New album coming in August 2020

Fumi Tomita featuring David Detweiler

with Art Hirahara and Jimmy Macbride

Celebrating Bird: A tribute to Charlie Parker

Coming in August 2020 on Next Level Records!

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Welcome to website of jazz bassist and educator Fumi Tomita

Thank you for taking the time to visit my site.  You can learn about me, my music, my teaching, and my research.  I am currently Assistant Professor of Jazz at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

New Album Release!

April 2020 saw the release by a band I'm in called HGTS.  The album is "...and then they played..." and was released by Summit Records.  For more information, click "HGTS" under "Music" or just click here 

Upcoming Shows

Alas, all concerts are on hold during quarantine.  

Previous events

Date Event Location
Fumi Tomita Quartet The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar - CANCELLED due to COV-19, Toronto, Ontario The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar - CANCELLED due to COV-19, Toronto, Ontario
Fumi Tomita Quartet The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar - CANCELLED due to COV-19, Toronto, Ontario The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar - CANCELLED due to COV-19, Toronto, Ontario
HGTS Black-Eyed Sally's - CANCELLED due to COV-19, Hartford, CT Black-Eyed Sally's - CANCELLED due to COV-19, Hartford, CT
HGTS CD release party Vermont Jazz Center - CANCELLED due to COV-19, Brattleboro, VT Vermont Jazz Center - CANCELLED due to COV-19, Brattleboro, VT
Jeff Holmes Big Band Spare Time, Northampton, MA Spare Time, Northampton, MA
UMASS Amherst Jazz Faculty Recital featuring Jared Sims Bezanson Recital Hall, UMASS Amherst , Amherst, MA Bezanson Recital Hall, UMASS Amherst , Amherst, MA
UMASS Jazz Showcase University of Massachusetts Amherst, Bowker Auditorium, Amherst, MA University of Massachusetts Amherst, Bowker Auditorium, Amherst, MA
Fumi Tomita - Dave Detweiler Quartet Shrine, New York, NY Shrine, New York, NY
David Detweiler Trio Silvana's, New York, NY Silvana's, New York, NY
Falbo Theater at West Virginia State University Falbo Theater at West Virginia State University, Morganstown, WV Falbo Theater at West Virginia State University, Morganstown, WV
Fumi Tomita Group Lagniappe, Miami, Florida Lagniappe, Miami, Florida
Fumi Tomita Quartet Le Chat Noire, Miami, Florida Le Chat Noire, Miami, Florida
Recital at Southern Florida College Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL
Dave Detweiler B Sharps Cafe, Tallahassee, FL B Sharps Cafe, Tallahassee, FL
Celebrating the music of Wayne Shorter with guest artist Jeff Benatar Bezanson Recital Hall, UMASS Amherst Bezanson Recital Hall, UMASS Amherst
Fumi Tomita: The Elephant Vanishes Bezanson Recital Hall, UMASS Amherst Bezanson Recital Hall, UMASS Amherst
 —  — Jesse Simon TBA, Minneapolis, MN TBA, Minneapolis, MN
 —  — Fumi Tomita: The Elephant Vanishes CD Release Nublu, New York, NY Nublu, New York, NY
 —  — Jen Allen Bar Pina, Hartford, CT Bar Pina, Hartford, CT
David Detweiler Quartet B Sharps Cafe, Tallahassee, FL B Sharps Cafe, Tallahassee, FL