Tom Ollendorff

Based in London, guitarists Tom Ollendorff is fast becoming one of the best known young jazz guitarists on the international jazz scene. Press compilation: Tom Ollendorff often reclaims jazz guitar-playing’s classic past, but he also understands its fast-changing present (The Guardian) ‘Meticulous eloquence’ (The Guardian) Tom Ollendorff is making his quiet way towards ubiquity, all in the most charmingly well-manicured way imaginable. His appeal is not hard to understand: a combination of fearsome musical chops, ambitiously sophisticated compositional sensibility and an unashamedly tuneful upbeat musical personality is very hard to resist. (Jazzwise) Tom Ollendorff combines a strong lyrical sensibility, which elegantly makes room for space and silence, with a rhythmic ease that is quite astonishing. He has also forged a seductive sound, which adds to his appeal' (La Terrasse).