FRED THOMAS
Fred Thomas (ARAM) studied at the Royal Academy of Music and is one of London’s most sought after multi-instrumentalists and composer/arranger/producers. A member of the FIRE Collective, he is known for his breadth of musical styles as well as for specialising in creative re-interpretations of J.S. Bach, with solo albums on Odradek and The Silent Howl. In 2020 his Bach trio’s debut album will be released by ECM, featuring Lucy Railton and Aisha Orazbayeva. A second ECM trio record will be released with Elina Duni and Rob Luft.
In 2018 Thomas recorded with Brian Eno for a forthcoming project. He has also appeared or collaborated with Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Jordi Savall, Jarvis Cocker, Ethan Iverson, Benoît Delbecq, Tamara Stefanovich, Leo Abrahams, Lisa Knapp, Kit Downes, Jason Yarde and Olivia Chaney as well as record labels Harmonica Mundi and Realworld.
He works regularly as Musical Director with the National Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe. He teaches at Trinity Laban, is published by Spartan Press and Edition Wilhelm Hansen, and has produced albums for many artists internationally, such as The Magic Lantern and Alice Zawadzki. His most recent compositions were performed internationally and at the Royal Opera House, by ensembles such as Phaedra Ensemble and Bittersuite.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Fred Thomas (BMus Lond. Royal Academy of Music) (ARAM)
www.fred-thomas.co.uk
CURRENT PROJECTS
Solo Piano (J.S. Bach)
Polyphonic Jazz Band (MD)
Fred Thomas Bach Trio (MD)
Dick Wag: a Tribute to Richard Wagner, feat/ Benoît Delbecq – (MD)
Martin Speake/Ethan Iverson Quartet
The Beguilers (MD)
Elina Duni
Alice Zawadzki
BitterSuite
Chantilly Codex (MD)
F-IRE Collective
Lisa Knapp
Thomas Duo
Monk Spent Youth
Phelan Burgoyne Group
Kadialy Kouyate/Fred Thomas Duo
PAST PROJECTS
Electrofeit
Fred Thomas Jazz Trio
Mor Karbasi (MD)
Alex Bonney/Fred Thomas Duo
Jiri Slavik/Fred Thomas Duo
Basquiat Strings
Fly Agaric
The Magic Lantern (MD)
F-IRE Klang Codex
Fred Thomas/Oren Marshall Duo
Sister Mary & the Choir Boys (MD)
Barnaby Keen Band
Clara Sanabras
El Ultimo Tango
Ensemble Nuevo Tango
Fernando Egozcue Quintet
COLLABORATORS/APPEARED WITH
Brain Eno, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Jordi Savall, Jarvis Cocker, Ethan Iverson, Elina Duni, Tamara Stefanovich, Leo Abrahams, Benoit Delbecq, Liam Noble, Elysian Quartet, Jeanne Added, Mor Karbasi, Native Dancer, Adriano Adewale, Kammer Klang, Phil Robson, Mark Lockheart, Jason Yarde, Maurizio Ravalico, Julian Siegel, Zac Gvi, The Memory Band, Christine Tobin, Byron Wallen, Liam Byrne, Resonance FM, BBC, CBSO, Seb Rochford, Kit Downes, Pete Flood, Alice Zawadzki, Phaedra Ensemble.
DISCOGRAPHY
‘Dance Suites’ by J.S. Bach – Fred Thomas (2017, Odradek)
‘The Beguilers’ – Fred Thomas (2015, F-IRE)
‘Duo’ – Peter Thomas & Fred Thomas (2015, F-IRE)
‘Electrofeit‘ – Fred Thomas (2015, The Silent Howl)
‘Intention’ – Martin Speake/Ethan Iverson Quartet (2018, Ubuntu)
‘To The Islands’ – The Magic Lantern (2018, Hectic Eclectic)
‘La Charme Impenetrable Des Artistes Tortures’ – Lily Luca (2016, Independent)
‘La Strategie de Foulard en Coton’ – Lily Luca (2015, Independent)
‘Balance l’aurore’ – Garance Louis and the Mitochondries (2018, Independent)
‘Lullaby of Bedlam’ – Sister Mary and the Choir Boys (2015, F-IRE)
“The Road Not Taken’ – Adam Beattie (Independent, 2016)
‘Wandering Heart’ – Brooke Sharkey (2017, Independent)
‘Daughter of the Spring’ – Mor Karbasi (2011, Harmonia Mundi)
“La Jeunesse’ – Jiri Slavik (2014, F-IRE)
‘EP Vol. 2’ – Native Dancer (2016, Independent)
‘Night Becoming’ – Ellie Rose Rusbridge (2014, Independent)
‘A World in a Grain of Sand’ – The Magic Lantern (2011, Hectic Eclectic)
‘In Search of Soma’ – Fly Agaric (2012, F-IRE)
‘Repose’ – Fred Thomas/Jiri Slavik Duo (2009, F-IRE Presents)
‘Foxlight’ – Iarla O Lionaird (2011, Realworld)
‘Living Standards’ – Fred Thomas & Zac Gvi (2013, F-IRE)
‘Below the Blue Whale’ – Alex Bonney & Fred Thomas (2013, Loop Records)
‘Twelve Tales from Abbey Road’ – Shortcuts (2009, Loop Records)
‘Sister Mary & the Choir Boys’ – Sister Mary & the Choir Boys (2008,Independent)
‘Musica Paradiso’ – Tina May & Guillermo Rozenthuler (2013, Quadrant Records)
‘El Ultimo Tango plays Astor Piazzolla’ – El Ultimo Tango (2006, Somm Recordings)
‘Le Grand Tango’ – El Ultimo Tango (2007, Somm Recordings)
‘Learnt from Love’ – Barnaby Keen (2011, Independent)
‘Londo’ – Kadialy Kouyate’s Sound Archive (2010, Independent)
‘It’s Time’ – Fred Thomas Trio (2006, Independent)
TEACHING
Trinity Laban
Chichester University
Prague Academy of Performing Arts
North London Music Academy
Christ’s Hospital School
Barbican Centre (with Michael Rosen)
Private Tuition
Teachers: Dave Holland, John Taylor, Avishai Cohen, Marc Copland, Fred Hersch, Pete Churchill, Barak Schmool, Oren Marshall, Gerard Presencer, Gwilym Simcock, Huw Warren, Billy Jenkins, Newton Armstrong.
PRODUCING
Alice Zawadzki
The Magic Lantern
Lily Luca
The Beguilers
Adam Beattie
Garance Louis
Ellie Rose Rusbridge
Rhia Parker
Miranda Joy
THEATRE/DANCE
Shakespeare’s Globe (MD)
The National Theatre
Filter Theatre
Everyman Theatre
Aldeburgh Festival
Spanish National Dance Company
The Yard Theatre
Richmix
Greenwich Dance Agency
PUBLISHING
‘J.S. Bach – 39 Chorale Preludes’ published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen
‘10 Bach Fugues for String Quartet, Volumes I and II’ – Spartan Press