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One of the judges for the 2010 Nottingham International Jazz Piano Competition, Robert Mitchell is a phenomenal pianist with an awesome technique and a wide range of experience across different styles of jazz. His playing is lyrical and spacious and in a trio setting this approach offers plenty of chances for other musicians to shine. Bassist Tom Mason and drummer Richard Spaven take those chances and demonstrate the 3io’s strength as an ensemble. With influences from hip hop grooves and broken beats and more modern jazz, 3io’s debut album The Greater Good was described by The Guardian’s John Fordham as "the best album of [Robert’s] career with a pianotrio session that stretched the scope of one of the most familiar formats in jazz."