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BROADCAST 011LP
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In the fall of 2011 David Thor Jonsson recorded a session and a solo concert at Telus Studio in The Banff Centre, Banff, Canada -- the heart of the Canadian Rockies. These recordings have come to be Piano Improvisations II. In and around Banff are magical places. They are ancient, huge, quiet; some are sacred. Being surrounded by the enormity of the Rockies makes one feel very small, and prone to wander off for many hours, gazing at the endless beauty and power. Lake Minnewanka's name translates to "Water of the Spirits" from the Dakotan Siouan language of Nakoda. Aboriginal people long inhabited areas around Lake Minnewanka, as early as 10,000 years ago. You can still feel the spirits there... Some of this music is a dedication to that invisible power of human energy. This is the second album in the solo piano improv series, following 2012's Improvised Piano Works I (BROADCAST 001LP).
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BROADCAST 001LP
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Restocked. First release on the Radio Bongo label from Iceland, run by Gus Gus. "I am a pianist, composer, improviser, performing artist and a multitasking musician in life, currently living and working in Reykjavík. I was born in 1978 in Seyoisfjörour, Iceland and have been playing the piano and keyboards since the age of 9. My main focus and interest is in improvisation, composition and performance of music -- how improvisation and composition can meet effortlessly as a creation of musical ideas and sounds. I am also mindful of the general passion and drive behind the creation of things, in what way they are presented and passed on to people, in music, arts and life in general. Since childhood I've collaborated with a whole spectrum of artists, from obscure troubadours in the countryside to stadium bands, covering all fields of music, both in Iceland and abroad. I have also composed and arranged a great deal of music for theater, film, art installations, performances and videos of all kinds. I released my first album Rask in 2002, and now I am currently composing and working on a series of records with solo piano music for Radio Bongo with Improvised Pianoworks I as the first Radio Bongo release." --David Thor Jonsson
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