Check under the shows section of my site to see when I'm playing.
"Impeccable musicianship, cleverly layered compositions, and a lot of heart make Wherrett’s music both adventurous and accessible—never the easiest thing to accomplish, but it’s done with aplomb in ElkHorn’s impressive first offering." - The Georgia Straight
Happy to be playing at The Heatley for the first time. 9pm free!
Star System will playing the music of Sun Ra at the China Cloud. 9:30 $10
Sharing the bill and playing in Skim Milk with these fine gents. Plus Pink Mountaintops!
@the China Cloud 9pm $15
We'll be playing my fav tunes at Tangent Cafe 6-9
Sharing the bill with my longtime friend Adam Basanta. At Merge, 9pm $10
this is the release show for my solo guitar record, along with Skim Milk's album release too!
@The Juniper Room 9pm $10
These are the shows I'll be playing:
Evil Three plus Skye Brooks - July 1st, 6pm and 7pm Roundhouse - Exhibition Hall
http://www.coastaljazz.ca/tom_wherretts_evil_three_with_skye_brooks
Dubly Sound System - June 30th, 8:30pm, Tangent Cafe
http://www.coastaljazz.ca/dubly_sound_system
Star System plays the music of Sun Ra - June 25th, 12:30pm Georgia St. Stage, Downtown Van
http://www.coastaljazz.ca/star_system_plays_the_music_of_sun_ra
Previous Shows:
ElkHorn Album Release with The End Tree @ China Cloud February 3rd, 2017
Snakebark + Cowtrance @ Merge January 6th, 2017
Debra Jean-Creelman Band - Live Concert Stream
For Light Organ Records November 11, 2016
ElkHorn and Elizabeth Lima
(NOW Series Montreal Meets Vancouver) October 28, 2016
Skim Milk, Only A Visitor, Red Moon October 10, 2016
@ the Fox Theatre
Chad Makela Sextet October 8, 2016
Skim Milk
Past Performances
ElkHorn - Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Evil Three - Vancouver International Jazz Fest
Cole Birney-Stewart Band - Vancouver Jazz Fest
Skim Milk - Music Waste Festival, The Lido
Chad Makela Sextet - Pat's Pub
July 26, 2016
July 25th, 2016
July 26th, 2016
June 4th, 2016
May 14, 2016
Check out the Georgia Straight's review of our new album here: http://www.straight.com/music/866631/elkhorn-finds-right-balance-between-beautiful-and-bittersweet
ElkHorn's new album is finished! You can get it here: https://elkhornmusic.bandcamp.com/releases
Stay tuned for the album release show soon!
I'm also finishing up my solo guitar project: Lonely Astronaut. Getting ready to start mixing the album with Dave Sikula!
My name is Tom Wherrett. I'm a guitarist, composer and teacher based in Vancouver, BC. I lead several groups including ElkHorn, Evil Three, and Lonely Astronaut - a solo guitar project. I can also be found playing in other local bands including Skim Milk and Starsystem (music of Sun Ra).
As a composer I strive to write unique and creative music that defies boundaries. I have been composer in residence at L.O.B.O.T. (Oakland,CA 2009) and the Kimmel Nelson Harding Centre for the Arts (Nebraska City, NE 2015). My work has been described as "anything but anodyne," and "expansive". (Georgia Straight)
As a guitarist I have studied with Lage Lund, Ben Monder, Rory Stuart, Steve Cardenas, and Scott Amendola.
As a teacher I have taught at the Walnut Grove and White Rock School of Music and Dance since 2007. I also teach privately out of my own studio.
I am a founding member of the musician/artist run performance space Merge, where we present exciting and challenging music of all kinds. https://www.facebook.com/merge.vancouver/
