Matt McMahon

Matt McMahon is a Sydney-based pianist/composer who has been active since 1993. He has won awards – including the National Jazz Award (1999), Freedman Jazz Fellowship (2005), and appears on several Aria and Bell award-winning albums. He leads his own groups and works in collaboration with many of Australia’s most respected musicians, performing within Australia and internationally. He has released ten albums as a leader or co-leader and appears on over one hundred albums of original creative music. His compositions and improvisations are featured on many of these albums. He has performed with some of Australia’s most distinguished musicians and groups – Band of Five Names, Vince Jones, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Dale Barlow, Joseph Tawadros, Gurrumul, Bernie McGann, Katie Noonan, Jonathan Zwartz, Steve Hunter, Jamie Oehlers, Emma Pask, Simon Barker, Andrea Keller, Sandy Evans, Carl Dewhurst, and Phil Slater. Matt has acted as musical director for many shows and performances which have included artists such as Kate Miller-Heidke, Wendy Matthews, Melinda Schneider, Iota, Ella Hooper etc. Matt has performed with many visiting artists on their Australian tours including - Wynton Marsalis, Veronica Swift, Bobby Previte, Greg Osby, Sharon Shannon, Bob Hurst, Aaron Goldberg, Mary Coughlan, etc.