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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

Since 2016, the prestigious Italian brand has amplified Tom’s productions. He represented the brand at the NAMM Show in 2017.

In 2019 the prestigious French string brand asked Tom to join the very new team representing their electric ropes. In January 2020, Tom represented the brand in showcase at the NAMM Show in Los Angeles.

8 Jazzaldia San Sebastian, in july 2018 TOUR 2019 31 janvier Le Thélonious Bordeaux France

01 février Pôle Culturel Év@sion Ambarès-et-Lagrave France

15 février Rocher de Palmer Cenon France

23 février Le Thélonious Bordeaux France

03 avril Le Thélonious Bordeaux France

03 mai La Belleviloise Paris France

13 mai Music Academy International Nancy France

16 mai Le Thélonious Bordeaux France

17 mai Le Taquin Toulouse France

18 mai Jazz Pourpre Bergerac France

25 mai Jazz In Saussignac Saussignac France

29 mai Atout Coeur Benquet France

08 juin Klaipeda Castle Jazz Festival Klaipeda Lituanie

09 juin Jazz In Duketown ‘s-Hertogenbosch Hollande

14 juin Baku Summer Jazz Day Baku Azerbaidjan

18 juin Le Baiser Salé Paris France

21 juin Le Théâtre de Verdure Olivet France

26 juin ArchéoJazz Blainville-Crevon France

29 juin Jazz & Patrimoine Batz-sur-Mer France

07 juillet Mama Shelter Toulouse France

08 au 11 août Estival de Jam au Baiser Salé Paris France

15 au 16 août Euronat Grayan-et-L’Hôpital France

06 septembre La Belleviloise Paris France

10 au 16 sept JZ Shanghai Jazz Festival Shanghai Chine

20 au 21 sept Le Caveau des Oubliettes Paris France

29 septembre Mama Shelter Toulouse France

01 novembre Le Thélonious Bordeaux France

08 au 10 nov Mo’Jazz Cayenne France

22 novembre La Belleviloise Paris France TOM IBARRA GROUP 20 décembre Le Thélonious Bordeaux France

9 © Photo Alain Pelletier © Photo With Marcus Miller at Saint-Emilion Jazz Festival 2016 10 Thierry Dubuc © Photo SHARED STAGES

With Didier Lockwood and Sylvain Luc at festival of Jazz Musette des Puces de With Marcus Miller Stuttgart 2018 With Marcus Miller Band à Léopolis Jazz Festival Saint-Ouen in June 2015 in Lviv en Ukraine in June 2018

With François Faure, Romain Labaye and Archibald Ligonnière (Bassist and drumer of Scott Henderson trio) at the “Caveau des Oubliettes in Paris“ in July 2016

With China Moses and Sarah McKenzie at the LetterOne Rising Star Jazz Award 2019 in London in January 2020.

But also with: Didier Lockwood, Sylvain Luc, Lemmy Constantine, Lionel Suarez, Richard Bona, Micheal League, Damien Schmidt, Thomas Enhco, Jean- Marie Ecay, Stéphane Guillaume, Basile Leroux, Manu Galvin, Serge Malik (les Rapetous), Brunard Connexion, Romain Labaye, Archibald Ligonière, François Faure, Fred Dupont...

With Richard Bona NAMM Show Los Angeles 2017

With Etibar Asadi, Igor Falecki, Antoine Vidal

With Gergo Borlai, Gary Willis

With Gergo Borlai, Federico Malaman

With Etibar Asadi

With Michael League, collaboration on the album SPARKLING 1st part of Earth Wind and Fire at Klaipeda Castle Jazz Festival in Lithuania

With Nina Attal

Creation of the duo Tom Ibarra and Lilian Mille in 1st part of Jamie Part 1 Lisa Simone at the Mo’Jazz in Cayenne, Guyana Cullum at ArchéoJazz 12 With Maë Defays and Etibar Asadli FIRST PARTS

Marcus Miller at Stuttgart

Rhoda Scott at Nice 1st part of Earth Wind and Fire at Klaipeda Castle Jazz Festival in Lithuania

