With only two hours of primetime rush, the crowd of commuters flow in waves while Tom chooses an assortment of jigs and melodies to catch their ears.
Violinist and Composer
Every now and then he breaks his trance to greet others with a smile.
Artist Website:
http://www.tomswafford.com/
A tiny traffic light glows red in the hedges, stopping no one.
Artist Instagram: @swafford.tom
Tom’s life is music. When he has the opportunity he performs free jazz, an unconventional style of improvised jazz, absent of set chord or time patterns.. Here he performs at happylucky no.1 in Brookyln, New York.Under the chairs, a pair of red sneakers, a bass and a forest of music stands.
Strings in a red-lit room, cello and violins leaning into the same line.You’ll also find Tom at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music …
Glitter sneakers, patterned leggings and a bow held just so.
Here Tom provides violin lessons to studentsA young student raises her violin while Tom guides her bow arm.
The stairwell winds down through the old building.
The red sneakers wait on the tray by the door.While Tom has played the violin for over forty years, his real passion is composing music.
A ringed hand rests on the keys at home, where the composing happens.
Tom works at the upright in the corner of the apartment, a map of the world pinned above.He shares his Brooklyn home with his wife Molly.
Tom and Molly met when he was busking (performing on the street for money). Hearing him play the Ashokan Farewell, she was immediately smitten.
In honor of his late professor Olly Wilson, Tom composed a song to be performed at his memorial in Berkley, California.Tom comes from a family of musicians. Pictured here are his parents.
