Tom Skinner - Spring 2026 US shows in NY, Chicago, Knoxville, LA, and San Fran
TOM SKINNER
US TOUR SPRING 2026
Following the September 2025 release of his new album Kaleidoscopic Visions and a short run of US shows in October 2025, drummer/composer/bandleader Tom Skinner returns to the US for another spurt of gigs with a special ensemble featuring Joshua Abrams (bass), Chelsea Carmichael (woodwinds), Mai Sugimoto (woodwinds), and more TBA.
26th March - Knockdown Center, Queens, NY
27th March - Constellation, Chicago, IL
29th March - Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, TN
1st April - The Independent, San Francisco, CA
4th April - Zebulon, Los Angeles, CA
Tom Skinner
Kaleidoscopic Visions
co-release w/ Brownswood Recordings
LP, CD, Digital album
*** OUT NOW ***
“A low-key triumph; laid-back contemporary jazz at its most open-minded, as well as music that’s so rich, textured and thoughtful you can practically hear its heart beating.” -Treble
“Something bracingly different.” -AllMusic
“Amazing record… what a beautifully full-dimensional career — as a percussionist, rhythm man, and conceptual thinker.” -Gilles Peterson, BBC 6 Music
“A kingpin of the London jazz scene…quizzical pieces of clockwork minimalism” -UNCUT
“one of the best and most beloved drummers in the UK across the last decade” -Rolling Stone
"★★★★" -Record Collector
“Post-jazz clothed in psychedelic music that, when stripped away, reveals the hypnotic patterns of minimalism.” -Bandcamp
(photo by Alejandro Ayala)
TOM SKINNER
International Anthem at the Land School (Volume 1)
*** OUT NOW EXCLUSIVELY ON QOBUZ ***
ICYMI... last Fall, one week after the release of Kaleidoscopic Visions, Skinner visited Chicago to do a couple performances with a first-time ensemble featuring Chicago-based musicians Joshua Abrams (bass), Ishmael Ali (cello), and Mai Sugimoto (woodwinds), in addition to his regular bandmate and fellow London traveler Chelsea Carmichael (woodwinds). The second of those performances was at International Anthem's new Chicago HQ The Land School, where the five musicians played Skinner’s compositions beautifully, imbuing the tunes with a nice bit of Windy City steez.
Two recordings from that performance were released as a live EP titled International Anthem @ The Land School (Volume 1), exclusively available for hi-res stream or download via Qobuz.
Listen in the US here.
Listen everywhere else in the world here.
"MHA"
film by Alan Medina
International Anthem @ The Land School (Volume 1) was released alongside an abstract film by Alan Medina, who shot Skinner and the ensemble’s engagement at The Land School on 16mm, and beautifully set his footage to the recording of “MHA.”
Deluxe Vinyl Package
Kaleidoscopic Visions comes on a Limited Edition 140-gram Yellow vinyl LP inside a heavyweight reverse-board jacket, with an insert sheet, obi strip and poly-lined innersleeve. Pressed on 'biovinyl' at Optimal in Germany, with lacquers cut at Electric Mastering in London.
Available on Limited Edition Yellow Color vinyl for $29 USD.
Also available on Classic Black vinyl for $26 USD.
