Back to School with Tim Crofts
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English - September 08, 2020 18:46 - 1 hour - 192 MBMusic Interviews Music Music Commentary canada eastcoast grantwriting halifax interview musicians producer drummers drumming independentmusic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
"Timothy Crofts is a true 21st Century pianist. His main focus is improvisation and world music aesthetics. In performance, Timothy explores the full sonic capabilities of the acoustic piano through extended techniques and a wide range of piano preparations. He is able to coax a variety of colour and extreme dynamic contract through employing traditional and non-traditional techniques in tandem."
That's what his bio says. Tim is also a professor at Dalhousie University and co-director of SuddenlyLISTEN in Halifax. The layperson would probably call what he does "avant-garde" or "experimental" music. As you'll hear, though, he's interested in all types of music as well as its social/cultural context. We talk about the art-school origins of a lot of popular music, going deep into whatever you're learning, his own start as an 80s guitar guy, and more.