Tom Rainey received an National Endowment for the Arts grant to compose and perform a concert of music for percussion and drums featuring Dave Samuels and Arto Tuncboyaci. Rainey’s voluminous recording credits and the artistic caliber of the musicians he’s supported would easily place him on the A-list of drummers closely identified with the New York City modern creative jazz scene of the 1980s and onward. Tom Rainey recorded his debut album as a leader, Pool School for Cleanfeed Records in May 2010. The CD also features Mary Halvorson on guitar and Ingrid Laubrock on saxophone. The trio’s follow-up CD Camino Cielo Echo was later released on Intakt Records.
Recent AFA Performances:
June 17, 2020 On_Line Salon w/ Ingrid Laubrock & Nick Dunston
Bandcamp: https://tomrainey.bandcamp.com/