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Thollem McDonas at ShapeShifter Lab

Courtesy of Angela C Villa | Posted on April 9, 2015

Where

ShapeShifter Lab
837 Union St.
Brooklyn, NY
Map
(646) 820-9452

When

Sun, April 26, 2015
8:15 pm

At Door

$10

Musicians

About

Thollem McDonas has been delving into the piano, excavating depths of sound and energy for 48 years.  His spontaneous compositions unfold in the moment influenced by his experiences both with the piano and away from it, and at times, within it. The seeds of his work come from near and far: studies as a concert pianist, collaboration, political and ecological activism, teaching, perpetual travel.  This adventurous music engages the imagination differently from moment to moment with a stream of unique musical worlds influenced by the individual piano itself, the concert hall, the audience, his tour throughout Europe the month previous to this concert.  His music is for the mind and the body, designed to encourage respect for the unpredictability of the present moment, with curiosity and openness in the context of time and events. It is a ‘fearless experimentation... super-human handiwork” (New York City Jazz Record).
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