Tom Sochas

Tom Sochas

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Building on the success of a solo EP released in early 2021, Franco-American jazz pianist Tom Sochas is back with his debut album The Sorcerer, on Khumbu Records. The album introduces Tom’s new trio with greek bassist Thodoris Ziarkas and british drummer Olly Sarkar.

The record is very much an ode to storytelling, to ancient myths and tales, something we tend to return to when in need of guidance. Though rooted in age-old folklore, ‘The Sorcerer’ presents itself as a present-day reimagining of a classic character. In a world of much uncertainty it takes no effort to envisage the various reasons why humanity must be held accountable. As the story unfolds, it becomes apparent that the wall between folkoric sorcery and our palpable predicament is in fact a rather transparent veil.

Spellbinding piano from Tom Sochas... a very, very beautiful album.
— Jamie Cullum
★★★★ “The Sorcerer” resonates deeper with every play.
— MOJO

An impressive step for the promising bandleader.
— Marcus J. Moore, Bandcamp, NPR, New York Times

★★★ They hit all the right buttons!
— Jazzwise Magazine


 

Bio

Tom Sochas is a Franco-American pianist born and raised in Paris, France and Nairobi, Kenya. Tom moved to London in 2011 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 developping a unique sound, itself materialising into his first solo EP, ‘You could hear the bird sing’. Following it’s 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.


COMPOSITION WORK

Please find a short showreel of Tom’s composition work here :

During the Covid19 pandemic Tom was inspired to write an orchestral piece and brought together some of his closest and dearest musicians to perform it remotely. You can stream ‘While We Wait’ below.

Composed By Tom Sochas Performed by The Isolation Orchestra Conducted by Dimitri Soudoplatoff Mixed, Mastered and Edited by Tom Sochas


In January 2018, Tom was commissioned by Pau Arran and Maite Jauregui to write five pieces for their one-woman theatre piece UNA. The format took shape as a small chamber orchestra consisting of Piano, a string quartet, Double Bass, Flute and Synthesizers. You can find links to those pieces below as well as the show’s trailer.


These five pieces were composed by Tom Sochas and comissioned by Maite Jauregui and Pau Arran for the one-woman theatre piece UNA.


 

CONTACT

Me : tomsochaspiano@gmail.com

Bookings UK & EU : bookings@khumburecords.com

Press & Radio - Francesco Soragna, Jus Like Music : francesco@juslikemusic.media

 

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