Lee Tomboulian is a fantastic musician....Every gig with Lee was a wonderful musical experience.”

— BILL GIBSON

Imaginarium

Lee Tomboulian

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Humor, originality, mastery, and chops play into this solo piano recording. Choice accordion on a few songs adds spice to an already tasty combination of jazz, classical and pop music, peppered with Brazilian compositions. Brilliant!

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Pianist/composer/educator Lee Tomboulian has performed on piano, accordion, and keyboards with noted jazz artists Airto, Nat Adderley, Doc Cheatham, Larry Coryell, Jack DeJohnette, Herb Ellis, Eddie Harris, Marc Johnson, Sheila Jordan, Dick Oatts, Bucky Pizzarelli, Pharoah Sanders, and Steve Swallow. He was also a member of the world-famous University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band and is a founding member of the Brazilian and Uruguayan ensemble Circo. 

Mr. Tomboulian teaches jazz improvisation, jazz small group performance practice, applied jazz piano, and more. 

He studied composition at the University of Arkansas under James Greeson, his M.M. in Jazz Studies (piano performance) at the University of North Texas, and studied privately with ECM artist Art Lande and Hal Willner at the Naropa Institute.

Tomboulian was an Adjunct Professor at Long Island University-C.W. Post for two years. Previously he served on the faculty of Lawrence University Conservatory of Music for six years, Texas Wesleyan University,  Cedar Valley College,  the University of Dallas and North Central Texas College.

He has also worked as an instructor at the University of Texas at Arlington Jazz Camp, the University of North Texas Jazz Combo Camp, and served as a UNT graduate teaching fellow for two years.