About Tashomi

​Establishing himself with his debut EP “All the Cruelty and All the Kindness” Tashomi Balfour is one of the UK’s finest saxophonists. Aligned with the beginnings of jazz musician greats such as Louis Armstrong, Tashomi’s musical expression has its foundation in the Church.

 

Tashomi’s innate musical talent has naturally led him to a divine exploration of the creative freedom celebrated universally in the way jazz allows us all to let go. To listen to Tashomi’s sound is to be given a sacred opportunity to illuminate, liberate, and awaken inside. 


 

Tashomi was born and raised in South London. He is dedicated to his community, rooted in his Caribbean history and has an unshakeable fervour for his African descent.
 Since 2013 Tashomi has been a mainstay at Piano Bar Soho, where he met his EP co-creative, Nathan Britton...

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...Of Tashomi and his first EP it has been said: 
“Like [Bill] Withers’s, Balfour’s music transcends common-place reality and gets to the heart and soul of the human condition” - Jeremy Stockwell. 


 

Into his music Tashomi brings his life experiences, his worship-filled beginnings, his cultural identity and his love of being free.

 

With his raw and cultured playing style, Tashomi is a multi-genre musician paying homage to authentic Contemporary Jazz through Fusion, Neo-Soul, African Jazz and experimental. 


 

The release of “All the Cruelty and All the Kindness” in 2020 sparks the official landing of Tashomi Balfour on the UK music scene. 


 

Bio by A. Casely-Hayford

Tashomi has worked over the years with renowned artists like: Michael Kiwanuka; Chrisette Michele; Donnie McClurkin; Odyssey; The Stylistics; Michaela Coel; Collette Cooper; Mo Pleasure. He has worked with organisations including: Hyde Park - Winter Wonderland; Channel 4; Netflix - The Crown; ITV's Britain's Got Talent; Jazz Cafe; Ronnie Scotts, England Rugby Legends and the 2-Time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Anthony Joshua OBE.

 

Tashomi featured in and musically represented Bill Clinton in the critically acclaimed theatre production 'Devil with the Blue Dress' , which premiered in London's Bunker Theatre: '' a clever, fascinating play ... a barbed, fluent production ... highly recommended..." - The Independent ★★★★

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Tashomi founded Brixton's Jazz Genesis, a weekly Sunday Jazz brunch in Market House that explores contemporary and experimental Jazz with an open jam at the end of every month.

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Jazz Genesis

with Tashomi and friends

EVERY SUNDAY FROM 3PM

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

REVIVING THE WHY OF JAZZ

MARKET HOUSE, 443 COLDHARBOUR LANE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8LN

~ Everything is Rhythm ~ Everything is Expression ~ Everything is Everything ~

Photo credits: Bart Pajak

©2020 by Tashomi Balfour