Tom Arthurs

Tom Arthurs is a British trumpeter, composer and academic whose work moves between jazz, improvised music and contemporary composition. A former BBC New Generation Artist, he has performed and recorded internationally and has released work on labels including ECM, Clean Feed, Intakt, ACT, Jazzwerkstatt, Babel and Creative Sources.

Based in Bern, Arthurs is Artistic Director of the Jazz and Contemporary Music department at Bern University of the Arts. His current work includes intimate duo projects and Augmented Nature, a site-responsive project combining improvisation, immersive video, field recordings and environmental listening.