| Tom Vincent is a leading and dynamic jazz pianist who has been performing for over 20 years. His style is unique and influenced mainly by recordings from the jazz greats like Louis, Sarah Vaughn, Clifford Brown, Duke Ellington and so on. Vincent has lived and performed extensively in Europe and spent three years in New York where he was active in the jazz scene, performing and studying. His love of performing reflects the true jazz style of collaborating with other passionate aficionados. This has enabled Vincent, who is now based in Tasmania, to build a strong contingent of musicians across the globe, jazz musicians who are eager to reunite and perform with him. In October 2009 the Tom Vincent Quaretet conducted a major tour of Australia. In 2010 Tom is touring the world, playing with over ten different musicians in various pockets of the globe including Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Zurich, Amsterdam, Paris, New York and Toronto. An experience with Tom and his sidemen will have you sitting on the edge of your seat and moving at least one part of your body. Tom is charismatic, spontaneous, downright cool and an absolute genius at the keys. This music is rooted in the jazz tradition and a joy to see live as Tom combines this earthy original jazz feeling with fresh invention, surprising and delighting his side men, himself and of course the audience too. His infectious style of jazz brings people together to simply have a good time over some great swingin' grooves. His repertoire of hundreds of songs feeds a constant stream of music that is evolving right before you. Tom consistently deliver exciting and entertaining performances. Tom studied composing / arranging and performance with Don Burrows, George Golla, Mike Nock, Roger Frampton. He graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium in 1989 with encouragement from Burrows to further his study abroad. Burrows described Tom as a trailblazer, “…a musician who does not merely recycle what he’s heard, but will really take music somewhere of his own.” In 1993 he was awarded an International Study Grant from Australia Council for composition study in New York, where he lived, studied and performed for three years.
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| 2009 | January - composed and recorded new music for Collectors -Tom Vincent Sextet with Carlo Barbaro - sax and flute, Shannon Barnet - trombone, Leigh Barker - bass Hugh Harvey - drums, Matthew Goddard - perussion Broadcast of ABC Sunday Live - Tom Vincent Trio/Septet concert at Meadowbank July 2008 April - TVT, Melbourne May - Quartet performance in Tokyo with guitarist Hikaru Komamura and drummer Manabu Hashimoto at the Jazz Club Django. June - TVT Melbourne July - Reunion Quartet gigs in Melbourne with now Switzerland based Trombonist Adrian Mears - Tom Vincent Trio - featured modern jazz component at Devonport Jazz Festival with Sam Anning August - TVT with Ben Vanderwal and Ben Robertson October - Tom Vincent Quartet Australian Tour - featuring Eamon McNelis Composing for IHOS Music Opera and Theatre Company Music Catelogue December - composed and recorded new music for Collectors - Tom Vincent Octet - recorded fourth Tom Vincent Trio CD with Ben Vanderwal - drums, Sam Anning - bass Awarded Arts Tasmania grant for World Tour 2010 |
| 2008 | March - third piano trio CD Blood Red released Awarded Arts Tasmania Grant to compose and record Awarded Sound Travellers Grant for Australian Tour in October 2009 Arranging for the TSO Sextet recording, all orginal music by Tom. Line up included Scott Tinkler, Elliott Dalgleish, Leigh Barker and Ben Vanderwal. |
| 2007 | September - Andrew McNaugton (trumpet, Brisbane) with Tom Vincent Trio at Hobart Town Hall for the Island Brass Academy July - Tom Vincent Band, Sundays Live at the Federation Concert Hall - national live broadcast ABC Classic FM |
| 2006 | February / March - Tom Vincent Trio six week tour of Tasmania with Marc Meader drums, Leigh Barker double bass March - recorded all originals for ABC Jazz Tracks April - asked to perform in a series of eight BBC jazz documentaries with guitarists Martin Taylor, Jimmy Rosenberg, Bireli Lagrene and singer Anita Wardell |
| 2005 | Composing, arranging and recording work for Collectors ABC Television Featured artist for Ten Days on the Island Festival, Tasmania |
| 2004 | Tasmanian Spring Festival concert with John Rodgers (violin) and Ken Edie (drums) |
| 2003 | Compositions written for and performed by the Seymour Group |
| 2001 | Six months in Europe performing Vincent/Meader Trio |
| 2000 | Released second piano trio CD Second Impressions Tom Vincent Trio tour: 27 performances in five states of Australia, assisted by Playing Australia Grant |
| 1999 | Toured Queensland with John Rodgers’ The Sunshine Club – Queensland Theatre Company production of an Australian Aboriginal jazz musical. Selected as a finalist in the Wangaratta National Jazz Piano Awards |
Grants and Awards:
2009 Arts Tasmania grant to do World Tour 2010
| 2008 | Sound Travellers Touring Grant for Tom Vincent Quartet Australian Tour October 2009 Arts Tasmania Grant for Septet recording at ABC Studio Hobart |
| 2007 | John Butler Seed Grant to study audio engineering with George Goerss |
| 2006 | Arts Tasmania Loan to set up home composing/recording studio |
| 2005 | John Butler Seed Grant and Arts Tasmania Bridging Grant to attend Australian International Music Market in Brisbane Arts Tasmania loan to purchase grand piano |
| 2000 | Playing Australia Grant to tour Australia with the Tom Vincent Trio |
| 1993 | Australia Council International Study Grant to study jazz in New York |
Festival performances:
Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Victoria
Sydney Improvised Music Association, New South Wales
Brisbane Pinnacles Jazz Festival, Queensland
Port Fairy Spring Music Festival, Victoria
Wangaratta International Jazz Festival, Victoria
Adelaide Fringe Festival, South Australia
Hobart Improvised Music Festival, Tasmania
10 Days on the Island Festival, Tasmania
St Helens Jazz Festival, Tasmania
Tasmanian Spring Ensemble Festival
Byron Bay Music Festival, New South Wales
Hobart Blues Festival, Tasmania
Clarence Jazz Festival, Tasmania
Queensland International Music Festival
Studied and/or Lectured at:
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Southern Cross University, NSW
Northern Rivers Conservatorium, NSW
Victorian College of the Arts
Tasmanian Conservatorium