Tilman Lewis

improvising cellist

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Since fall 2024, I have been nurturing saucering, a trio with Nilan Perera, guitar, and Laura Swankey, voice. Our Where Things Are When album, launched March 5, 2026, at Sellers & Newel, is now available from Bandcamp!

Also, here are a couple of audio samples of our September 2023 performance at the Tranzac.

Ut-t-ter (5.44)

The Winds (15.40)

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The Knot, a transgressive cello duo with Nick Storring, has been another significant creative project.

I’ve also been privileged to collaborate with many committed sound travellers. A few highlights:

  • Legendary improvising collective CCMC – hear a recent show with CCMCer Paul Dutton and percussionist Rick Sacks
  • Indie iconoclast Slim Twig. Check out Gate Hearing, White Fantaseee
  • Haunting songsmith Avi C. Engel. Check out Secret Beasts
  • Quorum, a fine ensemble of deep-end improvisors. Check out Gestation
  • Dronemeister Aidan Baker. Check out Liminoid
  • Composer/instigator Kyle Brenders. Check out Ways
  • Various members of Toronto’s improvising community. Hear an evening at Audiopollination with guest artist Kathryn Ladano; and Mechanical Forest Sound’s documentation of a Synaptic Circus set with Nilan Perara and Rick Sacks

I’ve sat in with members of the legendary improvising collective CCMC (Paul Dutton, 2022; Michael Snow and John Kamevaar, 2019); joined the improvising superband at the Music Gallery’s Compose Yourself fundraisers (2006, 2010); and played in the AIM Toronto Orchestra led by Anthony Braxton, released on Spool as Creative Orchestra (Guelph) 2007.