John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Joe Lovano, Chris Potter, Kenny Garrett, John Taylor, Archie Shepp, Miles Davis, J.J. Johnson, Rufus Reid, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Werner, Kenny Wheeler
Sounds Like
Upstream Jazz Quartet - Live at the Starlite (Oct 2007) - Blues by Seven
Upstream Jazz Quartet - Live at the Starlite (Oct 2007) - Moon Over Brussels
Tom Gullion Quartet at the Driftless Jazz Festival 2007-Pure Essence
Tom Gullion Quartet at the Driftless Jazz Festival 2007-You Don't Know What Love Is
Tom Gullion Quartet at the Driftless Jazz Festival 2007-Marea Negra
Performing with Nicholas Barron at Martyr's in Chicago
Creative musician, saxophonist and composer Tom Gullion is a very strong, emotional and melodic player. His music is profoundly emotional and beautifully lyrical. Growing up in the Indianapolis area, he first studied with master teachers Larry Kirkman and Harry Miedema.
He went on to study with David N. Baker at Indiana University. It was there he shared experiences with fellow students Bob Hurst, Shawn Pelton, Chris Botti, Scott Wendholt, Jack Wilkins, Eric Alexander and many others. Studying and performing with David Baker provided an incredible foundation of Bebop and modern jazz traditions.
When jazz trombone legend J.J. Johnson put together a new quintet in 1988, Gullion, then a mere 22 years old, joined the group along with Cedar Walton, Rufus Reid and Victor Lewis. After several successful tours within the United States, Gullion decided to delay his professional career and finish his studies with David Baker at I.U.
Gullion then toured the world a bit: a brief stint in New York followed by a much longer period in Spain. While there, he toured Europe and performed extensively with the Spanish jazz group Clunia. They recorded a very successful CD, "Carpe Diem."
Apart from his busy schedule with Clunia, Gullion also worked and recorded with the Baldo Martinez Quartet, a piano-less avant garde ensemble, and the Tom Gullion Trio. As Gullion puts it: "The beauty of this piano-less format is that the harmonic and rhythmic possibilities of the music are opened up. But, at the same time, you have to shoulder more responsibility for everything you play. You really note the fine line between art and chaos!"
After moving to Chicago in 1995, Gullion has quickly established himself in the jazz scene there. He recorded two CDs, "Cat's Cradle" and "Greens and Blues," for Naim Audio (London) which included the best players in the Chicago scene: John Moulder (guitar), Rob Amster (bass), Steve Gillis (drums) and Paul Wertico (drums).
Gullion also immersed himself into the creative music scene on several other fronts. He performed numerous gigs and several recordings with singer/songwriter Nicholas Barron as well as many players in the avant garde tradition (such as Kahil El Zabar, Hamid Drake and Harrison Bankhead).
He now hails from a farm in rural Wisconsin which affords him the luxury of space and the beauty of the surrounding landscape. From this new locale, he's been collaborating with pianist/composer William Neil on Project Fourth Stream - a highly inventive duo as well as maintaining an ongoing presence in Chicago.
A signature trait of Gullion's performances, as noted by many jazz critics, is his communication with the ensemble and the audience. Intuition reigns supreme. To him, it's all about connection - between the musicians and with the audience.
For booking information, please contact:
Tom Gullion - Ting Jing Music
email: tom@tingjing.com
url: http://www.tingjing.com/tg
UNITED NATIONS MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION MARCH SATURDAY! NEW YORK, NEW YORK MAY 2ND 2008……URGENT RELEASE!!! The Annual MARIJUANA LIBERATION DAY (March to End the Drug War) is set to hit New York City and 240 other cities worldwide this coming weekend, Saturday May 3rd 2008 Organized by Cures Not Wars, the European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policy, the Worldwide Marijuana March and the Drug Policy Alliance, marchers will start gathering at 11:00AM at Tompkins Square Park (St. Marks & Avenue A, on Manhattan's Lower East Side) for a health fair, speak-out and concert. They will march out at 1:45 pm sharp, proceeding north via 1st Ave to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza at the United Nations, where a full lineup of speakers, artists and bands. The purpose of this march is to, by a show of support by marchers, demonstrate to all law-makers and the UN the growing need to implement new legislation in dealing with Marijuana-related cases, as well the decriminalization of personal-use amounts of all banned substances. For more information about Cures Not Wars, log on to http://www. myspace. com/newyorkmarijuanamarch or www. theworldwidemarijuanamarch. org …or call 212-677-7180 NYC Event Line-up Tompkins Square 11:00AM-1:45PM Bands: Ghandolff and the Hobbitz Random Richard Lenny Hoop's Bad-ass Brass K-Vibe Morrison & Dancemaster Parade Float: David Peel & the Lower East Side 1:45-2:30 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza 2:30-6:30 PM True Life Cannabis Cup Band Reggae artists Splicer & Kayla Bliss TC III & Friends Hakim of Channel Live Speakers: Dastur Aram Khayyam Rob Robinson Dhoruba Bin Wahad Jeff Aubrey Randy Credico Garry Goodrow Rick Cusick Bill Weinberg Tony Papa Valerie Van de Panne Steve Bloom John Sinclair Barbara Jackson Arlene Williams Gabriel Sayegh Dimitri Mugainis Dana Beal Warcry A.J. Weberman Playthel Benjamin Terrance Stevens Ashly's parents Thai drug users group Rev. Thomas Langley Deborah Smalls
Hi Tom, Hope you are well. I am off for Rome for a couple of weeks, then to Mexico. Have you heard from any of the folks from B-ton? I was looking for Rodney Thomas. Talk soon. Obama, Dean
Greetings from Denver Colorado, USA. Great playing and technique. Thanks for your musical friendship. Best wishes and continued success in all your endevours. Take care.
It's time for FREEDOM FEST 2008!!! Jazz it up with us next Friday, February 22nd 2:00P.M. - Midnight at The Overture Center for the Arts, 201 S. State Street, Madison, Wisconsin. Featuring: The Archie Shepp Quartet, Douglas Ewart Inventions, The Seekers, Jim Gailloreto's Jazz String Quartet, THE TOM GULLION QUARTET, The Madison High School All-Star Ensemble, People's Drum Circle...and most importantly...YOU!!!
hey, tom ...long time no see, etc... you're looking good.. must be an old photo... i..m the same, just getting older.. but getting más guapo also, you know , distinguished... love to you're family.
Miss you. Tess arrives in the next 2 weeks! I can't fathom the complexity. I want to record a duet or duets with you for my next Candyrat CD in the winter. Are you keen? Love you my man! Talk soon
WE HAVE THE SAME LAST NAME
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just thought i would let you know
i added you cause my band teacher
about 3 years ago told me about you
and i was interested.
Hi Tom Gullion, just a quick hello from the Jazz Pistols - hope you are doing fine and having a great sunday. Wish you all the best - thanks for being our friend and good luck for the things you do. Best regards - Christoph
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Greetings Tom, many thanks for add/connection. Fell in love with the music here as much as the/your sound. Ting Jing and Pure essence my favorites (bass clarinet?). Love that sound. Best wishes & Peace.
Just want to let you know that the official web page is ALIVE!!
Check this www.madisonmusicfoundry.com
This has a lot more in-depth info, move over myspace.
I was trying to recall where I'd heard that Ting Jing track when it finally hit me - Joy Blue! That was a great steady; bringin' in tunes, playing hard... we even had a few groupies :)
