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DJM trio: Cave Art

Read "Cave Art" reviewed by Rokas Kucinskas


Dominic J Marshall is a pianist, composer, and aspiring electronic music artist. The Leeds College of Music and Conservatorium van Amsterdam graduate is best known for his piano trios in Netherlands and United Kingdom, where he mostly performs. His past releases, with the exception of his electronic music, are rooted in contemporary jazz piano tradition: technical, harmonically and rhythmically challenging music, which is mostly based on thematic improvisations. Cave Art is different. Perhaps so different that it is everything but ...

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Dominic J Marshall Trio: Spirit Speech

Read "Spirit Speech" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Dominic J Marshall has clearly absorbed a lot of influences in his 24 years. The pianist, born in Scotland and now resident in Amsterdam, brings many of them to Spirit Speech, the third album by his trio. Hip-hop, jazz, classical, folk: it's a disparate bunch and while it isn't exactly chalk and cheese there's still a risk that mixing them all together could create something unpalatable. Marshall neatly sidesteps the risk. Spirit Speech is proud of its influences but never ...

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Dominic J Marshall Trio: Icaros

Read "Icaros" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Just who is Dominic J Marshall? A little bit of George Shearing, a spot of Esbjorn Svensson, a modicum of Robert Glasper and a smidgeon of Neil Cowley are all present on Icaros, the second trio album from the young pianist. Lest this sounds like Marshall is a man who has yet to find his own voice, it's worth stating at the outset that such a combination has blended together to create an individual sound: Marshall is Marshall.Marshall ...


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