Current Projects
Solo Performance & Improvised Collaborations
In addition to his work as a composer, Tom Weeks frequently performs as a saxophonist, playing improvised music solo or with various collaborators, as well as performing his own compositions and those of others. He has developed a unique vocabulary on the alto saxophone, focusing on extended techniques, intense energy, and the extreme ranges of the instrument. His primary influences on the alto saxophone include Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Julius Hemphill, Jim Hobbs, Jimmy Lyons, Charlie Parker, Maceo Parker, and John Zorn.
Ero Guro
Ero Guro is a creative quartet consisting of Tom Weeks (compositions and saxophone), Michael Srouji (electric bass), Harry Gibbons (drums and electronics), and Robbie Pruett (drums). The band focuses on extreme music, drawing from various African American musical traditions, the historical avant-garde, and the heavy metal and hardcore traditions; taking inspiration from sources ranging from transgressive Japanese art aesthetics to ancient Scandinavian literature. Ero Guro has recorded two full length records: the self-titled Ero Guro (2015), and Blood of The Wolf (2017), both released through Weeks' own Wolfsblood label.
nine dog dick
Nine Dog Dick is the collaborative psycho-spazz extreme music supergroup comprised of Matt Chandler (Burmese), Doug Katelus (Solo Organ), Jay Korber (Burmese), and Tom Weeks. All the music is group-composed. This is a real live “rock n’ roll” band.
Toned
TONED is the electroacoustic music ensemble of Nathan Corder (electronics), Tom Weeks (alto saxophone), and Leo Suarez (drum set). TONED engages with extremes; operating in the realms of deeply listened sensitivity, muscular sonic assaults, and impenetrable modernist abstractions. Split between the Bay Area and Philadelphia, the three members of TONED have collectively worked with luminaries including Roscoe Mitchell, William Winant, Jaap Blonk, and Jack Wright, as well as groups such as JITTERS, Taiwan Housing Project, Nude Tayne and Merchandise.
TONED released their debut full length album Cancelled (2018) on the Wolfsblood label. They have toured Mexico and the East and West coasts of the US, performing alongside musicians such as Martin Rev, James Chance and the Contortions, Jack Wright, Lukas Ligeti, Nick Millevoi, and Zach Darrup.
murray/sato/weeks
The trio of Kevin Murray (drums), Kazuto Sato (bass), and Tom Weeks (saxophones), is an intergenerational creative music ensemble performing improvisations and original compositions. The trio released their debut album Hard Boiled in July of 2019, accompanied by an extensive tour of the western United States. They have collaborated with musicians such as Arrington De Dionyso and William Winant.
Corder/Weeks Duo
Nathan Corder (electronics/guitar) & Tom Weeks (saxophone) perform intensely abstract improvised music. Combining the highly idiosyncratic sound palette of Corder’s self-built electronic system with Weeks’ spastic saxophone perversions, the music twists, turns, interlocks, and blends into a chaotic modernist austerity. Formed at Mills College with a shared proclivity for musical extremes, the duo treads in the spirit of Roscoe Mitchell's interactions with George Lewis’ Voyager, Yasunao Tone, and Bay Area luminaries The Hub and Possessed. Corder & Weeks released their full length debut recording Anaconda (2018) on the Noise Pelican record label, and their follow-up full-length Black Mamba (2018) on the Wolfsblood label. In addition to numerous performances on the West Coast, the duo have performed throughout the Midwest and East Coast, and were invited to perform at the 3rd Northwestern University New Music Conference (nunc3!).
In addition to their work as a duo, Corder & Weeks have collaborated with musicians such as William Winant, G. Calvin Weston, Scott Siler, Eli Namay, & Bill Harris.
Ghoast
Ghoast (ghost + goat) is the duo of French percussionist Camille Emaille and American saxophonist/composer Tom Weeks. The duo focuses on the performance of improvised music and modern/contemporary compositions. The duo released their debut recording of improvisations Ghoast (2017) on the Wolfsblood label, and have toured Europe extensively. In addition to their work as a duo, Emaille & Weeks have collaborated with musicians including Hans Koch, Christian Kobi, & Alex Cohen.
BEER
Named after the fictional surf band from Thomas Pynchon’s novel Inherent Vice, the quartet BEER performs the original surf-rock compositions of leader Tom Weeks, arrangements of pieces by composers such as Chopin & Zappa, and raucous interpretations of surf classics. Originally formed in New York, the group released its debut EP as a split with mysterious dirty R&B crooner Tommy Valentine on the Wolfsblood label. Now located in the San Francisco Bay Area, BEER is the closest thing to accessible party music that Weeks has ever created. BEER is available for luaus, parties, weddings, corporate events, funerals, bar mitzvahs, box socials, or any other paying gig you’ve got!