New Solo Album, "After". Hi fidelity digital download, entire album.
Tom Donald : After (full album download with cover)
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1. Tom Donald - After 1a (17.31 minutes)
2. Tom Donald - After 1b (6.31 minutes)
3. Tom Donald: After 2 (5:35 minutes) Free Download
4. Tom Donald: After 3 (5:19 minutes)
5. Tom Donald : After 4 (12.56 minutes)
6. Tom Donald : The Solstice Improvisation 2004 Australia (50:35 minutes) Rare Original Tape Mix Recording Download.
7: Tom Donald : Improvised Concert, St Mary's Ealing, London.
24-11-06 Full Album (45:35 minutes)
8. Sirena Riley/Tom Donald : Half Moon (UK songwriting contest semifinalist '08)
(3.47 minutes) Free Download
Sirena Riley and Tom Donald. The debut song-cycle. Full Album CD.
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Improvisation is the centre of it and it seems that music is not just an art or entertainment, it is a collective mindfulness.
The recording is when the millions of possibilities collapse, into a single line of music. With no control over those many forks and paths, by sheer thought and chance it is what it is. Improvisation to me is the imitation of this mysterious life we live.
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The Musicians performing on these samples are
Clarinets/Saxophones : Mark Buckingham
Double Bass : Vanessa McGowen
Drums : Theo Buckingham
Percussion : James Kaye
Vocals (Slow Burn) : Sirena Riley
Electric Bass : Max Buckingham
Sitar and Cymbals (Bombay to Brixton) : Andrew Clermont
Donald remains one of the few artists who performs solo piano concerts entirely by improvisation. Born in the outskirts of N.S.W Australia he grew up in Tamworth and studied BMUS piano/composition at Newcastle University giving public improvised recitals as well as jazz and classical concerts of many of his own pieces. He was awarded a youth commendation Order of Australia in 2000 for his efforts to music.
In 2004 he moved to London, U.K and has since performed his solo improvisation at Abbey Road Studio, The National Opera Studio, Ronnie Scotts, Jazz Cafe Camden, BBC Studios Maida Vale for the Silver Street program, The Soho Review Bar, The Theatre Museum, St Mary's Ealing, Cafe De Paris, Cafe Cairo Clapham and many more. He has an extensive recorded discography many of it still yet available. He has collaborated with multi instrumentalist Andrew Clermont, clarinetist Mark Buckingham, U.S. jazz vocalist Sirena Riley.
Jazzwise U.K has described Donald's music as "Narcotic melancholy" alongside Riley's lyrics "flow together in a single flow of invention, drawing from the stylistic wells that reference the electicism of Nina Simone and the soulfulness of Dianne Reeves". (Jazzwise : June 2008)
As a pianist Donald plays and performs music from Bach, Bartok to Miles Davis and Steve Reich. However it's free improvisation that interests him most and he regulary performs solo improvised piano concerts and remains one of the few artists to do so on the piano today.
Hi I really like your music!! would you like to partecipate as a pianist to my project? Let me know my e-mail address is vagnini@libero.it Thank you Have a great day
Yeah. The nocturnal way of life takes its toll after a while. Digging "After". I kind of slipped off the reality bridge when i put it on...which is good thing. Ive been taking a leaf out of your book and doing recorded impros, making up fully working lyrics on the spot is darn hard but i think im nailing up something substantial on the wall of er...whatever...feels good eh.
Hi!! Thanks for the friend request ;-) I appreciate it. Gabiola is really running this site for me, but I check in regularly to read the posts. I'm just glad we can all keep the world's music alive in each other. This site is really cool for that! If you want, check out my official website too--- www.joshuakadison.com Peace, Love and MUSIC FOREVER! your friend, Joshua
wonderful to hear from you Tom, hope all is well with you! Would love to hear what you think when you've had a chance to listen to Sangria...;)<br /><br />all the best...<br /><br />
Hey Tom, Nice to hear from you. Melbourne is good - playing a fair bit. Really want to get a band to Europe soon...Might be coming over to do some gigs with Mal Webb..Will let you know if I do. Hows things in London? :)
Hello Mr Donald...I am sad to see I missed you yet again!! Oh well, I really hope our paths do cross again some day..!! I hope you are well..and wish everything for you in the coming year..xxoo
howdy stranger!!! long time no see! wow u really sound amazing.i would absolutely love to come to your recital on friday! can i get two tickets please?will be great to catch up:-) xxxTiffeny
Let's book a rehearsal at your place next week! Afternoons work better for me apart from thursdays and fridays. But if the slot is only for mornings it's ok as well.
Ahm, have you seen our videos from the Ladbroke Grove gig? Rodrigo posted them in the internet/you tube, check it out!
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Improvisation is the centre of it and it seems that music is not just an art or entertainment, it is a collective mindfulness.
The recording is when the millions of possibilities collapse, into a single line of music. With no control over those many forks and paths, by sheer thought and chance it is what it is. Improvisation to me is the imitation of this mysterious life we live.
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