Tom Vincent (pianist) - Teaching, Performing, Recording

Teaching, Performing, Recording

Returning to Australia in 1995 to start a family, Tom was Jazz Piano Lecturer at the Tasmania Conservatorium and then Lecturer in Contemporary Keyboard Techniques at the Northern Rivers Conservatorium in New South Wales. At this time Elliott Dalgleish (saxophone) and Scott Tinkler (trumpet) first collaborated with Tom.

In 1998, Marc Meader (drums) returned to Australia to perform and record with Tom. This ten year reunion established the Vincent/Meader Trio, one of Australia's most dynamic musical partnerships.

1999 saw the release of Tom's first CD as a leader Vincent/Meader Trio. In this year Tom completed his Bachelor of Music (hons) at the VCA in Melbourne, was active on the Australian jazz scene, invited to be part of the Wangaratta National Jazz PIano Awards and toured Queensland with John Rodger's Aboriginal Musical for the Queensland Theatre Company.

In 2000 the Vincent/Meader Trio conducted a major tour of Australia and recorded their 2nd CD, Second Impression.

Tom lived in Amsterdam in 2001 where he performed regularly with his trio which also toured Europe.

Now based in Hobart, Tom performs mostly in Melbourne. He is one of Australia's leading jazz pianists, invited by ABC Classic FM to perform for their Live Broadcast series with his various groups (Trio, Quartet, Septet) and is also well known for his work composing for the ABC TV show Collectors. Tom also composes and arranges for film and television documentaries, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Tasmanian music company IHOS.

In 2006 the Tom Vincent trio toured Tasmania for six weeks. The CD Blood Red by the Tom Vincent Trio was commissioned by ABC Classic FM's Jazz Tracks and is the first jazz recording for the program to take place in Tasmania.

In 2010 Tom's trio toured Australia supporting Branford Marsalis http://canberrajazz.blogspot.com/2010/03/branford-thereabouts.html

Also in 2010 Tom Vincent conducted a major world tour performing twenty one gigs in ten countries

In 2011 Tom's trio as Tom Vincent Trio and also Tom Vincent Morphic Resonance Project toured Australia twice. Tom's 4th CD was also released Jazz Lives.