Fred Thomas

Fred Thomas is an ECM artist and one of London’s most sought after multi-instrumentalists and composer/arranger/producers, known for his breadth of musical styles as well as for specialising in creative re-interpretations of J.S. Bach. His first appearance on ECM Records came in 2020 as pianist/drummer on Elina Duni’s 'Lost Ships'. Fred's subsequent ECM album and debut as leader was 'Three or One', released on the New Series imprint in 2021: 24 pieces by Bach transcribed by Fred for piano solo and piano trio. He is now joined by long-term collaborators and friends, vocalist and violinist Alice Zawadzki and bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado, for the upcoming album 'Za Górami' (20 September 2024).

Fred has collaborated with a huge variety of artists including Brian Eno, Yo-Yo Ma, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Jordi Savall, Meredith Monk, Jarvis Cocker, Rachel Podger, Elizabeth Kenny, Ethan Iverson, Larry Grenadier, Benoît Delbecq, Jeanne Added, Tamara Stefanovich & Olivia Chaney. He has released a large discography of albums across various genres, particularly classical and jazz, and is published by Spartan Press and Edition Wilhelm Hansen.

Fred works regularly as Musical Director with the National Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe and teaches at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. He has produced albums for labels such as Warner Classics with international artists such as Abel Selaocoe. His most recent compositions were performed internationally and at the Royal Opera House.