Building on the success of his debut album, The Sorcerer, released in 2022, Franco-American jazz pianist Tom Sochas is back with his second offering Facing North, on Khumbu Records. The album releases March 28th 2025 and introduces Tom’s new trio with Greek bassist Thodoris Ziarkas and Italian drummer Filippo Galli.

“A love letter to the mountains and a hope for a brighter future for both climbers and the mountains' social and natural ecosystems. I wanted to explore the sonic possibilities that came from spending time amongst them, but also shine a light on matters that I hold dear to my heart, such as the effects of climate change on mountains and the on-going inequalities and injustices on local populations created by high altitude mountaineering in the Himalaya.”

Bio

Tom Sochas is a Franco-American pianist born and raised in Paris, France and Nairobi, Kenya. Tom moved to London in 2014 and began to compose for quartet and brainchild : Phoenician Blinds. The contemporary jazz quartet has kept very busy and released three critically acclaimed albums as well as keeping a busy touring schedule in the UK and Europe.

Tom’s love of lyrical and melodic music, hard hitting post-bop and his passion for western classical music has led him to developing a unique sound, itself materialising into his first solo EP, ‘You could hear the bird sing’. Following its success Tom Sochas released his debut trio album The Sorcerer on Khumbu Records in April 2022. Tom was awarded the Do It Differently grant from Help Musicians UK to support the release of this record. Tom and the trio have had the pleasure of touring this record and performing to sold-out audiences in some of Europe’s greatest jazz clubs including Ronnie Scott’s in London, Birdland in Hamburg, Sunset Sunside in Paris, Philly Joe’s in Tallinn, Sala Clamores in Madrid, The Jazz Bar in Edinburgh and Milano Jazz Club in Barcelona amongst others. Tom was very recently awarded a another grant by Help Musicians UK and is currently working on a new trio record with Filippo Galli on drums and Thodoris Ziarkas on bass for release in 2025.

While he mainly focuses in equal parts on his practice, playing with his own trio and Phoenician Blinds, Tom also works as a composer for film, advertising and theatre. You can find a short showreel below in the ‘composing work’ section of the site.

CONTACT

Me : tomsochaspiano@gmail.com

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