Tom’s Found Objects band builds on the success of his final recital at Birmingham Conservatoire. The band centers on Tom on drums and percussion, Percy Pursglove on double bass and Mike Fletcher on flutes and saxes, exploring an expressive space that bridges different traditions, from flamenco and samba to British and European folk roots. Guests Neil Yates and Lydia Glanville recently joined the band for a debut public performance for Birmingham Jazz at The Jam House.

As a key member of the Cobweb Collective, Tom was part of the team that set up cobwebcollective.com as well as running the thursday night at the Yardbird Jazz Club. He also drums for The Yardbird Nonet, whose debut performance featured composer/arranger Frank Griffith on tenor and Jeremy Price on trombone with more projects in devlopment.

Whilst studying on the jazz course at the Conservatoire, Tom developed his passion for folk and world music joining the The Conservatoire Folk Ensemble, led by good friend and supporter, Joe Broughton. Tom still plays with the ensemble, which tours the UK annually. Tom is in increasing demand as a percussionist specialising in cajon. Performance credits include guesting with folk-punk band Violent Femmes at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, singer/songwriter Chris While, world-kit with Neil Yates and cajon and bohdran with The Old Dance School.

Tom was recently featured in Paolo De Gregorio’s DG Cajones’ artist DVD, Los Caminos Del Cajon which charts the history and global spread of this increasingly popular instrument. Representing the UK, Tom appears alongside international artists including Hamid Drake, Zakir Hussain, Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, Stewart Copeland, Miguel “Anga” Diaz, Juan Flores and more.