Isaiah J. Thompson, steps away
Isaiah J. Thompson and most of humanity are within 6 degrees of each other. This matrix combines the small-world principle behind this seemingly magical fact with inter-artist recommendations-in-series in order to make all artists potential curators and discoverable within a handful (or two) of steps from everywhere on the planet. It works like this:
I RECOMMEND people (do you?)Isaiah J. Thompson & degrees of proximity
Why again is Isaiah J. Thompson mere steps away from other artists in here, and by extension, most everybody on the planet?
WHO CURATES "I RECOMMEND" ABOVE?
- Vertex/Edges Out by: The Matrix
Artist & Where
- Name: Isaiah J. Thompson
- City/Place: New York City
- Country: United States
- Hometown: West Orange, NJ
Life & Work
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Bio:
Isaiah J. Thompson is a jazz pianist, bandleader and composer from West Orange, New Jersey. He began studying at The Calderone School of Music at an early age, and soon after continued his studies with Jazz House Kids and NJPAC Jazz For Teens. He was later admitted to The Juilliard School at the age of 18, and graduated with his B.M. in 2019 and his M.M. in 2020.
Isaiah has performed with major artists, including Ron Carter, John Pizzarelli, Christian McBride, Steve Turre and Buster Williams. His recording debut was featured on Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Blue Engine Records’ Handful of Keys album with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, and his debut album as a leader, Isaiah J. Thompson Plays the Music of Buddy Montgomery, was released in 2020.
He worked on the Golden Globe nominated soundtrack for Motherless Brooklyn, was named a Steinway Artist and has been awarded accolades including, the 2018 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award, and second place in the 2018 Thelonious Monk Competition. Isaiah believes that artistry is a direct channel into the mind and soul of an artist, and as such, feels that it is important to not lose sight of one’s individuality or that of others. As a performer, he tries to emit a feeling of joy and convey his personal experiences through the music, and through his everlasting love of jazz.
Contact Information
- Email: ijtpiano@gmail.com
Media & Markets
- ▶ Instagram: jazzaiah
- ▶ Website: http://www.isaiahjthompson.com
- ▶ Website 2: http://www.nadiaconnects.org
- ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyq4_UJKzPwYylQUQjAd8uw
- ▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UC0xriS7m3orAex8jykKZ0rQ
- ▶ Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/3n9wqaLxSxPCcCBya94HIl
- ▶ Articles: http://www.isaiahjthompson.com/press
Clips (more may be added)
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Isaiah J. Thompson & Helen Sung - Full Session - 9/20/2017 - Paste Studios - New York, NY
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Isaiah J. Thompson - Lulu's Back in Town - 9/20/2017 - Paste Studios, New York, NY
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Isaiah J. Thompson - Hymn to Freedom - 9/20/2017 - Paste Studios, New York, NY
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Isaiah J. Thompson with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
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ABOUT THE MATRIX
This matrix is dedicated to creative artists and non-algorithmic discovery.
It was described (to some degree) and can be accessed via this article in British journal The Guardian (which named our radio of matrixed artists as one of ten best in the world):
www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/apr/17/10-best-music-radio-station-around-world
While the Brazilian musicians I work with now you may not know, I formerly worked (chasing unpaid royalties!) on behalf of Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Led Zeppelin, Jim Hall, Mongo Santamaria, Gilberto Gil, Astrud Gilberto, Wah Wah Watson (Melvin Ragin), Philip Glass, The Cadillacs (Earl Carroll), The Flamingos (Zeke and Jake Carey), and others, including Oscar-winning world-class great-guy Robb Royer. I was interviewed by David Dye for broadcast on U.S. National Public Radio several years ago ... about the Brazilians:
- Randy "Pardal/Sparrow" Roberts
All is more connected than we know.
w/ David Dye for U.S. National Public Radio
The matrix was inspired in (the kabbalah-inspired fiction of) Borges' El Aleph, that in the pillar in Cairo's Mosque of Amr, where the universe in its entirety throughout all time is perceivable as an infinite hum from deep within the stone...
Our logo, per the "spirit" above, is a cortador de cana, a cane cutter. It was designed by Walter Mariano, professor of design at the Federal University of Bahia to reflect the origins of the music the shop specialized in. The Brazilian "aleph" doesn't hum... it dances and sings.
