BRÅK Summer/Autumn 2024

31st Aug – with Ciaran Mackle
12th Oct – with Ntshuks Bonga
23rd Nov – POSTPONED!

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Upcoming gigs – Winter 2018

28th November 8.30pm – Tom Ward / Alan Wilkinson @ Flim Flam, Ryan’s N16, Stoke Newington

Last minute addition – playing duo bass clarinets and altos with the legendary Alan Wilkinson.

1-9th December – Cotovelo @ PortaJazz, Portugal

Launching the recording of the Cotovelo project from last year, including a few other gigs in the Porto area.

15th December 7pm – Tom Ward / John Edwards @ BRÅK, waterintobeer, Brockley

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! I’m delighted/terrified to be playing duo with the legendary bassist John Edwards. Also on the bill, Corey Mwamba & Sam Andreae. Not to be missed!