Matt McMahon is an Australian

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and composer. (many references to McMahon in this book) Winning the 'Wangaratta National Jazz Piano Award' in 1999, and the 'Freedman Jazz Fellowship' in 2005 established his place in Australian jazz. In 2010 his trio supported the

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Quartet at

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. Additionally he has played or recorded with many known jazz artists including Dale Barlow,

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, Dave Panichi and Steve Hunter. Three of the CDs he recorded with

won the Australian Recording Industry Award for the best New World Music Album. In 2014, McMahon leads his own band 'The Matt McMahon Trio' with bassist Jonathan Brown and drummer Simon Barker, and co-leads the "Band of Five Names" with trumpeter Phil Slater and drummer Simon Barker. He is the musical director for Australian jazz vocalist and trumpeter

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. He has performed at music festivals in Australia and Asia, including the

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and JazzNow Festival. In 2014 he teaches in the jazz department at

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. He is also a featured artist on the educational website for improvising musicians, jazztuition.com, alongside Simon Barker, Brett Hirst and

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Discography

As a bandleader

*Paths and Streams, Kimnara 2007 (debut as a leader), *Ellipsis, Kimnara 2007 *''The Voyage of Mary and William'' 2015.

As a sideman

, ''Angel'', 2008 *

, ''The Hour of Separation'' (independent release), 2010 *

, ''Concerto of the Greater Sea'', 2012 *

, ''Chameleons of the White Shadow'', 2013 *

,''Permission to Evaporate'', 2014 *

, ''Truth Seekers, Lovers & Warriors'', 2015 *Leigh Carriage, ''Mandarin Skyline'' (Vitamin Records) *''BAECASTUFF: Out of This World'' *Natalie Dietz, ''Casualty'', 2023 — ABC music 2023

References

External links

* http://abcjazz.net.au/artist/matt-mcmahon * http://ausjazz.net/tag/matt-mcmahon/ * http://www.jazzandbeyond.com.au/artists.html * http://www.sima.org.au * http://www.birdland.com.au * http://music.sydney.edu.au *http://jazztuition.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Mcmahon, Matt Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian jazz pianists Australian jazz composers Male jazz composers Male jazz pianists 21st-century pianists 21st-century Australian male musicians 21st-century Australian musicians