TOMAŽ GROM

Tomaž Grom is a double-bass player and composer from Slovenia. As an improviser he is dedicated to exploring an extended range of techniques of playing the double bass, including in combination with electronic media. His creativity is noted for its continuous experimentation with his own sound potential guided by the principle of spontaneity. Grom performed in the most varied ensembles of diverse musical genres.

He has made music for a number of theatre, dance and puppet performances. Two of his performances, Bruto/Gross and Ništrc/Off-cuts have made it into Artservis collection (project SCCA - Ljubljana).

Since 2006 he has been involved in conceptualizing and leading workshops in the field of electro-acoustic and music improvisation entitled Maksimatika/Maximathics, and from 2009 the workshop called Search and reflect (unidiomatic improvisation). He is the artistic director of Zavod Sploh, an associaton devoted to the production of music and performing arts as well as to education and publishing in the field.

As an improviser he cooperated with: Tao G. Vrhovec Sambolec, Irena Tomažin, Samo Kutin, Jonas Kocher, Michel Doneda, Dough Hammond, Sonny Simmons, Will Guthrie, Sebi Tramontana, Zlatko Kaučič, Sabine Vogel, Jean Phillipe Gross, Marjan Stanić, Ignaz Schick, Michele Spanghero, Ugo Boscain, Diego Chamy, Klaus Filip, Pascal Battus, Marko Karlovčec, Vid Drašler, Neža Naglič, Andrej Fon, Seijiro Murayama, Christine Sehnaoui, Martin Kuchen…