Tom Rogerson

{{short description|British musician}}

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Tom Rogerson is a British musician. He is the founder of Three Trapped Tigers and has also made music with others, such as Finding Shore (2017) with Brian Eno.{{cite news|accessdate=2019-12-29|title=Tom Rogerson with Brian Eno: Finding Shore – music for lovestruck androids|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/tom-rogerson-with-brian-eno-finding-shore-music-for-lovestruck-androids-1.3315521|newspaper=The Irish Times}}{{cite news|first1=Damien|last1=Morris|accessdate=2019-12-29|title=Tom Rogerson With Brian Eno: Finding Shore review – improvisation in the right key|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/dec/10/tom-rogerson-with-brian-eno-finding-shore-review|newspaper=The Observer|date=10 December 2017|issn=0029-7712|via=www.theguardian.com}}{{cite web|accessdate=2019-12-29|title=Tom Rogerson / Brian Eno: Finding Shore|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tom-rogerson-brian-eno-finding-shore/|website=Pitchfork}}

Career

Rogerson is from Suffolk.{{cite web|accessdate=2019-12-29|title=Tom Rogerson|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-rogerson-mn0001077041/biography|website=AllMusic}} He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London and lived for a time in New York City, where he played jazz with Reid Anderson. He is the founder of Three Trapped Tigers, in which he sings and plays piano and keyboards.{{cite news|first1=Michael|last1=Cragg|accessdate=2019-12-29|title=New music: Three Trapped Tigers – Noise Trade|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/jun/01/three-trapped-tigers-noise-trade|newspaper=The Guardian|date=1 June 2011|issn=0261-3077|via=www.theguardian.com}}{{cite news|first1=Paul|last1=Lester|accessdate=2019-12-29|title=New band of the day – No 1,163: Three Trapped Tigers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/dec/05/new-band-three-trapped-tigers|newspaper=The Guardian|date=5 December 2011|issn=0261-3077|via=www.theguardian.com}} The Suffolk landscape inspired Finding Shore, on which Rogerson plays improvised piano.{{cite news|accessdate=2019-12-29|title=Tom Rogerson with Brian Eno: Finding Shore — 'music with a horizontal feel'|first1=Ludovic|last1=Hunter-Tilney|url=https://www.ft.com/content/627fbd08-daf3-11e7-a039-c64b1c09b482|newspaper=Financial Times|date=8 December 2017 }}

Discography

=Solo=

  • Piano and Voice (1999)
  • For Mannie: Live at the Pumphouse (2003)
  • Tom Rogerson (2005) – with Reid Anderson, Michael Lewis, Christian Hebel and Michael Spyro
  • Live at the Luminaire (2006)
  • Retreat to Bliss (2022)

=With Three Trapped Tigers=

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  • Route One or Die (Blood and Biscuits, 2011)
  • Numbers: 1-13 (Blood and Biscuits, 2012)
  • Silent Earthling (Superball, 2016)

=With others=

  • Cable Street Shorts (Loop, 2010) – with Tomas Challenger
  • Finding Shore (Dead Oceans, 2017) – with Brian Eno{{cite web|accessdate=2019-12-29|title=Listen to Finding Shore, the New Album From Tom Rogerson and Brian Eno|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/12/finding-shore-tom-rogerson-brian-eno-album-stream/|date=9 December 2017|website=Spin}}{{cite web|accessdate=2019-12-29|title=Album Review: Tom Rogerson with Brian Eno - Finding Shore|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20163/reviews/4151532|website=DrownedInSound|date=8 December 2017 }}

=With contributions by Rogerson=

  • First Love (Close Harbour, 2009) by Emmy the Great – co-producer{{cite news|first1=Caroline|last1=Sullivan|accessdate=2019-12-30|title=Emmy the Great, First Love|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/feb/05/emmy-the-great|newspaper=The Guardian|date=6 February 2009|issn=0261-3077|via=www.theguardian.com}}{{cite web|accessdate=2019-12-30|title=Emmy The Great announces album release date and UK tour|website=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/emmy-the-great-13-1323117|date=6 January 2009}}{{cite web|first=James|last=Skinner|date=February 20, 2009|accessdate=2019-12-30|title=DiS meets Emmy The Great - Part One|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4136213-dis-meets-emmy-the-great-part-one|website=DrownedInSound}}
  • Five American Portraits (Drag City, 2010) by Red Krayola and Art & Language – Rogerson plays piano{{cite web|accessdate=2019-12-30|title=The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits|url=https://www.popmatters.com/118898-the-red-krayola-with-art-language-2496151201.html|date=24 January 2010|website=PopMatters}}

References

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