The Dominic Alldis Trio explores the meeting point of two worlds: classical music and jazz. Taking inspiration from the Jacques Loussier Trio, Bill Evans Trio, Dave Brubeck Quartet and the Modern Jazz Quartet, the trio brings a fresh and contemporary approach to famous themes from classical music, opera, and folk songs. Their concerts appeal to both classical and jazz audiences who enjoy chamber music, jazz and the timeless art of improvisation.

Previous engagements have included concerts at the South Bank Centre, Elgar Room RAH, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Athenaeum Club, Birley Arts Centre, Chelsea Arts Club, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Clapham Omnibus, The Forge, Menuhin Hall, Cranleigh School, Riverhouse Barn, The Stables, St. James's Piccadilly, Ashford Music Society, Berkhamsted Jazz Club, Chipping Sodbury Music Society, Dumfries Music Club, Leighton Buzzard Music Club, Moffat Music Society, Sutton Valance Music Society, London Jazz Festival, Amersham Festival, Oundle Festival, Mayfield Festival, Chipping Norton Music Festival, Newbury Spring Festival, Frome Festival and Buxton International Festival.

In 2021-22 the trio are touring A Tribute to Jacques Loussier - a celebration the musical legacy of the French jazz pianist who passed away in 2019. Click here for dates.

Listen to extracts from their latest recording: Dominic Alldis Trio plays Donizetti, Chopin & Bach. 

Their latest album Praeludium features jazz interpretations of Bach, Fauré, Pachelbel, Satie, Bizet, Dvorak, Borodin, Chopin and Bartok.

The trio were Selected Artists in the 2019-20 Concert Promoters Guide.

Members

Dominic Alldis

Piano

Dominic Alldis is a Steinway Artist, arranger and professor at the Royal Academy of Music.  His performing career has taken him from solo concerts at the Purcell Room in London's South Bank Centre, through chamber concerts at the Wigmore Hall to appearances at major jazz venues including the Pizza Express Jazz Club and Ronnie Scott's.  He is uniquely placed as an experienced jazz and classical performer, and many of his musical projects explore the meeting points of these two musical worlds.

Andrew Cleyndert

Double bass

Andrew Cleyndert has toured with bands led by many of the major figures of British and American jazz, including Bobby Wellins, Don Weller, Red Rodney, Bud Shank, Gene Harris and Annie Ross. In the early 90s he become a member of the Ronnie Scott Quartet and until his recent death was bassist in the groups of British jazz legend Stan Tracey. Andrew and Dominic have been performing together in numerous ensembles since 1985.

Martin France

Drums

Martin France has played with many of the world's finest jazz musicians in over forty countries worldwide. A turning point in his early career was his role within the Eighties big band Loose Tubes, where he began a longstanding partnership with many of its members, in particular jazz composer and pianist Django Bates. Martin has performed and recorded with Elvis Costello, David Gilmour, John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler, Dave Holland and Lee Konitz.