Barney McAll

Grammy-nominated, ARIA Award-winning pianist-composer Barney McAll presents his Unforeseen Quintet performing new music inspired by uncertain times and unforeseen mirrors. Featuring some of Australia’s most compelling improvisers, the ensemble explores the space between composition and spontaneity, where questions matter as much as answers. Listening deeply and responding in real time, the quintet creates music that...

Revisiting some obscure standards and some haunting ballads and understanding how listening is more important than playing. McAll is partial to unleashing surprises himself, whether they be radical dynamic shifts – such as suddenly reducing a solo to the merest trickle of notes against thrumming bass and whispered cymbal chatter – or just finding bewitchingly unexpected...

For this special performance, Barney McAll reunites with bassist Yunior Terry and drummer Ebs Daramola for an evening of fearless improvisation and spontaneous musical architecture. Together they create music that is playful, profound and utterly unpredictable; where melody, rhythm and imagination remain in constant motion. “Barney is one of my favorite pianists, that’s why he’s...

Fresh off touring Europe and the UK with Gary Bartz, Rita Satch and Barney McAll reunite at the Jazzlab to present their much-loved Spirit in the Dark. Featuring reimagined classics from Marvin Gaye, Patti LaBelle and DeBarge alongside their own works, this performance is steeped in mystery and charged with undeniable chemistry. It's music that stirs...

About Barney McAll: Barney McAll stands as one of Australia’s most visionary and uncompromising musical voices – a GRAMMY-nominated, ARIA-winning pianist, composer, and producer whose work defies categorization. He has released 28 acclaimed solo albums, performed on over 100 recordings, and collaborated with Sia, Daniel Merriweather and jazz legends including Gary Bartz, Dewey Redman, Maceo...

About Barney McAll: Barney McAll stands as one of Australia’s most visionary and uncompromising musical voices – a GRAMMY-nominated, ARIA-winning pianist, composer, and producer whose work defies categorization. He has released 28 acclaimed solo albums, performed on over 100 recordings, and collaborated with Sia, Daniel Merriweather and jazz legends including Gary Bartz, Dewey Redman, Maceo...

About Barney McAll: Barney McAll stands as one of Australia’s most visionary and uncompromising musical voices – a GRAMMY-nominated, ARIA-winning pianist, composer, and producer whose work defies categorization. He has released 28 acclaimed solo albums, performed on over 100 recordings, and collaborated with Sia, Daniel Merriweather and jazz legends including Gary Bartz, Dewey Redman, Maceo...

About Barney McAll: Barney McAll stands as one of Australia’s most visionary and uncompromising musical voices – a GRAMMY-nominated, ARIA-winning pianist, composer, and producer whose work defies categorization. He has released 28 acclaimed solo albums, performed on over 100 recordings, and collaborated with Sia, Daniel Merriweather and jazz legends including Gary Bartz, Dewey Redman, Maceo...