Tim Clausen

Jazz pianist and writer Tim Clausen grew up in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, where MGM's The Wizard of Oz had its world premier in 1939. From an early age he taught himself to to play piano by ear. In addition to recording three solo CD's Tim has played piano engagements at many of Milwaukee's top restaurants and hotels. In his work as a jazz historian he has conducted hundreds of interviews and has had the pleasure of interviewing some of the jazz world's leading artists. A father, Tim founded and...See more

Jazz pianist and writer Tim Clausen grew up in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, where MGM's The Wizard of Oz had its world premier in 1939. From an early age he taught himself to to play piano by ear. In addition to recording three solo CD's Tim has played piano engagements at many of Milwaukee's top restaurants and hotels. In his work as a jazz historian he has conducted hundreds of interviews and has had the pleasure of interviewing some of the jazz world's leading artists. A father, Tim founded and facilitated The Milwaukee Gay Fathers Group for its ten-year run from 1995 to 2004. His first book, Love Together: Longtime Male Couples on Healthy Intimacy and Communication was published in 2014. Not the Son He Expected is the second offering in a planned trilogy of works on gay men's relationships which Tim hopes will help to make life better and easier for gay men and their families. In his spare time Tim enjoys abstract painting, hiking, meditation, cooking, travel, movies, swimming, biking, and spending time with friends. ... See less