Born and raised in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, Tom studied both undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. While he specialised in bass and contrabass trombones under Bob Hughes and David Vines, he also received tuition from other notable trombonists such as James Buckle, Christian Jones, David Gordon, Amos Miller, Lyndon Meredith and Keith McNicoll.

Since graduating with distinction in 2020, Tom has been active as a freelance bass and contrabass trombonist. He has performed with several orchestras including Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, CBSO, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, English National Ballet, Northern Film Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin. Tom has also recorded for both the Naxos and Decca record labels.

Tom Pilsbury is very proud to play Michael Rath Trombones.