Biography
Tom Severino studied piano at the conservatories of Lisbon and Faro, and in the Jazz Hot Club, in Lisbon.
In the '80s he worked for EMI-Records and Vidisco-Records/EMI-Studios, in Lisbon, as composer, arranger and producer.
He performed in several television programs in Lisbon and Amsterdam.
He studied harmony and improvisation with Dutch pianist Rob Madna.
In 2005 he and his son Alex started the Stepping Stones. This project was presented live in May 2006 at the renowned Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania, USA, where Keith Jarrett recorded for ECM.
Alex Severino started studying music at the age of 11.
At 17 he started his studies of jazz guitar as an autodidact and of harmony with his father, Tom.
From 19 on, he has been performing with his father in various ensembles.
In 2005 he and Tom started the Stepping Stones.