Fred Thomas

Here's the first in a series of short interviews about my record 'Three Or One', out now on ECM. Thanks to @ECMRecords, and to @TheMusicRoomSa1 for the video. This one deals with the name of the album. @AishaOrazbayeva @RailtonLucy @sandsfilmscine #reimaginingbach #chambermusic

Thanks to Musica Sacra in Germany for the great review of my Bach record 'Three or One': "Not only the structures, but also the spiritual substance of the illuminated works can be grasped unexpectedly clearly in this sonic disassociation." @ECMRecords #classicalmusic #bach

Kind review from @babellabel for @LondonJazz of our gig at @TheMusicRoomSa1 last week - watch back here - vimeo.com/showcase/8905816/v… - please donate what you can to this wonderful venue! This project with @AliceZawadzki @MishaMAmusic is growing into something very special 💫

Humbled to receive a warm review in Das Bach Magazin for my record 'Three or One'. "The arrangements remain close and respectful to the originals and yet lead to many an unexpected discovery and a truly new listening experience." - Reinmar Emans Thanks @bachleipzig @ECMRecords

I'm playing @LondonJazzFest next Monday 14 Nov - with Liam Noble and Dudù Kouate at my beloved @TheMusicRoomSa1 - come down and join us! It's #paywhatyoucan #londonjazzfest #wearejazz

These are my gigs for May, playing with some awesome musicians and friends - come and join us! ❤️ Links to all gigs in my bio. #livemusic #jazzgigsuk #jazzuk #ukgigs #mayconcerts

Thanks @StollerHall ! 'A musical powerhouse' is very kind! Looking forward to it very much 😀

Looking forward to this one, with @AliceZawadzki & @MishaMAmusic at the @StollerHall Manchester - 6 May, come on down! #manchestersongfestival #trio #withinyouisaworldofspring

Touched by this review from Wolfgang Schreiber in the German daily paper @SZ for 'Three Or One': "the piano versions of the arias unfold a special transparency, even power" @ECMRecords #threeorone #bachtranscriptions #SüddeutschenZeitung @AishaOrazbayeva @RailtonLucy

Tomorrow - do join if you can friends! Either in person at the brilliant Sands Films Music Room, or online in high-quality stream. Or you can simply donate - all proceeds to sanctuaryfoundation.org.uk @TheMusicRoomSa1 @sandsfilmscine @AliceZawadzki @sacconiquartet @KKsoundarchive

Thank you to Neue Musik Zeitung for the review of 'Three Or One' - it means a lot to get such kind feedback from Germany for this Bach record ☺️ “Intelligent and musical, sensitive and powerful." nmz.de/artikel/unueberhoerba… @ECMRecords @AishaOrazbayeva @RailtonLucy

Another kind review for 'Three Or One' 😀 From @KurtGottschalk @stereophile Performance ***** Sonics ***** @RailtonLucy @AishaOrazbayeva @ECMRecords #bachtranscriptions #threeorone #ecmrecords #manfredeicher

Heartfelt thanks to Wolfgang Sandner for the kind review of 'Three Or One' in @faznet: "..moments of musical bliss. If we want to carry something positive from the past year into the new one, these contemplative readings of [Bach's] 24 chorales are just the thing." @ECMRecords

Here's a podcast for @RSIonline where Giordano Montecchi lovingly introduces the music from my Bach record 'Three or One'. 5 tracks interspersed with commentary...thanks Giordano! rsi.ch/rete-due/programmi/cu… @ECMRecords @AishaOrazbayeva @RailtonLucy

A big thanks to Nick Lea at @JazzViews for his review of 'Three or One': "This is a beautiful album that is flawless in its conception and execution and plunges the listener into Bach's world with a fresh perspective and set of ears. Essential listening." @ECMRecords #bach

Thank you @sternde for the review of 'Three Or One'! "..analysts will note the way in which the musicians separate the organ parts as if they were strands of a thread, and those more inclined to a gut response will be touched by Bach’s stillness and grace." @ECMRecords

Thank you @TyranGrillo for this kind review of Three or One ❤️ "one of the most transportive albums of the year" @ECMRecords #betweensoundandspace #ecmrecords #bach #bachtranscriptions

Thank you to @allmusic for this review of Three or One! "Lyrical and haunting. It's hard to know what Bach would have thought of it, but it does seem to reveal deep secrets in the music, and it is, well, very much like nothing anyone has heard before." allmusic.com/album/js-bach-t…

**** 4 stars from @MusicMagazine for Three or One❤️ "Utterly beguiles....with self-effacing strings that match Thomas’s penchant for hushed purity...The results can be mesmerising.... an illuminating if idiosyncratic Bachian" classical-music.com/reviews/… @ECMRecords #threeorone