27th April – tbc @ BRÅK, waterintobeer
11th May – Tom Ward/Adam Fairhall @ Ad-lib, Ealing
15th May – Outlines @ Fringe Jazz, Bristol
18th May – tbc @ BRÅK, waterintobeer
Corrosion @ Porta-Jazz Festival, Feb 2024
Gigs Jan/Feb 2024
27th Jan – Tom Ward/Tullis Rennie @ BRÅK, waterintobeer
3rd Feb – Corrosion @ Porta-Jazz Festival, Porto, Portugal
26th Feb – Outlines @ Jazz in the Round, Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone
Gigs Dec 2023
Quartet at HYG
Caroline Kraabel – Julia Doyle – Tom Ward – Douglas Benford
Sunday 30th July, Hundred Years Gallery, 3.30pm
Corrosion reviews
“And, all together, of course, is a real delight. Here is an excellent example of electroacoustic musical discovery that calls for repeated auditions.” – https://beatsforpeeps.com/reviews/cadernos-do-underground-3/
“plunges the listener into an unfamiliar animal world” – JazzMania.be
“The communication is perfect, the three understand each other completely, and we get to take part in an extremely exciting journey in the free-flowing improvisational landscape that hits us in the middle of the soul.
Three exciting musicians based in Portugal and London, you really have to keep a close eye on them in the future.” – Salt Peanuts
“highly recommended for adventurous ears; not recommended for sensitive ears”
https://www.jazz.pt/ponto-escuta/2023/08/23/tom-ward-nuno-trocado-sergio-tavares-corrosion-carimbo-porta-jazz/
Outlines album release!
Dee Byrne’s Outlines album is released today! Check it out here:
https://deebyrne-whirlwind.bandcamp.com/album/outlines
Reviews:
“The sonority of Ward’s bass clarinet is a key ingredient. It affords variety when Byrne writes parts where two horns play against one, which happens in all the possible combinations, and can also double Brice’s supple bass lines to excellent effect. ” – LondonJazzNews https://londonjazznews.com/2023/06/22/dee-byrne-outlines/?amp=1
Tavares / Trocado / Ward – Corrosion
Very pleased to announce this new release on the Porta-Jazz Label:
https://tavarestrocadoward.bandcamp.com/album/corrosion
Quartet at HYG 30th July
Music : Caroline Kraabel, Julia Doyle, Tom Ward & Douglas Benford. Sunday 30th July 15:30
Caroline Kraabel : saxophone
Julia Doyle : double bass
Tom Ward : saxophone
Douglas Benford : harmonium/objects
Doors 3:30 | music 4pm | £5/8 donation at the door
Martina Verhoeven Invites
Advance notice – I’m very excited to play at Cafe Oto at the invitation of Martina Verhoeven next July 23rd. Tickets are already on sale at Cafe Oto.