TOM IBARRA GROUP ©Chloé Richard 1 SUMMARY 03 BIO 06 TOM IBARRA GROUP 08 AWARDS 09 DISCOGRAPHY 10 SPONSORS 11 TOUR 2019 12 SHARED STAGES 13 COLLABORATIONS 14 FIRST PARTIES 16 IN THE MEDIA 20 CONTACTS TOM IBARRA GROUP 2 ©Chloé Richard BIO 1999 2018 Born under the sun of Hyères-Les-Palmiers, Tom Ibarra Release of Tom’s 2nd album SPARKLING with the total inherited his passion for guitar from his grandfather. Which support of SACEM from the jury. amongst many other skills, taught him how to play blues and SPARKLING is one of the Jazz Magazine’s revelation of the jazz. He began composing when he was 11 years old. month of March 2018, and leads Tom to TSF Jazz Radio, Europe 1, France Musique, FIP, France 3, France 24 ... 1st European tour of 30 dates, among which Cheltenham 2013 et 2014 UK, Leopolis Lviv Ukraine, Kongsberg Norway, Umbria Italy, 1st prize Young Talents SACEM - Jazz Festival Musette des JazzOpen Stuttgart, Nice Jazz Festival, Jazzaldia San- Puces de Saint-Ouen. Sebastian ... He met again Marcus Miller and his band for whom he made 2015 the 1 st part at JazzOpen in Stuttgart and, who invited him on stage again, as well as to Lviv in Ukraine. Didier Lockwood, Sylvain Luc, Lionel Suarez and Lemmy Constantine invite Tom to share the stage during the closing performance of the Jazz Musette festival at Puces de Saint- Ouen. 2019 Endorsed by Ibanez Guitars France. The SPARKLING tour continues until June in France, but also Special Judges Prize, SACEM Spring Festival Jazz at abroad as at the Klaipeda Jazz festival in Lithuania in the first Lighthouse (Île de Ré). part of Earth Wind and Fire, Duketown in Holland or Baku Release of his first album “15”. in Azerbaijan. In February, a tribute to Didier Lockwood has been presented to Ambarès, the guitarist Jean-Marie Ecay was the main guest. A duo all in sensitivity is born with Lilian 2016 Mille, played in particular at the first part of Jamie Cullum at With a bachelor’s degree in his pocket, Tom joined the CMDL ArchéoJazz. (Music Center Didier Lokwood). In July, Tom’s 3rd project was set up, residency, recording, “Tutu“ and “Blast“ with Marcus Miller at the Saint-Emilion Jazz start of tour at the JZ Shanghai festival in China where Tom Festival. took part in an interview alongside Marcus Miller, and the Creation and representation of JazzIndia including 4 musical group was also the 1st part of Lisa Simone at Mo’Jazz in pieces mixing jazz and traditional Indian râga for the Detours Cayenne. de Babel (Grenoble). Endorsed by Ibanez Guitars and DV Mark International amplifiers. 2020 Young Hope Award: Action Jazz (Bordeaux. Tom and his musicians just had time to present on stage the 3rd album in London and at Rocher de Palmer in Bordeaux, 2017 before all dates were cancelled due to covid-19... 1st prize at the springboard of the Des Rives et des Notes Tom and his fellow musicians took the opportunity to refine festival (Oloron-Sainte-Marie). the post production of the 3rd album whose release is 1st prize of the prestigious LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz postponed to 2021... Award (London). 1st performance at the “Jazz in Marciac” festival. 3 TOM IBARRA GROUP © Photo Rémi Denis Rémi © Photo JEFF MERCADIÉ saxophone Jeff started playing the saxophone as a teenager. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in musicology at Toulouse, he obtained his DEM Jazz in Montauban before joining the CMDL Dammarie-les-Lys in 2014 - he graduated in 2017. He was a student of Stéphane Guillaume. ©Ob Art After the album called “15” in 2015, the album “SPARKLING” in 2018, the Tom Ibarra Group is back with “LUMA” whose release is scheduled for early 2021. 4 © Photo David Bert David © Photo © Photo David Bert David © Photo LILIAN MILLE TAO EHRLICH © Photo Ob Art © Photo trumpet Thierry Dubuc © Photo drums Lilian Mille started playing trumpet Drummer composer born in 1996. and piano at the age of 7 at the AUXANE CARTIGNY NOÉ BERNE In 2014, he was admitted to the Paris Bassin Music School Marennes in CRR in the Jazz cycle and founded Charente Maritime. piano and keyboards bass the groupISHKERO, with whom he He continued his studies at the gave numerous concerts since 2014. Auxane started studying music Bassist, Guitarist, Composer and CRR de la Rochelle where he began Recommended by Anne Pacéo, he at the Conservatory of Tourcoing, arranger, Noé was born in 1996 in jazz with guitarist Arnaud Axler as has been hosting a jam session every in percussion and classical piano. Vienne in a family of musicians, he his teacher. Then he entered the week at «La Gare» in Paris. This Passionate about jazz, he entered studied jazz guitar from an early Nantes Conservatory in the classes opportunity allows him to play with the class of Jérémy