Tom Bancroft

Tom Bancroft (born January 29, 1967 in London ) is a British jazz musician ( drums , composition ).

Life

Bancroft moved to Scotland with his family at the age of nine. He had his first appearances as a jazz musician with his father, a pianist and his twin brother, the saxophonist Phil Bancroft . He first studied social and political science and medicine at Cambridge University . This was followed by a music degree at McGill University in Montreal until 1992 .

In 1994 he founded the trio ABB with his brother and Kevin Mackenzie , with whom he recorded several albums. He also founded his own band, the Tom Bancroft Orchestra (later Orchestro Interrupto ), with which he toured Great Britain (2004 with the American pianist Geri Allen ), appeared on the radio and recorded the album Pieology .

As a sideman Bancroft u. a. with Sun Ra , Tommy Smith , Martyn Bennet , Mungo Dunnett , Steve Mannion , Sheila Jordan , Julian Argüelles , Charlie MacKerron , Alyth MacCormack , Charlie Mariano , Emil Viklický and Laura Macdonald .

Bancroft has composed pieces for radio, television and theater as well as a children's musical and organized music events such as Clandemonium, Europhonium, Kidsamonium and the Multi Story Karma Park. He is married to the singer Gina Rae .

Discography

Pieology with Claude Deppa , Brian Kellock , Chick Lyall , Phil Bancroft, Oren Marshall , Kevin Mackenzie, John Telfer , 1997
Trio AAB Cold Fusion , 1998
Trio AAB: Wherever I Lay My Home That's My Hat , 1999
Trio AAB and Brian Finnegan : Stranger Things Happen at C , 2003

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personal data
SURNAME	Bancroft, Tom
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British jazz musician (drums, composition)
DATE OF BIRTH	January 29, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH	London