Thollem McDonas on electric piano at Area Sismica, Italy, 2015
Background information
Born
(1967-02-23) February 23, 1967 (age 57)
Origin
Palo Alto, California
Genres
Classical, avant-garde jazz, experimental, punk
Occupation(s)
Pianist, composer, improviser, educator
Instrument(s)
Piano
Years active
2002–present
Labels
Porter, Leo Records, ESP-Disk
Website
thollem.com
Musical artist
Thollem McDonas is an American pianist, improviser, composer, singer-songwriter, touring performer, musical educator,[1][2] and social critic.[3] His musical compositions and performances have ranged from classical, and free jazz, to experimental and punk rock. He has toured North America and Europe since 2006, performing solo works and collaborating with an array of musicians, dancers, dance companies and filmmakers.[4]
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^"Thollem Mcdonas at Conundrum". The USC Music Times. The USC Music Times. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
^"Interview with Members of Tsigoti". ESP-Disk' Lounge. ESP-Disk'. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
^Thollem McDonas, edgetonerecords.com, Retrieved January 12, 2012.
2008) McDonas, Thollem. "Workshops/Lessons". ThollemMcDonas Official Website. ThollemMcDonas. Retrieved February 5, 2012. "ThollemMcdonas at Conundrum"...
mysterious box of Japanese legend. A tour in 2015 followed. In 2010, ThollemMcDonas, John Dieterich, Tim Barnes, and Watt formed an experimental improvisational...
Mari Kimura, George Lewis, Gary Lucas, Wadada Leo Smith, DJ Spooky, ThollemMcDonas, Jon Rose, Jim O´Rourke, members of Sonic Youth and The Grateful Dead...
The Gowanus Session is an album by pianist ThollemMcDonas, guitarist Nels Cline, and bassist William Parker recorded in 2012 for the Porter label. The...
Pierre Akendengué Pierre Barouh Pierre Louki René Urtreger Steve Lacy ThollemMcDonas List of record labels "SARAVAH東京 | What is SARAVAH Tokyo?". l-amusee...
SM4340, 2021. CD. "Trio Music Minus One (For Dennis Palmer)" with ThollemMcDonas, Setola di Maiale (Italy) SM2650, 2014. CD. "I, Norton: an opera in...
invited ThollemMcDonas to Austin, Texas to record for him. McDonas invited John Dieterich to join and Dieterich himself invited Tim Barnes. McDonas then...
Washington, Growing, William Parker, Nautical Almanac, Tatsuya Nakatani, ThollemMcDonas, Trevor Watts, Jimmy Carl Black, The Bird Dogs (who became the Rue...
Teri Greeves (Kiowa) Suzan Shown Harjo, Hon.DFA (Cheyenne/Muscogee) ThollemMcDonas Mary Jo Watson, PhD (Seminole) Dávila, Ungelbah (10 August 2013). "Joining...
coast to Philadelphia and New York City with composer and pianist ThollemMcDonas and drummer Jon Brumit as the Bloom Project. In contrast to the Lords...
Winter Blanket, The Beauty Shop, JigGsaw, Mike Downey, Ear Doctor, ThollemMcDonas, Jason Finkelman's Nu-Orbit Ensemble The 2006 Pygmalion Music festival...
Retrieved 22 January 2023. Pietaro, John (May 2016). "Radical Empathy: Thollem/Michael Wimberly/Nels Cline (Relative Pitch)" (PDF). The New York City...
Venture Lift Weird Paul Petroskey The Whistling Joy Jumpers (Jad Fair, ThollemMcDonas, & Brian Chase of Yeah Yeah Yeahs) Yuri Landman Ensemble This incomplete...
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