Having developed a taste for jazz music at an early age, Dominic Galea studied jazz piano with his father, Sammy and, later, in London with the godfather of British jazz, Stan Tracey. He furthered his studies in composition with Maestro Pawlu Grech and obtained a BA Hons (2007) and a Master’s Degree (2010) from the University of Malta. He also holds diplomas in pianoforte performance, theory and composition, a Fellowship Diploma in Professional Achievement, all from the London College of Music, and an Outstanding Musicianship Certificate from Berklee, in Umbria.

Since 1983, he participated and won various awards in festivals both locally and abroad, in Slovakia, Egypt, Australia, Bulgaria and Italy, among others. He also won the Best Composer Award at the Malta Music Awards in 2001.

“My versatile works include 16 musicals, set music to a large number of Maltese literary works, incidental music for TV shows, short films, ballet, jazz suites and other contemporary works,” Mro. Galea says. “I have recorded and performed with international jazz artists such as Clark Tracey, Wayne Naus, Alan Barnes, Mark Armstrong, Martin Shaw, Mark Lewandowski, Brandon Allen and Bodek Janke, to mention a few.”

Recently, he was promoted as one of Europe's leading jazz pianists at a famous jazz club in London. “I took part at the Bratislava Jazz Days (1985), where my composition 'Horizon' was recorded on a double album featuring international jazz musicians such as Stanley Clarke, Terje Rypdal and John McLaughlin. I also performed in various jazz and cultural festivals in Malta, England, Cyprus, Portugal, Italy, France, Belgium and Germany,” he explains.

Mro Galea founded his own record label in 2003, called Heritage Records Malta, producing a catalogue of over 30 albums, most of which feature his own compositions.

Since 2008, he has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Malta teaching jazz theory, composition and improvisation.

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