A graduate of the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music and a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist with over twenty years professional performance experience, Tim has been immersed in a variety of musical styles since he first began classical piano lessons at age seven.While working as a pianist and bassist in Boston, Tim delved deeply into the traditional Irish music of his youth, studying with renowned composer Michael O'Suilleabhain and master flutist Meabh Ni Fhuarthain. This work led him to the mandolin, and also to New England Conservatory, where he studied classical mandolin with Robert Sullivan, Jewish traditional music with klezmer guru Hankus Netsky, and modern improvisation with Ran Blake, receiving his Masters degree in 1997. While at NEC, Tim first heard the recordings of the great Brazilian choro mandolinist, Jacob do Bandolim, which led him to study this music with Brazilian choro masters Paulo Sa and Hamilton de Holanda, and with the legendary American mandolinist Mike Marshall. Tim currently lives in Portland, Oregon and performs choro and gypsy jazz with Rio Con Brio and Clambake, Irish music with The Yellers, Portuguese fado with Bossa do Fado, classical and Latin music with Toscana, and original compositions with Terracoustic. His study of Brazilian and Irish music, combined with his many years as a bassist and pianist have helped Tim synthesize a personal style on the mandolin which is harmonically advanced, rhythmically diverse and brimming over with sparkling ornamentation and romantic intensity.
Tim Connell : www.myspace.com/timconnellmusic
Location: Saturday, July 5th, 2008: from 7:30 to 10:30 pm
Vinideus in Beaumont - 4759c NE Fremont - Portland, OR 97213 - 503 284 2795
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tim is very knowledgeable about portuguese fado (lamentation music from portugal) and brazilian samba. he cares deeply about the music and the attention to detail. he puts forth a virtuosity playing with the pacific fado ensemble that is a joy which portlanders should recognize and appreciate. I hope tim plays mandolin in more places around town and shares his energy and bountiful spirit, especially when he plays with fado singer-fabulosa, Alexandra Buys. thanks, tim!!-nana nash, m.a., portland, OR
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