Fred Thomas works regularly with theatre companies The National Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe. He was Musical Director for the Globe’s worldwide tour of ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ in 2016, as well as ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’, ‘Twelfth Night’ & … Continued
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Solo Piano (Bach)
Dance Suites – by Fred Thomas “This is a fascinating and musicologically daring concept. The basic form of the Baroque dance suite is maintained, but the actual movements are pic’n’mixed from the Partitas and French Suites: we open … Continued
Thomas Duo
Peter Thomas and Fred Thomas released their father-son “Duo” record in 2015, to celebrate the former’s 70th birthday. Peter Thomas – violin Fred Thomas – piano With Eduardo Vassallo – cello (on tracks 9 & 14) Mozart: … Continued
Filter Theatre
Fred has worked with Filter since 2014 and has toured USA, India and the UK with ‘Twelfth Night’. Innovative sound and music based theatre company Filter’s cult version of Twelfth Night re-imagines the madness of Illyria as a chaotic gig … Continued
Living Standards
Living Standards is the first album by the duo of Fred Thomas and Zac Gvi and represents a landmark in the development of their collaborative work. The album refines and concentrates an imaginative approach to interpreting well-played repertoire from the jazz … Continued
Clara Sanabras
Sioux and Gypsy blood runs through Clara’s veins. An exceptionally versatile musician, captivating performer and one of the most original singer-songwriters to emerge from the East London scene, Clara brings a refreshing twist to the folk tradition creating an unmistakable … Continued
Lisa Knapp
Mojo ‘Folk Album of The Year’ winner and BBC2 Folk Awards nominee Lisa Knapp’s “grippingly fresh… superb” (fRoots) debut album Wild & Unduanted, was at the forefront of the current folk renaissance in Britain. Her vocals “as strange and stirring … Continued
Basquiat Strings
Basquiat Strings is a strings-based jazz quartet led by the cellist Ben Davis. Released in 2007, their first album, entitled simply Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford, was one of the 2007 Mercury Prize nominees. The second incarnation of Basquiat Strings now features: Ben Davis … Continued
Organ
Electrofeit is an album of J.S. Bach solo organ music recorded by Fred Thomas and released by music publisher and record label The Silent Howl. Buy it from Bandcamp Recorded 2014 at St. Paul’s Hall, Huddersfield courtesy of Pierre-Alexandre Tremblay … Continued
Sofia & Fred
The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim. The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things. … Continued
Chantilly Codex
Fourteenth century France was a place of radical musical developments, particularly in rhythmic structures, polyphony and notation systems. The greatest testament to this style is the Chantilly Codex, a book of music by French and Italian ‘Ars Subtilior’ composers featuring … Continued
Below the Blue Whale
This new duo play improvised compositions using prepared piano – bluetac, rubbers, pegs, coins, plectrums, mallets, and cymbals – filtered through live electronics. Their debut album, ‘Below the Blue Whale’, is out now in digital form on the Loop Collective label. Buy it … Continued
F-IRE Collective
“Music is everywhere. Countless radio stations pump it out 24/7. It sells cars, shampoo, drinks – even political parties. Music is always there to cover up a lull in the conversation; it soothes us on take-off and on landing, and … Continued
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Fred Thomas Jazz Trio
This trio produced sounds that were a synthesis of Fred’s compositions and free improv, exploring those made possible by delving into the bowels of a grand piano – using bluetac, rubbers, pegs, coins, plectrums, mallets, and cymbals – and uniting … Continued