Tom Remon

Saturday 27th May

9 30pm

Northern Guitars

Free Entry

Under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult.

Tom Remon is an up-and-coming Guitarist born, raised and based in North London. Tom is an Alumni of the artist development programme Tomorrow's Warriors and the Middlesex University jazz degree.

Born in 1997 Tom took intrest in performing music straight away after taking Guitar lessons in high school, after following the usual adolescent trends of playing Classic Rock, Metal and Blues Rock, by the age of 16 Tom eventually swayed over to the dark side after his teacher Carlos Olmos showed him guitarists Wes Montgomery, Peter Bernstein, Grant Green, Pat Martino, Jim Hall, George Benson and Pat Metheny.

After High School Tom enrolled on to the ICMP Music College in Kilburn and recieved a full scholarship for his second year funded by Gibson Guitars. During this time Tom also got fully involved with the Artist devlopment and jazz education organisation Tomorrow's Warriors where he joined a concentrated ensemble run by Binker Golding.

After Binker's Mentorship at Tomorrow's Warriors and three years of undergraduate Jazz Studies at Middlesex University with Nikki Iles, Gareth Williams, Dave Ohm, Rob Towensend and Chris Batchelor, Tom went on to record his debut album with legendary Jazz Guitarist Jim Mullen entitled "Duality " on Lunaria Records in March 2021 which was launched at Ronnie Scott's jazz club. Tom recorded his second album Eagle Peak feturing fellow warrior Lauence Wilkins, UK Organist Mike Gorman and powerhouse Drummer Shaney Forbes which was released on Lunaria Records in Feburary 2022. and launched at Pizza Express Dean St.

Tom has since performed with names such as Jonathan Gee, Steve Williamson, Binker Golding, Neville Malcolm, Carl Orr, Mark Fletcher, Alex Garnett, Emmanuel Franklyn Adelabu and many others, and is a regualr performer on the London and UK jazz circuit as a leader and sideman in various groups. As of 2022 Tom has started a project with MOBO award-nominated Northern Irish Jazz drummer David Lyttle playing in the lesser tried and creative format Guitar/Drums duo, the two have twoUK tours in August and October 2022, and a couple gigs in Morocco, and have also recorded a Cassette which is out on LYTE Records "Remonstration".

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