www.tomasbecket.com

I began formal musical studies at the Taller de Músics in Barcelona at the age of 21, after completing a diploma in Agricultural Engineering. There, I trained in jazz piano, harmony, and musical language. At the same time, I studied classical music with private teachers, as well as attended various jazz courses and seminars with maestros such as Chano Domínguez, Abe Rabade, Jordi Rossy, Seamus Blake, Perico Sambeat, and Ze Eduardo, and various free improvisation courses with Agustí Fernández. I hold a degree in History and Music Sciences from the University of La Rioja and a Master's degree in soundtrack composition from the ESMUC.

I have played professionally with many groups, primarily jazz and world music, appearing at festivals and clubs in Spain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Morocco, Chile, Bolivia, and Peru. After living in Barcelona and the Valencian Community, in 2013 I moved to northern Chile with my Chilean partner, where I worked as a pianist in various groups, participating in festivals and concerts, both in Chile and Bolivia, and teaching workshops and classes in piano, improvisation, and modern harmony.

Some of the musicians with whom I have shared the stage in the jazz world are Mario Rossy, David Pastor, Julio Mendoza, Matt Baker, Catharina Wiborgh, Ramón Díaz, Guillermo Calliero, Jesús Santandreu, Ramón Cardo, Francisco Blanco "Latino"; etc. In the world music world, I have collaborated with the Moroccan Maâlem Abderrazak Hadir and the Beninese Kuami Mensha, among others.

In Valencia, I created "Around a Painting," a performance in which live music, contemporary dance by Patricia Gracia, painting by Francisco Hernández, and lighting by Ximo Díaz interacted, performing on various stages in the Valencian Community. Years later, I resumed the project in Barcelona with dancer Romina D'Angelo and drummer Quicu Samsó.

As an audiovisual composer, I have worked on various projects for short films, documentaries, puppet shows, and commercials. These include the short films "Flor de Invernadero" by Daniel Álvarez, "Ainoa" by Jessica Lafrance, and the documentary "Dō" by Antonio Jesús Gil.

In 2019, I moved to Barcelona and joined the Gnawa Collective, led by Walid Mountassir, with whom we perform regularly at various festivals and clubs. I formed the group "Cuarteto Influenciado." I also resumed the project "Around a Painting."

In September 2024, I released the quintet album, End of Cycle, featuring my own compositions, some more recent and others older. I wanted to close one musical phase while beginning another, where free improvisation and free jazz are the fundamental axis. I'm currently doing sessions and recordings with different musicians in this context, such as with guitarists Juanma Trujillo and Olivier Jambois, with whom I've recently released albums, or with vocalist Jordi Rabascall and drummer Joao Vieira, with whom we've started an improvisation project where we invite artists from other artistic disciplines to our performances. I also travel regularly to Berlin, playing with free improvisation musicians such as saxophonist Anna Kaluza and drummer Martial Frenzel. In these same contexts, I'm beginning to collaborate with Butoh dance artist Josephine Grundy.