Jazz Articles about Jason Domnarski

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Jason Domnarski Trio: Notes From Underground

by Terrell Kent Holmes
December 19, 2008

Jason Domnarski is obviously a talented pianist, so his new CD Notes From Underground is something of a letdown. He leads his trio through a set of cleverly titled tunes that touch various genres, but middling execution dampens the entire venture. The problem is that most of the tunes are merely average. For example, the tune “Shape Shifters" is nicely played, on the level of what might be described as “chamber jazz," but undistinguished overall. Songs like ...

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The Jason Domnarski Trio: Notes from Underground

by Woodrow Wilkins
December 14, 2008

Often with a piano-led trio, the material is from a traditional type of jazz. Not so with The Jason Domnarski Trio's Notes from Underground; this eight-song album takes on orchestral, rock and other styles.A graduate of Skidmore College, Domnarski is a fixture on the New York scene. His trio won a Downbeat Student Music Award, and he has toured both the United States and Russia, including festivals in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Here, Domnarski is accompanied by John ...

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Jason Domnarski Trio: Notes From Underground

by Glenn Astarita
December 10, 2008

The jazz-inflected piano trio sports a new and playfully decadent guise, thanks to pianist, composer Jason Domnarski's crafty musical mindset. As a purveyor of New York City downtown-style fare, the artist skillfully hues these tuneful pieces with subliminal EFX amid antiquated keys and sharp production methodologies. With his second effort as a leader, the pianist conveys a hybrid, retro/modernist piano trio outlook.

Domnarski is a clever cat, indeed. More importantly, his largely slow-to-medium tempo works, boast simple and ...