Tom Chapman is a drummer and percussionist based in the UK. In the short time since graduating with a first class degree from Birmingham Conservatoire's jazz course in 2007, Tom has enjoyed a wide and varied career of international touring and recording. Although he has worked as a percussionist and drummer in many spheres, taking in Jazz, Flamenco, Pop, Hip Hop, Bhangra, Rock and Classical, it is for his pioneering work as a cajonero on the contemporary folk scene that he is best known. Tom's two major full-time projects are The Old Dance School and The Urban Folk Quartet.

The cajon is a traditional instrument from Peru that has evolved over two centuries to become a mainstay of Afro-Peruvian, Flamenco and other "world" musics. The instrument has rapidy grown in popularity in other settings over recent years, due to its versatility. Its ability to play the role of a drum kit has made it the first choice of many drummers when in acoustic settings, but as one festival compere commented, "Tom Chapman is not just another boy on a box". He was one of the first UK players to use his drumset and hand percussion background to take the cajon on as a serious first instrument and he places it at the heart of any music he plays.

Tom is proud to have built up a relationship with Paolo De Gregorio and Cajon De Gregorio, for whom he is an endorser. Nobody knows more about the cajon than Paolo De Gregorio, a master carftsman with an incredible dedication to the culture of the instrument.

Tom's style has been described as "hybrid", mixing elements and techniques from European folk, flamenco, and Afro-Peruvian music with jazz and rock drum set approaches.