Courtney Pine and Omar at Cheltenham

Part 1 Lisa Simone at the Mo’Jazz in Cayenne, Guyana TOM IBARRA GROUP Julian Lage trio at San Sebastian

© Photo Thierry Dubuc © Photo 13 “Ein Name, den man sich merken sollte!“ IN THE MEDIA Reportagen.biz “Melodische, griffige Musik, die vor Jazzthetik Jugendlichkeit nur so sprudelt.” ON THE TV Berria Stuttgard-Zeitung.de (juillet 2018) M6 Gara France 3 Aquitaine “L’un des nouveaux phénomènes du jazz France 3 Bretagne hexagonal” Culturebox.fr (juillet 2017) France 24 ON THE WEB TV BA Culture-Box.fr “Tom Ibarra, une confirmation scintillante” IMEDI Channel (Georgia) Stuttgarter-zeitung.de Alex Duthil FranceMusique.fr (03/10/2017) Nouvelle-vague.com “Ibarra, c’est le Mbappé de la guitare jazz. Jazzwisemagazine.com Un phénomène de dextérité, confondant de ON THE RADIO Jazzineurope.mfmmedia.nl maturité, désarmant de décontraction.” Nice Europe 1 Londonjazznews.com Matin (21/07/2018) France Inter Actionjazz.fr France Musique Notreble.com “A suivre, et de très près.” Fip Distritojazz.com Julien Ferté - Jazz Magazine n° 703/mars 2018 TSF Jazz Sud-Ouest.fr “Tom Ibarra, le succès fulgurant du jazzman Horads 88,6 (Germany) Lejazzophone.com de 17 ans” Jazz FM (UK) Hertzfornerds.de France Info Jazzthetik.de lejazzophone.com “En fin de matinée, la claque du Jammin, le IN THE PRESS set de Tom Ibarra, jeune guitariste d’à peine Jazz magazine 18 ans qui connait son Pat Matheny par cœur Sud-Ouest ON THE NETWORKS mais qui se garde bien de singer le maître. Ses compères du sextet sont aussi le fleuron Le Monde Culture de la jeune garde du jazz. Respect.” Jazz au coeur (Marciac) 12 K de fans Nouvelle Vague (26 octobre 2017) El diaro vasco Noticias de Gipuzkoa 8 K de fans “Es un niño prodigio que compone y toca con Lviv magazine descaro y virtuosismo” Distritojazz.com La Gazette Bleue 10 K fans Vannes Mag “L’évidence d’un talent hors normes, à seulement 18 ans.” Sud Ouest Nice Matin

Jazz Magazine n° 703 /March 2018 14 TOM IBARRA GROUP

Jazz Magazine n° 703 / March 2018

Jazzthetik / July 2018 Stuttgarter-zeitung.de / July 2018 15 IN THE MEDIA

Heineken JazzaldiÖ-Berria Jazz in Europe upcoming SPARKLING

GBP 1rst Channel / Géorgie / June 2018

Jazzwise 1st May 2018 Le JazzoPhone-Nice 21 July 2018. IMEDI Channel / Géorgie / June 2018

Fip radio

TOM IBARRA GROUP TVBA-Andernos Sud Ouest Pyrénées Atlantiques-7 July 2018 16 Fip radio

TSF jazz

Jazzthetik magazine Allemagne

London Jazz News-interview Interview on France 24, returning from the Cheltenham festival, England in May 2018 17 IN THE MEDIA

Interview France 3 Normandie – ArchéoJazz June2019

Tom Ibarra invited Jean-Marie Ecay for a tribute to Didier Lockwood February 1, 2019 Pôle Ambarès-et-Lagrave escape

Interview Klaipeda Castle Jazz Festival Lituanie – June 2019

Interview JZ Shanghai Jazz Festival – September 2019

Review article Action Jazz Rocher de Palmer TOM IBARRA GROUP March 2020 18 Interview France Guyane – November 2019

Baku Summer Day Jazz Festival 2019

Review article Forbes Londres – january 2020

Interview Radio France Bleue Occitanie Festival de guitare Aucamville et Nord Toulousain March 2020

Interview Radiohoerer April 2019 19 Klaipeda Castle Jazz Festival – Lituanie

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