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Tom Rainey
Drummer Tom Rainey perforrming Faux Faux at The Cinema in West Philadelphia on 30 July 2006
Background information
Born	1957 Santa Barbara, California United States
Genres	Jazz, Avant-garde jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Drums
Years active	1980s - present

Thomas "Tom" Rainey (born 1957, Santa Barbara, California) is an American drummer.

After attending Berklee College of Music he moved to New York in 1979. He has played with American jazz saxophonist and composer Tim Berne, and also with Nels Cline, Fred Hersch, Tony Malaby, Tom Varner, Drew Gress, Kenny Werner, Mark Helias, and Simon Nabatov. A prolific session musician, he has appeared on close to eighty recordings over a career spanning over 25 years.

He released his own first album "Pool School (Clean Feed)" in 2010.

Discography

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With David Torn

• Prezens (ECM, 2005)

With Tom Varner

• The Mystery of Compassion (Soul Note, 1992)
• Martian Heartache (Soul Note, 1996)

References

1. ^ Lynch, Dave. "Tom Rainey: biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
2. Fitzell, Sean Patrick (23 February 2004). "Drummer Tom Rainey". All About Jazz. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
3. "Tom Rainey Trio - Pool School (Clean Feed)". All About Jazz. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.

External links

• Allaboutjazz Tom Rainey interview
• Answers.com Tom Rainey page

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