Tom Coster

This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (April 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Tom Coster
Coster in 2009 (Steve Smith and Vital Information)
Background information
Born	(1941-08-21) August 21, 1941 (age 80) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Rock, Latin rock, jazz fusion, classical
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instruments	Keyboards, synthesizer, programming, piano, organ, accordion, guitar, bass guitar, drum machine
Associated acts	Carlos Santana Billy Cobham Third Eye Blind Vital Information

Tom Coster (born August 21, 1941) is an American keyboardist, composer, and longtime backing musician for Carlos Santana.

Early years[]

Detroit-born and San Francisco-raised, Coster played piano and accordion as a youth, continuing his studies through college and a productive five-year stint as a musician in the U.S. Air Force Band.^[1]

Career[]

Coster has played with and/or composed for many groups and musicians including The Loading Zone, Gábor Szabó, Carlos Santana, Billy Cobham, Third Eye Blind, Coryell/Coster/Smith, Claudio Baglioni, Stu Hamm, Boz Scaggs, Zucchero and Bobby Holiday, Joe Satriani, Frank Gambale, and Vital Information. Coster also produced several solo jazz fusion recordings as a leader for Fantasy, Headfirst, and JVC.

Some of Coster's best-known compositions are "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)", "Flor D'Luna (Moonflower)" and "Dance, Sister, Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" performed by Santana and "The Perfect Date" performed by Vital Information.

Personal life[]

Coster's son was born in 1966, also called Tom Coster, also a keyboardist and composer.

Solo discography and personnel[]

References[]

External links[]

• All About Jazz
• Vital Information Web Site