Tomás Jerez

Tomás Jerez is a Spanish classical saxophonist. He was awarded the 1st Prize in the IV International Saxophone Competition “Villa de Benidorm” and selected, in 2003, by the EUYWO -European Union Youth Wind Orchestra-. As a soloist, he regularly offers concerts and recitals in concert halls all over Europe and performs in many International Festivals both solo and with Folium Fugit, his quartet: Andorra SaxFest, X Ciclo de Conciertos de Música Contemporánea - Fundación BBVA, X Ciclo de Música Actual de Badajoz -supported by INAEM and the Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical-, Sociedad de Conciertos de Alicante, Festival Internacional Adolphe Sax (Paris, France), etc. He is the first Spanish saxophonist to be invited to be part of the jury of the End of Master Saxophone Awards of the CNSMDP - Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris-. He has recorded, for the Adora New Music label, two recordings: "AXIS" with his saxophone quartet and "DELTA", his latest and most recent work with the pianist Manuel Corbacho. Between 2007-2014 he was professor of Saxophone at the Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco -Musikene-, professor of Saxophone at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Castilla-La Mancha between 2018-2022 and he is soloist of the Banda Sinfónica Municipal de Albacete since 1994. He is an ambassador for the French wind instruments brand Henri Selmer Paris.