Pat Thomi

Instrumental guitarist Pat Thomi combines influences from the realms of jazz, classical, new age, and ambient music, reaching beyond his performance experience as a fusion guitarist to craft an altogether different sort of fusion. Thomi was born and raised in Basel, Switzerland, where his father played classical and jazz piano. Thomi began playing the drums at age seven, eventually picking up piano and guitar as well; he later studied for two years at the renowned Basel Conservatory of Music. For his first major musical venture, Thomi formed a jazz-rock outfit called Ramayana,...