Ternoy. age at the Vienna Conservatory of Jean-Marie Bellec and Ronan many big names in the jazz world and After obtaining his National Diploma and then at the ENM from Courty. This is where he decided to current music scene. of Professional Orientation (DNOP) Villeurbanne. At the same time devote himself only to improvised in classical piano and Jazz, he he began to study bass at the Also in 2017, he crossed paths with music. In September 2014, he decided to devote himself entirely to CNR in Lyon with Jérome Look and VANUPIÉ who then offered him to joined the Centre des Musiques improvised music. move more and more towards this record some of the songs of his Didier Lockwood and studies second album and has allowed him In 2014, he joined the CMDL (Music instrument. He graduated with with avec Claude Egéa, David to tour 2018/2019 with more than Center Didier Lockwood) where he congratulations from jury in 2018. Encho, Sylvain Gontard, André 120 dates. Charlier, Benoit Sourisse, Stéphane met great teachers and jazzmen He collaborates or shares the He has also accompanied artists Guillaume, Nicolas Folmer... such as Benoît Sourisse, André stage with many artists or groups Charlier and Stéphane Guillaume. He such as Supa Dupa, Uptake, Cleim such as Aziz Sahmaoui, Charles Pasi, He lives now in Paris where he is influenced by legendary pianists Haring, Jav Contreband, Nemir, Lord The Headbangers, Jean-Marie Ecay, composes and take part of several such as Keith Jarret, Oscar Peterson esperanza, ONL de lyon, Thomas Hadrien Feraud, Nguyên Lê, Medhi bands with different music styles. and Brad Mehldau, as well as rising de Pourquery, David linx, Anne Sila, Nassouli... he also participated in the He worked with Hugo Barriol, Lord stars like Shai Maestro, Gerald Ryan kilgore, The Buttshakers, recording music for the film “Le Flic de Esperenza, Nemir, Danitsa, VSO, Clayton, and Tigran Hamasyan… Charlie and the soap opera, Belleville“ with Omar Sy. Currently he Dinos, Blick Bassy... accompanies Terez Montcalm, Panam Auxane draws a resolutely modern, Orelsan, Lomepal, IAM, Chinese Lilian joined the Tom Ibarra Group Panic, Maë Defays, Dendana ... highly technical game that marries man, Electro Deluxe, Illa J. in 2019. traditional swing and classical. Noé joined the Tom Ibarra Group Tao joined the Tom Ibarra Group in in 2019. 2019. 5 AWARDS 2013 SACEM Prize of the Jazz Musette - Festival des puces de Saint- Ouen 2014 SACEM Prize of the Jazz Musette - Festival des puces de Saint- Ouen 2015 Judges Prize of the “Jazz au Phare” festival 2016 Young Talent Action Jazz Award 2017 SACEM support for self-production LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award Festival Jazz à Oloron des “Rives et des Notes” - Prix du Jury, - Prix de la Mairie d’Oloron-Sainte-Marie, - Prix de la Mairie d’Orthez, - Prix de la Route des Vins du Jurançon 2018 6 SACEM support for the judges’s self-production by unanimity Album revelation by Jazz Magazine DISCOGRAPHY 15 is Tom Ibarra’s debut album, SPARKLING is the second Influenced by pop and electro recorded and released when he album of Tom Ibarra of which music, all musicians have been was just 15 years old. The young he composed the 9 titles. He working on Tom Ibarra’s 3rd album guitarist composed and arranged surrounds himself with excellent LUMA while recording it. the entirety of the 8 tracks. He Jeff Mercadié tenor sax, Auxane They wanted to present 9 titles was accompanied by Jean-Marie Cartigny keyboards / piano, that would sound not only sweet Morin on bass, who was then Antoine Vidal on bass and Pierre but also powerful and energetic. part of his quartet, and Antoine Lucbert on drums. Tom abandons The group has worked on sound Fadavi on drums. Tom played all the sounds of traditional jazz textures and compositions, the guitar and keyboards parts to give way to a jazz fusion of despite everything, there present in 15. This album is full resolutely modern sounds of pop, are magnificent moments of of catchy themes and melodies rock, and funk. improvisation. LUMA will be which were received with great SPARKLING received rare reviews available in January 2021. enthusiasm from the public! from music professionals: he was elected «Jazz Revelation» by Jazz Magazine in March 2018 and received SACEM support for self-production unanimously by the jury. This album has also been successful amongst the public TOM IBARRA GROUP and supporters, who are growing more and more numerous. © Photo Thierry Dubuc © Photo 7 SPONSORS At 15, Tom Ibarra was the youngest endorsed musician in the 61-year history of the brand. Since then, Tom has regularly made videos promoting the new models, and even represents the brand at the unmissable NAMM Show in Los Angeles in 2016 and 2017.