Thollem McDonas is an American pianist, improviser, composer, singer-songwriter, touring performer, musical educator,[1][2] and social critic.

He has toured North America and Europe since 2006, performing solo works and collaborating with an array of musicians, dancers, dance companies and filmmakers.

Shortly after McDonas graduated with degrees in piano performance and composition from San Jose State University, the Gulf War began.

[7] McDonas is the founding director of Estamos Ensemble, an international musical group whose purpose is to promote more dialogue and collaboration across the U.S. – Mexican border.

In 2011, Edgetone Records released a double disc album by Estamos Ensemble premiering original works by William Parker, Nels Cline, Pauline Oliveros, Joan Jeanrenaud, Vinny Golia, Ana Lara, Juan Felipe Waller and Jorge Torres Sáenz.