Tom Rogerson

Tom Rogerson is a British musician. He is the founder of Three Trapped Tigers and has also made music with others, such as Finding Shore (2017) with Brian Eno.^[1][2][3]

Career

Rogerson is from Suffolk.^[4] He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London^[4] and lived for a time in New York City, where he played jazz^[5] with Reid Anderson. He is the founder of Three Trapped Tigers, in which he sings and plays piano and keyboards.^[6][7] The Suffolk landscape inspired Finding Shore, on which Rogerson plays improvised piano.^[5]

Discography

Solo

• Piano and Voice (1999)
• For Mannie: Live at the Pumphouse (2003)
• Tom Rogerson (2005) – with Reid Anderson, Michael Lewis, Christian Hebel and Michael Spyro
• Live at the Luminaire (2006)
• Retreat to Bliss (2022)

With Three Trapped Tigers

Main article: Three Trapped Tigers

• Route One or Die (Blood and Biscuits, 2011)
• Numbers: 1-13 (Blood and Biscuits, 2012)
• Silent Earthling (Superball, 2016)

With others

• Cable Street Shorts (Loop, 2010) – with Tomas Challenger
• Finding Shore (Dead Oceans, 2017) – with Brian Eno^[8][9]

With contributions by Rogerson

• First Love (Close Harbour, 2009) by Emmy the Great – co-producer^[10][11][12]
• Five American Portraits (Drag City, 2010) by Red Krayola and Art & Language – Rogerson plays piano^[13]

References

1. "Tom Rogerson with Brian Eno: Finding Shore – music for lovestruck androids". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
2. Morris, Damien (10 December 2017). "Tom Rogerson With Brian Eno: Finding Shore review – improvisation in the right key". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 29 December 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
3. "Tom Rogerson / Brian Eno: Finding Shore". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
4. "Tom Rogerson". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
5. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (8 December 2017). "Tom Rogerson with Brian Eno: Finding Shore — 'music with a horizontal feel'". Financial Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
6. Cragg, Michael (1 June 2011). "New music: Three Trapped Tigers – Noise Trade". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 December 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
7. Lester, Paul (5 December 2011). "New band of the day – No 1,163: Three Trapped Tigers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 December 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
8. "Listen to Finding Shore, the New Album From Tom Rogerson and Brian Eno". Spin. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
9. "Album Review: Tom Rogerson with Brian Eno - Finding Shore". DrownedInSound. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
10. Sullivan, Caroline (6 February 2009). "Emmy the Great, First Love". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 December 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
11. "Emmy The Great announces album release date and UK tour". NME. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
12. Skinner, James (20 February 2009). "DiS meets Emmy The Great - Part One". DrownedInSound. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
13. "The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". PopMatters. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Tom Rogerson discography at Discogs
• "Finding Shore - A Conversation with Tom Rogerson and Brian Eno" on YouTube (video)