Barney McAll
Barney McAll (* 1966 in Melbourne ) is an Australian jazz pianist , keyboardist and composer .
Live and act
Barney McAll's father was a fan of traditional jazz ; his brother introduced him to modern jazz by Bud Powell and Bill Evans . In the jazz scene of Melbourne he was active from the mid-1980s; from 1986 he played with Vince Jones ( It All Ends Up in Tears (1987) and Trustworthy Little Sweethearts , 1988). He received his Bachelor of Music from the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, where he studied with Paul Grabowsky , Tony Gould , Mike Nock and Doug Devries . In the United States, McAll worked with Vincent Herring , who inspired him to compose. In 1990 he won the AMP Jazz Piano Award at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz ; with the prize money he studied in New York. In the 1990s he worked again with Vince Jones, in the USA with the Groove Collective and with Gary Bartz , Fred Wesley , Dewey Redman and Cindy Blackman .
In 1995 his debut album Exit appeared , on which Vincent Herring and Jimmy Cobb contributed. Release the Day followed in 2001 ; In 2003 he worked on Josh Roseman's album Treats for the Nightwalker . He recorded his album Mother of Dreams and Secrets with various bands in Cuba, Australia and New York, including Liberty Ellman , Billy Harper and Kurt Rosenwinkel. McAll has also composed film music for several TV documentaries, including for the Independent Lens series . McAll performed with his band Trio Feral at the Jazzfest Berlin 2014; Deutschlandradio Kultur broadcast the recording on January 26, 2015.
Discographic notes
- Release The Day (Jazzhead, 2004), with Gary Bartz, Peter Apfelbaum , Kurt Rosenwinkel , Johannes Weidenmüller , Joey Baron , Kenny Wollesen
- Flashbacks (Pony Canyon, 2005), with Drew Gress , Kurt Rosenwinkel, George Schuller , Josh Roseman
- Mother of Dreams and Secrets (Jazzhead, 2006)
- Widening Circles (Jazzhead, 2006), with Billy Harper, Josh Roseman, Jeff Ballard , Ben Street , Vincent Herring, Ben Monder
- Barney McAll, Badal Roy , Rufus Cappadocia : Vivid (Jazzhead, 2006)
- Graft (Jazzhead, 2012)
Web links
- Web presence
- Barney McAll at Allmusic (English)
- Barney McAll at Discogs (English)
- Barney McAll in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trio Feral: Fresh Trio-Jazz from Brooklyn - recording from Jazzfest Berlin , Deutschlandradio Kultur from January 26, 2015, accessed February 2, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McAll, Barney |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian jazz musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melbourne |