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Tom Haines

Tom Haines is a UK-based composer and musician specialising in original Jazz composition, bespoke composition and sound design for Dance & Media, and music performance (drums, cajon, keyboards, melodica).

A multi-award-winning Jazz Composer / Arranger, Tom won the 4th Annual European Big Band Composer Competition with his work 'Elegantly Ella' (2017), the 28th Barga Jazz Composition Award for his work 'Yitzoid' (2015), the inaugural ‘Eddie Harvey Jazz Arranging Award’ (2014) for his work ‘Mystery Dog (Mr E Dog)’, whilst ‘Whistleblower’ landed him the prestigious accolades of the ‘Duvel Jazz Award’ as well as the ‘Bose Audience Prize’ at the Brussels Jazz Orchestra International Composition Contest (2013).

His debut album 'Tom Haines - The Birmingham Jazz Orchestra - Live' is released on 2nd June 2017.

Tom has also had works performed by Fukuda-Gumi (Japan), The El Camino College Jazz Orchestra (USA), The Pagsberg Big Band & The Vocals (Denmark), Barga Jazz Orchestra (Italy), the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (UK), Brussels Jazz Orchestra (Belgium), Walsall Jazz Orchestra (UK).

Awards

2017: The 4th Annual European Big Band Composer Competition ('Elegantly Ella') 2015: The 28th Barga Jazz Composition Award ('Yitzoid') 2014: The Eddie Harvey Jazz Arranger of the Year Award (‘Mystery Dog (Mr E Dog)’ 2013: The Duvel Jazz Award at The Brussels Jazz Orchestra International Composition Contest ('Whistleblower') 2013: The Bose Audience Prize at The BrThe Brussels Jazz Orchestra International Composition Contest ('Whistleblower')


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‘. . . he composes jazz orchestra music in a really interesting and original manner . .

highly energised music, which in turn draws strong audience engagement . . .

. . . serious stuff, full of atmospheric textures and more expansive writing.

Peter Bacon (UK) - ‘The Jazz Breakfast’, ‘Jazzwise’, & ‘London Jazz News’

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Tom Haines & The...

Self Produced
2017

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Yitzoid

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