Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, Theloneous Monk, Nat King Cole, Oscar Peterson, Kenny Barron, Art Tatem, Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones, Billy Joel, Mozart, Beethoven, Bob Marley, Willie Nelson
Tamer earned his Bachelor of Music in Piano and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He pursued additional classical studies in Budapest, Hungary, studying harmony, solfège and conducting. As a vocalist, he has sung with the Choral Arts Society and Philadelphia Orchestra under the batons of conductors Riccardo Muti, Kurt Mazur, and Charles Dutoit.
After teaching music for five years, Tamer established Swamp Queen Music through which he has recorded four CDs.
Tamer ~ Unwanted Curtains, Beginning to See the Light, for the holidays, Let It Snow!, and the yet to be released Second Chances, a collection of songs written by Tamer.
Following the establishment of Swamp Queen Music, Tamer created THE JAZZ ASSEMBLY, a one-of-a-kind participatory experience for elementary through high school students.
He performs these Assemblies in conjunction with Young Audiences of New Jersey; Young Audiences of Eastern PA; and Peter Nero and the Philadelphia Pops Jazz in the Schools Series. Tamers efforts with THE JAZZ ASSEMBLY are instrumental in bringing understanding and appreciation of jazz and standards to the next generation of music fans.
In 2001 Tamer was honored with the formation of the Tamer Tewfik International Fan Club, with chapters currently in the US and Canada.
As a jazz pianist Tamer has played with Les Paul, Grover Washington, Jr., Stanley Clarke, Eddie Gomez and Trudy Pitts. As a cabaret artist and pianist he has performed at the ASCAP Songwriters Showcase, Brandy's Saloon, Cleopatras Needle, Dont Tell Mama, The Duplex, the Iridium Jazz Club, NBCs Rainbow Room, Odettes, Sams Cabaret, Tavern Camac, The Townhouse and the Triad Theater, to name a few. He was both musical director and performer in the cabarets Hot Notes at Cool Mood and Lets Fall in Love. In the theatre he served as musical director of Montauk Theatre Productions Always, Patsy Cline and The Show of the Century, in which he also performed. His original compositions have been heard in the theatrical productions Genesis; The Quiet Room, or What Happens When a Schizoid Ballerina Is Locked in a Room with a Duck; As Heard In the Quiet Room, a cabaret based upon his work as heard in The Quiet Room, ...; in which Tamer was the featured artist, and Seascape with Sharks and Dancer, for which his score received the SpotlightOn/Sage Award for Best Sound Design.
Hi,Tamer Tewfik. Thank you for the add and comment!!! Welcome to the Japanesque Healing Rock!!! You're great pianist!!! Nice to meet you!!! Keep in touch!!! Have a good days!!!
Hey my friend. I hope you're having a great summer.
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Hey There! I am sorry I haven't written in awhile, Things have been moving forward and keeping me out of trouble...For the most part!
Have a fantastic day and I wanted to let you know I appreciate our friendship and your support!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! i hope it was a day full of wonderful things........and i hope that all your dreams and wishes come true!! all the best to you.......always, jen
