Tom Harris 
Pianist / Singer / Songwriter
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Tom Harris is a common name. A VERY common name. There are loads of other songwriters & pianists who share it. What sets this one apart?*

 

This Tom Harris wants to connect with people through their music - beyond the traditional performer/audience relationship. They’re stepping away from their comfort zone (playing the piano, writing for ‘real’ singers, a vaguely jazz aesthetic) into new and scary territory (singing, producing, podcasting, clarinetting, and a folkier sound). They’re sharing unfinished songs while audiences sing, draw, and write**. They might be wearing a skirt, even though they appear to be a man!

 

Describing how music sounds is hard… here’s what some of Tom’s friends have said;

‘comforting grooves and quirky melismatic melodies’

‘like soil, just after the final bits of frost have melted away’

‘dancing on the edge of magical realism’

‘Randy Newman on a jazz hype’

‘a chink in the clouds which lets the evening light shine through’

 

Tom is supported by Jazz North’s Northern Line scheme, which has helped create space for these new musical experiments. They are also a passionate educator, working with Yorkshire Young Musicians, Opera North, and Abram Wilson Foundation.

 

*If you’re a Tom Harris who does all these things, I’m sorry! Maybe send me an email?

**Of course you can just sit and listen if that’s what you prefer!