Gorman graduated in 1974 and went on to work as a session musician, most notably from the 1980s until the present. His work along the way included collaborations with
Duane Eddy,
Paul Kantner,
the Rolling Stones and
the Who, and
Jefferson Starship. Gorman took part in the recording of the Who's album ''
It's Hard'' and
the subsequent tour in 1982. In 1984, he was the keyboardist in The V.U. (sometimes called The View)
Phoenix Rising album together with Kevin Chalfant (vocals),
Ross Valory (bass guitar),
Prairie Prince (drums) and Steff Burns (guitars), all of them musicians whose complete list of acts in which they were involved needed another specific page. Valory and Chalfant later joined again in The Storm which included other former Journey members plus Josh Ramos, a guest guitarist in the V.U. album.
Phoenix Rising songs are dated 1984 but the album never saw the light till it was rescued and published by Frontiers in 2000. His work with
Paul Kantner goes back to the
KBC Band during 1985 to 1987. He then took part in the
Jefferson Airplane reunion in 1989. Gorman was one of several keyboardists on the reunion album and played live with the Airplane in the supporting tour. He was then a member of Kantner's band
Wooden Ships, along with guitarist
Mark "Slick" Aguilar in 1991 and 1992. Wooden Ships was joined on some of its later gigs by singer
Darby Gould (formerly of
World Entertainment War) and Airplane/Hot Tuna bassist
Jack Casady. This soon became the core line-up for the new incarnation of
Jefferson Starship with the addition of drummer Prairie Prince and fiddler
Papa John Creach, later rejoined by former Airplane co-founder
Marty Balin. Gorman stayed with Jefferson Starship as a permanent member until 1995, appearing on the live album
Deep Space / Virgin Sky and playing on two tracks for the studio album
Windows of Heaven. He has teamed again with them occasionally on some of the
Galactic Family Reunion concerts in 2006. ==Discography==