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David Dower

David Dower is a pianist & composer. Check out the "David Dower Trio" on bandcamp or streaming services to hear some of the trio's original work (including recordings done in Bulgaria with Bulgarian guest artists, including a traditional choir)

Specialising in original jazz and contemporary music, David has performed widely throughout the UK, Bulgaria, Ireland, France, Malaysia, and Australia.

David has performed with the likes of Robin Banerjee (UK), Tina May (UK), Trudy Kerr (UK), The Victorian Police Band (AUS), Kim May (AUS), Vesela Morova (Bulgaria), Zhivko Vasilev (Bulgaria) and recorded with Graeme Blevins (UK). David has also supported Fred Wesley (USA), Kate Ceberano (AUS), Jack Jones (AUS) and The Choirboys (AUS). Through Monash University’s Artist-in-Residence program, David has been fortunate to share the stage with American jazz musicians George Garzone, Jim Black, and John Abercrombie, and Brazilian percussionist Roberta Valente.

While living in the UK, David received the opportunity to perform for Prince Edward (UK).

The David Dower Trio have completed 4 tours to the UK/Buglaria, and released 3 albums that were recorded there - "Made in Sofia" (2018), "There Are No Stars" (2019), and "Mravka" (2022). The albums feature Bulgarian guest artists, including a traditional Folklore Choir.

David completed his Performance Research Masters in music at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2015, researching solo piano techniques

David Dower and Matt Fisher: The Frog, The Fish and The Whale

Read "The Frog, The Fish and The Whale" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
September 24, 2016

The young London-based duo of pianist David Dower and percussionist Matt Fisher makes its debut with The Frog, The Fish & The Whale. It's a striking set of Dower's compositions (with arrangements by him), influenced by the duo's love of jazz, classical and contemporary musics. Additional musicians join the pair on three tracks, with vocalist Lauren Lucille coming in on “Big Balloons."By Dower and Fisher's own admission, this is ..."original music with a cheeky grin." Thankfully the cheekiness ...

"Dower has lovingly formulated a vocabulary that goes well beyond imitation, making his playing instantly recognisable without sounding contrived or prosaic" London Blues & Soul Magazine December 2016

"Tasteful, textural & considered" - Julian Joseph (BBC 3 radio/UK jazz icon)

'Strong melodies, beautiful harmonies & rhythmic drive make for an impressive debut' - All About Jazz

"Dower has lovingly formulated a vocabulary that goes well beyond imitation, making his playing instantly recognisable without sounding contrived or prosaic" London Blues & Soul Magazine December 2016

"Tasteful, textural & considered" - Julian Joseph (BBC 3 radio/UK jazz icon)

'Strong melodies, beautiful harmonies & rhythmic drive make for an impressive debut' - All About Jazz

'Slightly insane but beautifully crafted... a sense of genuine enjoyment' - Kind of Jazz

"This is original & quirky; David Dower & Matt Fisher have created something that is more than a little bit amazing" - Kind of Jazz

“The album is fun, musical, atmospheric and twists along lanes of beauty, intensity, emotions and simplicity in an almost perfectly aligned delivery. The melding of Eastern and Western themed influences is wonderful” Jazz Views

“The album leaves no doubt: arrivals are parsed in Bulgarian phrases, complete with the region’s typically odd time signatures; dedications to idols and influences are voiced in the mournful tones of the Kaval; odes to his sister are intertwined with Bulgarian vocal traditions; even dirty blues-infused jams are laden with sounds endemic to the unassuming nation. It’s not merely some stylistic overlay or tacked-on filter – these tracks are the product of deep understanding and appreciation, manifest in those distinctive cadences, the soft-spokenness of the Kaval, the Bulgarian lyricism and the artists involved. Bulgaria is in the very essence of the record” Review in OneFourOne

“The David Dower Trio’s Made in Sofia is a great EP, and a joyful listen” ‘Something Else’ Review

“It’s clear this band enjoy playing together. My only complaint is that with only four tracks, David and his Trio left me wanting more! But Sofia, so good!” Kind of Jazz Review

“ ‘Made in Sofia’ is somewhat of a hidden gem, but one thing is for certain, it reinforces Dower’s position as one of Australia’s brightest jazz ensemble leaders” London Blues and Soul magazine review

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