Tom Sochas Trio

Fresh from a run of European dates, Tom Sochas Trio returns to PizzaExpress Live for an evening of evocative, contemporary jazz. The setlist travels from the Arctic Circle—featuring music from their mountain-inspired album Facing North—to an exciting preview of brand-new material from a soon to be announced release. Expect a blend of original contemporary jazz and selected standards. Not to be missed! Tom Sochas is a Franco-American pianist born and raised in Paris, France and Nairobi, Kenya. Tom moved to London in 2011 to study and pursue his artistic career. Tom’s love of lyrical and melodic music, hard hitting post-bop and his passion for western classical music has led him to developing a unique sound, itself materialising into his first solo EP, You could hear the bird sing. Following its success Tom Sochas released his debut trio album The Sorcerer on Khumbu Records in April 2022. Tom was awarded the Do It Differently grant from Help Musicians UK to support the release of this record. Tom and the trio have had the pleasure of touring this record and performing to sold-out audiences in some of Europe’s greatest jazz clubs including Ronnie Scott’s in London, Birdland in Hamburg, Sunset Sunside in Paris, Philly Joe’s in Tallinn, Sala Clamores in Madrid, The Jazz Bar in Edinburgh and Milano Jazz Club in Barcelona amongst others. Tom was recently awarded another grant by Help Musicians UK and has just released his sophomore album Facing North, out on Khumbu Records. Excitingly the trio was invited to UNESCO headquarters in Paris in 2025 to perform music from Facing North as part of the inauguration of the very first World Glacier Day. "“Spellbinding piano from Tom Sochas… a very, very beautiful album.” " - Jamie Cullum