* 4th Jan Dee Byrne’s Outlines @ Bath Jazz Weekend
* 11th Jan BRÅK @ waterintobeer – w/Josh Barfoot
* 12th Jan Small Print Drama @ Hundred Years Gallery – Iris Colomb, Douglas Benford, Tom Ward with special guest Tom Mills
* 22nd Feb BRÅK @ waterintobeer – w/Sue Lynch
* 13th March Dee Byrne’s Outlines @ Bristol Bebop Club
* 5th April Pyne/Beebee/Ward @ Adlib Ealing
* 12th April BRÅK @ waterintobeer – w/Zheng Hao
Category: gigs
BRÅK Summer/Autumn 2024
31st Aug – with Ciaran Mackle
12th Oct – with Ntshuks Bonga
23rd Nov – POSTPONED!
Gigs Spring 2024
27th April – Tom Ward/Iris Colomb/Douglas Benford @ BRÅK, waterintobeer
11th May – Tom Ward/Adam Fairhall @ Ad-lib, Ealing
15th May – Outlines @ Fringe Jazz, Bristol
18th May – Tom Ward/Shang Ren/Matthew Grigg @ BRÅK, waterintobeer
18th June – Outlines @ Turner Sims, Southampton
20th June – Outlines @ SoundCellar, Poole
22nd June – Tom Ward/Daniel Thompson @ BRÅK, waterintobeer
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
Gigs Jan 2023
9th Jan – Alex Ward/Tom Ward @ Boat-Ting
21st Jan – Tom Ward/Andrew Woodhead @ BRÅK, waterintobeer
25th Jan – Union Division @ Vortex tickets
Gigs Summer/Autumn 2022
8th September 2022 – Spinningwork @ Listen, Cambridge – the album release gig for this new(ish) quartet!
10th September 2022 – Charlotte Keeffe/Rachel Musson/Tom Ward @ HYG – a lovely new trio, in a double-bill with Miman
24th September 2022 – BRÅK w/Caroline Kraabel
Upcoming Gigs – Autumn/Winter 2019
21st August 8:30pm – elegies @ Jazz at the Lescar, Sheffield
First outing for a new project playing Seth Bennett‘s original compositions.
5th September 9:30pm – Ward/Constanzo/Trocado/Tavares @ Mira Forum, Porto
Improvised trios/solos/quartet featuring UK/US/PT improvisers Rodrigo Constanzo, Nuno Trocado & Sergio Tavares.
7th September 7pm – Cotovelo @ Jardins do Palácio de Cristal, Porto
Playing Cotovelo for Porta-Jazz.
10th September 8:30pm – Overground Collective @ Vortex, Dalston
Finally! Overground Collective launches its debut album on Babel Label at the Vortex, Dalston! This will be epic!!
28th September 7pm – Tom Ward / Emil Karlsen @ BRÅK, waterintobeer, Brockley
BRÅK resumes at waterinto beer, I’m playing with Emil Karlsen.
26th October 7pm – Tom Ward / Nuno Trocado @ BRÅK, waterintobeer, Brockley
I’m very pleased to welcome Portugese guitarist Nuno Trocado to BRÅK.
27th October 3:30pm – Ward/Trocado/Willberg/Lisle + tbc @ Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton
Nuno & me play with Andrew Lisle and Otto Willberg.
17th November – IMPETUS @ Hundred Years Gallery
Dirk Serries’ newest improvising large ensemble.
23rd November 7pm – Tom Ward / Emily Shapiro @ BRÅK, waterintobeer, Brockley
A bass clarinet duo with Emily Shapiro.
1st December 3:30pm – Tom Ward/Emil Karlsen + tbc @ Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton
Another duo set with Emil, with support from tbc.
Upcoming Gigs – Winter/Spring 2019
12th January 7pm – Tom Ward / Charlotte Keeffe @ BRÅK, waterintobeer, Brockley
Playing duo with the great trumpet player Charlotte Keeffe
9th February 7:30pm – Madwort’s Menagerie @ Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton
My Menagerie sextet celebrates the release of its first recording with a gig at Hundred Years Gallery! Andrew Woolf will be depping on bass clarinet in lieu of Julie Kjær on flute.
18th February 8:30pm – Metamorphic @ Vortex, Dalston
Looking forward to depping for Ollie Dover on bass clarinet with Laura Cole’s great band Metamorphic!
23rd February 7pm – Tom Ward / Nathan Bettany @ BRÅK, waterintobeer, Brockley
Playing duo with Sheffield-based oboeist Nathan Bettany.
14th March 8:30pm – Metamorphic @ Jazz North East, Newcastle
Another gig with Metamorphic, this time in Newcastle.
6th April 7pm – Tom Ward / Ingrid Plum @ BRÅK, waterintobeer, Brockley
Playing duo with Brighton-based improviser,composer,vocalist,electronicist Ingrid Plum.