Dominic Lash
Born Cambridge, England, in January 1980; played bass guitar since 1994; studied with Hugh Boyd and Pascha Milner and at Basstech (London) with Rob Burns, Terry Gregory and others. Played double bass since 2001; basically self taught, with grateful thanks to Simon H. Fell. Received MA Composition from Oxford Brookes University in 2003, having studied with Paul Whitty, Ray Lee and others. PhD from Brunel University, supervised by Richard Barrett & John Croft.
Has performed in the UK, Austria, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and USA. Festival appearances include Akbank Jazz Festival (Istanbul), Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Konfrontationen (Nickelsdorf), Manchester Jazz Festival and Tampere Jazz Happening. His work has been broadcast on a number of radio stations, including BBC Radios 1 and 3 and Germany's SWR2.
In 2021 his label Spoonhunt released its first CDs, featuring two quartets (with John Butcher, Javier Carmona, John Russell, Mark Sanders, Ricardo Tejero, and Alex Ward), and the large ensemble Consorts.
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Multiple Reviews
Album Review
- Opabinia by John Sharpe
- Extremophile by John Eyles
- Extremophile by John Sharpe
- Egregore by John Eyles
- And Now by John Eyles
Multiple Reviews
Album Review
- Limulus by John Sharpe
- Discernment by John Sharpe
- But Everything Now Left Before It Arrived by John Eyles
"His range is just about unrivalled" - The Watchful Ear
"explosive bass-strumming" - The Guardian
"endless efforts to veer left of every known note or chord" - Newcastle Journal
"dextrous bass playing teems with energy" - Nightshift
Primary Instrument
Bass, acoustic
Location
London
Willing to teach
Advanced only