 2 TV channel.
In 2004 he and his son Alex started the Stepping Stones. This project was presented live in May 2006 at the renown Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania, USA.
Alex Severino started to study the trumpet with 11 years.
When he was 17 years old he studied the trumpet with Thomas Welvaadt (student of Ruud Breuls).
In the same year he started his studies of jazz guitar as an autodidact and of harmony with his father.
From his 19 on, he has been performing with his father in various ensembles.
In 2004 he and his father started the Stepping Stones. This project was presented live for the first time at the famous Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., in May 2006.