mouth Park. He’d be performing
three long sets of music at night
and still be at the track at 5 or 6 in
the morning watching them with
the horses. The jockeys began
calling him “Stormin’ Norman”
and the name not only stuck but
was officially registered as a racehorse. Seldin says at one time
he had around 8 race horses and
did well at the Meadowlands and
Monmouth Park, but it got too expensive to continue.
These days, Norman is as busy
as ever. He plays solo shows,
duo shows, trio shows, and
shows with dueling pianos. In an
area dominated by guitar players, Norman’s shows have a bit of
their own niche.
“For one of my solo shows the
audience can expect anything
from Professor Longhair/Fats
Domino type of thing to Mississippi Blues and Stride Piano. People
get that along with John Prine,
Tom Waits and Randy Newman.
Usually it’s a 3-hour non-stop set.
If I’m doing a show and the place
is jumping, I don’t want to stop!”
“Band shows with me like the
3-piano bands are neat,” he says.
“That’s probably one of the most
awesome things to see. There
are three 88-note digital pianos
across the stage with three guys
that are all lead singers. One guy
is sequencing drums and bass,
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