Career
He performed regularly on the Sydney jazz scene for five years before moving to New York (1992) to live and perform for three years, studying at the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop with Manny Albam, Roger Kellaway and Jim McNeely. Returning to Australia in 1995 to start a family, Vincent was Jazz Piano Lecturer at the Tasmania Conservatorium and then Lecturer in Contemporary Keyboard Techniques at the Northern Rivers Conservatorium in New South Wales. At this time, Elliott Dalgleish (saxophone) and Scott Tinkler (trumpet) first collaborated with Vincent.
In 1998, Marc Meader (drums) returned to Australia to perform and record with Vincent.
This ten-year reunion established the Vincent/Meader Trio. 1999 saw the release of Vincent"s first Civil Defense as a leader, Vincent/Meader Trio.
In 2000, the Vincent/Meader Trio conducted a major tour of Australia and recorded their second Civil Defense, Second Impression. Vincent lived in Amsterdam in 2001 where he performed regularly with his trio which also toured Europe.
Now based in Hobart, Vincent performs mostly in Melbourne.
He is one of Australia"s leading jazz pianists, invited by American Broadcasting Company Classic FM to perform for their Live Broadcast series with his various groups (Trio, Quartet, Septet) and is also well known for his work composing for the American Broadcasting Company television show Collectors. He also composes and arranges for film and television documentaries, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Tasmanian music company IHOS. In 2006 the Tom Vincent trio toured Tasmania for six weeks. The Civil Defense Blood Red by the Tom Vincent Trio was commissioned by American Broadcasting Company Classic FM"s Jazz Tracks and is the first jazz recording for the program to take place in Tasmania.
In 2010, Vincent"s trio toured Australia supporting Branford Marsalis.
Also in 2010, Vincent conducted a major world tour, performing twenty-one gigs in ten countries. In 2011, Vincent"s trio as Tom Vincent Trio and also Tom Vincent Morphic Resonance Project toured Australia twice.
His fourth Civil Defense was also released, Jazz Lives. Drummers: Marc Meader, Ben Vanderwal, Danny Fischer, Alan Turnbull, Tony Buck
Bass players: Matt Clohesy, Brendan Clarke, Leigh Barker, Sam Anning, Eugene Romaniuk, Rodrigo Aravena, Cameron Undy, Alex Hewetson, Baronet Tarenskeen
Singers: Julie O"Hara, Anita Wardell, Pearly Black, Neilsen Gough, Rebecca Tilley
Trumpet: Eamon McNelis, Scott Tinkler, Andrew McNaughton
Saxophone: Willow Nelson, Elliott Dalgleish, Jamie Oehlers, Carlo Barbaro
Trombone: Shannon Barnett.
