Tomás Doncker Explained

Tomás Doncker
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Genre:Blues, R&B, Rock
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Guitar, Vocals, Bass
Label:True Groove Records
Origin:New York City, United States
Years Active:1979–present
Associated Acts:James Chance & The Contortions, Defunkt, Ivan Neville, Dumpstaphunk, Ivan Neville, Sadao Watanabe, Masabumi Kikuchi, Bootsy Collins, Yoko Ono, The Itals

Tomás Doncker is an American musician, and the CEO of True Groove Records. In 2011 CNN credited him with creating a new genre, Global Soul.[1] He is best known as the lead guitarist in James Chance and the Contortions.[2]

Career

Doncker cut his teeth as a guitarist with New York No Wave acts including James Chance & The Contortions, Defunkt and J. Walter Negro & The Loose Jointz among others.[3] He is noted for touring and recording with Japanese jazz musicians Sadao Watanabe and Masabumi Kikuchi.[4] This led to him to producing studio and songwriting sessions with Bootsy Collins, Yoko Ono, and The Itals.[5]

Doncker has worked with artists including Madonna, Ivan Neville, Bonnie Raitt, Meshell Ndegeocello, Corey Glover of Living Colour, former Parliament Funkadelic keyboardist Amp Fiddler, Grammy winning producer/bassist Bill Laswell, Chocolate Genius, and 2016 Grammy award nominee Shemekia Copeland.[6] [7] His ongoing collaborations with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa have received massive critical acclaim.[8] He has produced hundreds of records for independent musicians.[8] He is the founder and CEO True Groove Records.

In recent years Doncker has completed successful Chinese and European tours as a solo musician.[8] [9] He has also performed at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, Milwaukee Summerfest, and New York Summerstage.[10] [11] With James Chance and the Contortions he played six sold out shows at The Blue Note Tokyo in January 2016.[12] [13]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brooklyn soul musician taps into Africa. CNN Newsroom. CNN. March 17, 2016.
  2. Web site: Tomás Doncker. Elmore Magazine. en-US. 2016-04-03.
  3. Web site: Voyce. MacEagon. Review of The Tomás Doncker Band's 'Big Apple Blues'. AXS. AXS. March 17, 2016.
  4. Web site: VillagegreenNJ. Tomás Doncker to Perform at SOxSO Festival. The Village Green of Maplewood and South Orange. The Village Green. March 17, 2016.
  5. Web site: Blues Artist Tomás Doncker – A Spokesman For Our Times . Jetset Magazine . January 19, 2016 . April 3, 2016 . Goesseringer Muj, Nicole.
  6. Web site: Marla Mase & Tomás Doncker; Music, Global Soul and True Groove Records! . March 17, 2016 . Blog Talk Radio . April 17, 2015.
  7. Web site: Tomás Doncker – The Mess We Made . April 3, 2016 . Lamb, Julia . Musos' Guide . December 23, 2015.
  8. Web site: New Artist Reviews: Tomás Doncker. The Huffington Post. 2016-04-03.
  9. Web site: Marla Mase featuring legendary guitarist Tomás Doncker to tour Europe in support of Mase's new album. PR Buzz. PR Buzz. March 17, 2016.
  10. Web site: Klamt. Layla. Blues and Poetry: Tomás Doncker Band Merges Media [Review]]. Guardian LV. Guardian LV. March 17, 2016.
  11. Web site: Winn Akefu. Bessie A.. Diablo Love: Tomás Doncker & Alfred Preisser Bringing the Music of Howlin' Wolf to the SummerStage. Huffpost Arts & Culture. Huffington Post. March 17, 2016.
  12. Web site: 【BLUE NOTE TOKYO】JAMES CHANCE & THE CONTORTIONS (2016 1.22 fri., 1.23 sat., 1.24 sun.). Blue Note TOKYO. 2016-04-03.
  13. Web site: James Chance & the Contortions @ Blue Note Tokyo – The Japan Times. The Japan Times. en-US. 2016-04-03.
  14. Web site: Discography. All Music. All Music. March 17, 2016.
  15. Web site: The Tomás Doncker Band Hollers the Blues of Howlin' Wolf. The Huffington Post. 2016-04-03.
  16. Web site: Discography. CD Universe. CD Universe. March 17, 2016.
  17. Web site: Fanelli. Damian. Tomás Doncker Band Cover Howlin' Wolf's "Evil" – Exclusive Premiere. Guitar World. New Bay Media. March 17, 2016.
  18. Web site: CD Review: Big Apple Blues. The Huffington Post. 2016-04-03.

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