Tom Ibarra
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at the 2018 Kongsberg Jazz Festival.
Tom Ibarra (born 3 October 1999 in Hyères Les Palmiers near Saint-Tropez)[1] is a French jazz guitarist and composer.
Biography[edit]
Ibarra picked up the guitar when he was 6 years of age and is autodidact. He started composing at the age of 11.
In 2013 and 2014 he won the 1st prize young talent SACEM. He played alone with his guitar and backing tracks he had composed.[2]
At the same time he played with the great Didier Lockwood, Lionel Suarez, Eddie Constantine and Sylvain Luc.
In 2016 he won the Young Hope Action Jazz at the "Springboard Action Jazz" with his band. The same year he was invited on stage at the Saint Emilion Jazz Festival by Marcus Miller.[3][4]
In 2017 he won the famous LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award.[1][5]
In 2018 Tom Ibarra shared the stage again with Marcus Miller and his band in June at Leopolis Jazz Festival (Ukraine), then in July at Jazzopen in Stuttgart (Germany).[6]
He has also composed pieces of music that he proposed to great international musicians, such as Gergő Borlai,[7] Federico Malaman, Igor Falecki or Etibar Asadli.
After his bachelor he has studied at CMDL from 2016 to 2018 (Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood).
Honors[edit]
- 2013-2014: Prix SACEM du Festival Jazz Musette des Puces de Saint-Ouen
- 2015: Prix spécial du Jury Festival Jazz Au Phare
- 2016: Jeune Espoir Action Jazz lors at "Tremplin Action Jazz"[3]
- 2017: Multi prix Festival des Rives et des Notes Oloron-Sainte-Marie
- 2017: LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award[1][5]
Discography[edit]
- 2015: 15 (Tom Ibarra)
- 2018: Sparkling (Tom Ibarra) with Michael League as guest on Sparkling, and Stéphane Guillaume as guest on Aurore.
- 2021: LUMA (Tom Ibarra)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "French guitarist Tom Ibarra wins inaugural 2017 LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award". LondonJazzNews.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "arts24 - Music show: Tom Ibarra, Childish Gambino plus Diplo, Sia & Labrinth form supergroup". France 24. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Tom Ibarra". ActionJazz.fr. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Marcus Miller featuring Tom Ibarra @ Saint Emilion Jazz Festival - Tutu live - M. Miller". YouTube.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ a b "LetterOne RISING STARS Jazz Award". LetterOne.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ ljazzn (8 May 2018). "REVIEW: Tom Ibarra at the 2018 Cheltenham Jazz Festival". London Jazz News. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Guitar tab transcription from Tom Ibarra Crazy Fusion Jam feat. Federico Malaman and Gergo Borlai - Tab N.1". GuitarPhrases.com. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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