Saxophonist &
ABOUT
musician and craftsman
Born in 1990, Tommaso Troncon is an italian Saxophonist in New York City. He studied both Classical and Jazz Saxophone at the “Conservatorio di Musica di Vicenza’’ (Italy) and graduated with the highest marks at the prestigious “Jazz Institut’’ in Berlin including an exchange program at the California Institute of the Arts ( Los Angeles,CA). His mentors were Steve Grossman, Pietro Tonolo, Steve Lehman, Mauro Ribichini and Peter Weniger. He won the first prize in the following international competitions: “Blow in the Nightfly jazz contest” 2013, “Giovani Musicisti Città di Treviso “ 2009, “Chicco Bettinardi ’’ Piacenza, 2018 and “Premio amici della Musica 2011” with a classical saxophone quartet. From 2014 to 2016 he’s been the tenor saxophonist of the “Italian National Jazz Orchestra Young Talents’’ directed by Paolo Damiani, with which he performed at the “Teatro Ariston’’ in Sanremo, Italy for the “Premio Tenco 2015’’, at the Umbria Jazz Festival, Nantes Jazz festival, France , the “Teatro Piccolo “of Milan and many other concerts in prestigious Jazz clubs and Festivals, many of which were aired lived on TV Rai 5 National Italian Channel and Radi
Biography
In 2012 he performed as Soprano saxophone Soloist in the classical italian “Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta’’ direct by M° Diego Basso in several venues, among which the “Teatro Comunale’’ in Treviso. In 2012 he co-founded the “ M.B. SEA GROUP “ with which he tours Europe performing his own compositions doing several TV performances and playing for international jazz festivals in Italy and in the Baltic Countries like Birstonas and Nida jazz.
In his various settings: Tommaso Troncon Jazz Trio, Quartet & Quintet he performed as band leader in several european countries and in California at the famous jazz club “ The Lighthouse Cafe’’, appearing also on Italian Channel Rai 3 for the program “Parallelo Italia’’. He played alongside famous International Jazz Stars such as Airto Moreira, Joe LaBarbera, Enrico Rava, Rosario Giuliani, Josh Johnson, Barbara Morrison, Phil Crosby JR, Stefano Senni, Daniel Rotem , Marco Tamburini, Malachi Whitson, Jonathan
Richards, Max Chiarella, Carlo Atti, Danilo Memoli, Tino Derado, Gianluigi Trovesi, Dima Bondarev, Paolo Damiani, Paolo Birro, Elio (from the italian pop star band “Elio delle storie tese’’), Diego Pinera, Igor Osipov, Giovanni Perin and many others.
Tommaso Troncon can be heard on you tube/Soundcloud/Spotify and these published records:
Jazz in Latvia 2012 mmc; Oir Quartett, Abeat records 2015; nel DVD della mostra da Raffaello a Picasso produzione Linea d’Ombra; nel disco
di Giovanni Perin European Sextet Pera, nel disco Venice Connection 4et feat. Marco Tamburini di Caligola Records; nel CD dell’Orchestra Nazionale Jazz Giovani Talenti “Ma che ci fanno le foglie negli armadi?’’ 2015; “Rosae Rosae’’ di Donella del Monaco e Paolo Troncon M.P.Records 2019,plus several videos/audios on You Tube, Vimeo and Soundcloud.
Tommaso Troncon has also been manufacturing his own saxophone mouthpieces since 2017.
Music Projects
TMB TRIO
The TMB TRIO, standing for Troncon-Masetto –Bonucci is an italian jazz trio which has performed original music and jazz standards in many important venues in italy and has been awarded the 1st price for the Italian national competition ‘’Chicco Bettinardi’’ in 2018
Tommaso Troncon – Tenor & Soprano Saxophones, Nicolò Masetto – Double Bass, Lorenzo Bonucci – Drums
Giovanni Perin 5et
Giovanni Perin – vibraphone & composition, Tommaso Troncon -Tenor sax, Giulio Scaramella – piano, Riccardo Di Vinci – double bass, Marco Soldà – drums
The quintet of the eclectic vibraphonist Giovanni Perin was born in 2016 and has already held several concerts in national and international festivals.
With his exceptional band formed by young rising Italian jazz stars, Giovanni presents his compositions using different and unpredictable music languages. Jazz, latin, and fusion genres are mixed together to create an intriguing sound palette.
He is an eclectic artist able to draw up the frenetic jazz rhythm with a melodic research typical of the Italian culture in order to create a harmony of iridescent colours and emotions.
More Info
http://www.giovanniperin.com/it/album/giovanni-perin-5et/
http://www.giovanniperin.com/it/album/giovanni-perin-9et/
Troncon- Rinaldi- Trabucco Organ Trio
This extremely creative Trio was born by Tommaso Troncon’s meeting with the solid musicians pianist Gianpaolo Rinaldi here on the Hammond Organ and Max Trabucco on Drums
MUSIC
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MODELS
MY Mouthpieces
After 17 years of professional experience I started manufacturing my own line of Saxophone Mouthpieces. After years of intense hard work I came out with a mouthpiece that does not know what compromise is, that allows the musician to get the quick response and precision of articulation required from any high level musical performance along with the depth and width of sound jazz musicians dream of. After combining the highest possible quality materials available in the world today for resonance with the most innovative modern manufacturing technology, blanks are made to be handworked and handfinished by and according to my specifications and highest expectations as a saxophone player and mouthpiece manufacturer/refacer. These high quality mouthpieces allow the players to easily articulate throughout all registers of the Saxophone up to the extreme, offering extraordinary resonance, projection, depth and width of sound which enables players to connect with their soul.
SERVICE
custom refacing
I offer also refacing services to improve any mouthpiece, from checking/ improving the proper seal of the reed to the table to changing the tip opening, the facing curve, the power and the sound equalization to your desired preference.
It is also possible to repair a chipped or a broken biteplate or other functional/aesthetical damage to any mouthpiece,
Along with mouthpiece restorations I do plating or replating on metal pieces that are worn off.
PRESS
WHAT THEY SAY
"Tommaso Troncon is an imaginative and powerful performer/composer
his deep musical knowledge make him a
catalyst for all the bands he plays with.
He supports group situations with his writing and arranging skills as well as his powerful sound.
He can read, fake, and blow with the best of his generation"
Greg Cohen
Jazz Legend and Bass player for John Zorn, Tom Waits and Woody Allen
"Tommaso Troncon is a very talented musician we’re all gonna hear about soon and listen to!"
Steve Grossman
Jazz Legend and Saxophonist of the late Miles Davis’ bands.
"I am very impressed with Tommaso Troncon’s knowledge, passion and willingness to contribute to this creative environment. He has a superlative technique on the saxophone and a depth of harmonic understanding that inform his improvisations to great advantage. His fundamental skills such as sight reading, intonation and tone are excellent. He is also a composer of considerable skill in the jazz idiom, overall a joy to work with! "
Joe La Barbera
Jazz legend and drummer of the Bill Evans Trio
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