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Biography
Saxophonist Tom Gullion brings a deep, soulful performance style, a sophisticated avant-garde
sensibility, and a quicksilver technique. Now, at the peak of his musical maturity, he is launching several
new projects: a solo CD Catharsis, the ground-breaking group, Aspect Jazz featuring percussionist Ernie
Adams, Chicago, and has even found time to organize the Driftless Jazz Festival in Southwestern
Wisconsin. “Humbly walking in the footsteps of Sonny Rollins and other who have taken time for reflection
in their careers, I've found my path is to bring music to the people. And that's exactly what these new
projects are about.”
Born:
1965
Press Quotes
with JJ Johnson's 1988 Quintet
Louisville Courier-Journal, Nov 7, 1987, Gene Williams
”...22 year-old Tom Gullion, a student of David Baker's at Indiana University, who showed immense
talent and poise on both tenor and soprano saxophone and on the flute.” “Johnson and Gullion played
crisply together and then [Gullion] saluted the jazz hertiage of Indy with a swinging, scintillating solo.”
From an Leonard Feather interview with JJ
”...one of the young lions. A real monster.”
Europe
El Pais (Spain), 1992
”...don't lose track of this musician!”
Education
David N. Baker
”A great player and good dude.”
Focus on the Arts, Highland Park High School, IL, 1989
”The students and adults we talked to were delighted with your performance and clinic.”
