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13 tracks | 57 minutes
Released Dec 2004
on Jonathan Dimsdale
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:42 Daybreak lyrics BUY MP3 03:42 Daybreak lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:42 Daybreak
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:34 The Sandbox King lyrics BUY MP3 04:34 The Sandbox King lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:34 The Sandbox King
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:33 Nightingale's Song lyrics BUY MP3 04:33 Nightingale's Song lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:33 Nightingale's Song
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:04 Along the Highwire lyrics BUY MP3 03:04 Along the Highwire lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:04 Along the Highwire
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:15 House of Cards lyrics BUY MP3 06:15 House of Cards lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:15 House of Cards
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:17 The City in the Sea lyrics BUY MP3 05:17 The City in the Sea lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:17 The City in the Sea
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:03 When the Clock Strikes lyrics BUY MP3 04:03 When the Clock Strikes lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:03 When the Clock Strikes
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:40 Reverie lyrics BUY MP3 04:40 Reverie lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:40 Reverie
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:43 Adrift lyrics BUY MP3 04:43 Adrift lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:43 Adrift
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:39 Road to the West lyrics BUY MP3 03:39 Road to the West lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:39 Road to the West
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:23 Paper Moon lyrics BUY MP3 04:23 Paper Moon lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:23 Paper Moon
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:21 Chasing Ghosts lyrics BUY MP3 04:21 Chasing Ghosts lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:21 Chasing Ghosts
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:42 Kaleidoscope lyrics BUY MP3 04:42 Kaleidoscope lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:42 Kaleidoscope
Original solo piano that conjures up beautifully lush images blending the vibrancy of jazz, the intricacy of classical music, and the contemplative nature of new age. For fans of Windham Hill, Narada, and ECM recordings.
Bio / Background
Jonathan grew up in San Diego, California, and at the urging of his parents, began learning classical piano at the age of six. Secretly dreaming of becoming a rock star, he spent the next dozen years playing piano in the hopes that one day he would replace all the recitals, competitions, and cold formality with screaming teenage girls, pyrotechnics, and endless riches. But alas, classical piano did not hold such a future in its cards for Jonathan; finding himself restless, he delved into jazz and blues and played in a handful of bands before falling in love with piano composition. Since then, he has developed his own unique voice that reflects the variety of his musical influences and training.
Jonathan left California to go to college on the East coast, naively leaving the beaches behind him to experience what winter was really like.
↓ more ↓However, two years of blizzards and ice were enough to send him running to study for a year in Seville, Spain before returning to finish his senior year at Tufts University and studies at Berklee School of Music. During the summer of 2004, he recorded his debut album of solo piano compositions, Smoke on the Horizon, independently releasing the CD on his own label in 2005. Critic Kathy Parsons declared it as “nothing short of spectacular… a collection of original piano solos that are full of youthful energy as well as the naked and deeply-felt emotions that bubble up (and sometimes roar) as one’s life takes shape.”
Jonathan is actively involved in community outreach and benefit concerts, most recently organizing and headlining a successful fundraising concert for Hurricane Katrina. However, he continues to balance music with school and his life away from the piano. “When I begin composing I don’t know where a song will take me or what walls I will run into. But there is one thing I do know: there is something on the other side of the wall, a part of myself waiting to be discovered… I play piano, because it lets me dream out loud…”
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