Jonathan
Uhls
Bio
I was born in Iowa but have spent most of my adult life in Alabama. I write music and have focussed mainly on classical and jazz. I am striving to further hone my own style. I have been studying and playing music for almost 30 years and have recently started to publish works. I am predominantly concerned with composition. I am a multi-instrumentalist although my primary instrument is the piano.
Introduction
I think of my current work as manifestations of dreams. It is abstract. As a listener, you are able to dream my dreams! I think of this art as a way of making connections in the listener's mind. These connections may be familiar or completely foreign. They may be preconceived or they may be new. They may be dissonant and weak or as clear as deep sadness. My work is generally in the realm of emotion, the abstract, and the unconscious (collective or otherwise). The work is, for the most part, spontaneous, and it is an expression of my self.
I enjoy the space between two solitary notes as much as the arc of a piece from beginning to end. My process usually starts by selecting a scale and coalescing a theme and improvising large swaths and pieces as a sketch. I am far from being a virtuosic musician (or virtuous, for that matter). I have a lot of bad habits, my trills trail off soon after they start, and my runs are sluggish and sloppy. So I fill in these intents, repair the mis-steps, trim away chaff and then publish a final piece. In future work I am excited to see if I can expand on the ideas generated by the initial spontaneous session; to later add more ideas to the same work without the piece becoming inauthentic.
I am currently producing mostly solo piano pieces but hope to produce works for chamber and larger ensembles.
Samples
The following are works and pieces not necessarily part of my solo art project, but are more suited for cinematic or production purposes.
Current Work:
- Sheet music for third album
- Fourth album
Seeking:
- PERFORMERS! PAID PERFORMANCES! PAID RECORDINGS!
- Sheet music editor
- Improve piano musicianship
- Extend knowledge of theory, composition, and arrangement
- Work (commissions, film, etc.)