Tom Thorp Band
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Tom is based in Manchester, UK. He studied Saxophone at the Royal Northern College of Music on the infamously challenging “Joint Course” with University of Manchester. He studied Jazz with Steve Berry and Tim Garland under a scholarship kindly granted for Jazz study by The Kinder Family Trust Fund and with Sponsorship from The Royal Society of Musicians.
Tom now works internationally as a performer and composer of Jazz, Classical and Commercial Music. Tom has performed at venues which have included The Royal Albert Hall, Royal Exchange Theatre, Colston Hall, Glastonbury Festival, King’s Place London, Band on the Wall, The Royal Philharmonic Hall and the world famous 100 Club as well as for various TV/Radio platforms. His professional life involves work in a variety of disciplines such as session touring and studio work, theatre pit work, multi-instrumental positions and original jazz projects. He accepts commissions from Classical performers for new works, as well as composing for commercial briefs including Film/TV and arranging.