Ed Alstrom

Edward Alstrom (born October 12, 1957) is an American musician best known for being the stadium organist for the Major League Baseball's New York Yankees.

"[5] He lives in Montville, New Jersey, where he has been married to music educator and pianist Maxine Alstrom since 1985.

[7] Alstrom describes himself as an "itinerant musician" and has played for synagogues, churches, feature films, Broadway musicals and at Yankee Stadium.

He has performed with Chuck Berry, Leonard Bernstein, Bette Midler, Herbie Hancock, and Steely Dan.

[3] He plays at weekend home games for the team at Yankee Stadium and was interviewed for the position by Layton himself.

The standard jazz mass form... adopts the Latin text and puts some swing beats behind it.

He was asked to try to sound like Gladys Goodding, the organist for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.

Screen at the old Yankee Stadium featuring Alstrom's name