Barney McAll
Barney McAll (born Melbourne, Australia, 1966) is a jazz pianist and composer. McAll moved to New York City from Australia in 1997 to join saxophonist Gary Bartz's band. In addition to the Gary Bartz quartet, he also played with the Josh Roseman Unit, Fred Wesley and the JB's, Groove Collective, and Kurt Rosenwinkel's "Heartcore". He completed his Bachelor of Music at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, studying with pianists Paul Grabowsky, Tony Gould and Mike Nock and with guitarist Doug Devries. He studied in New York with Barry Harris, Mulgrew Miller, Walter  Bishop Jr., Jim Beard and Aydin Esen. He also studied in Cuba with Chucho Valdes and Ramón Valle. His ensembles include "M.O.D.A.S", "GRAFT", and "ASIO" (Australian Symbiotic Improvisers Orbit). His most recent project is a political Black Mirror pop album called Global Intimacy under the pseudonym TQX. He was awarded the Australia Council Fellowship in 2007 and worked as musical director for Australian vocalist Sia from 2011 to 2012. Barney McAll is also the 2015 recipient of the Peggy Glanville-Hicks composer residency in Sydney, Australia. He has recorded or performed internationally with many other musicians including Dewey Redman, Roy  Ayers, Maceo Parker, Jimmy Cobb, Eddie Henderson, Aloe Blacc, Bernie Worrell, Peter Apfelbaum, Billy Harper, Daniel Merriweather and Vernel Fournier. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 McAll won Best Jazz Album for "Mooroolbark".