Trevor Tomkins

Trevor Ramsey Tomkins ( born May 12, 1941 in London ) is a British drummer of Modern and Fusion Jazz.

Life and work

Tomkins studied at Blackheath Conservatoire and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Initially he played trombone, he moved in 1960 to the drum set. As a member of the quintet of Don Rendell and Ian Carr, where he served from 1963 until its dissolution in 1969, he became a professional musician. In the late 1960s he also belonged to the New Jazz Orchestra. He also worked with Michael Garrick, but also with Henry Lowther, Keith Tippett, Nucleus ( percussionist ), Barbara Thompson, Mike Westbrook, Tony Coe and the Canterbury band Gilgamesh. For a time he belonged to the house band at Ronnie Scott 's Club and accompanied by musicians such as Phil Woods, Sonny Stitt, Pepper Adams and Art Farmer. In 1985 he toured with Lee Konitz by the United Kingdom. He also played in a trio of his cousin, pianist and film composer Roy Budd.

He worked as a music teacher at the Royal Academy of Music and gave workshops in Guildhall.

Lexigraphic entries

• Ian Carr et al Jazz Rough Guide Metzler, Stuttgart 1999; ISBN 3-476-01584- X