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2 Career  





3 Selected discography  





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John McAll is an Australian pianist, composer, arranger and producer, with experience ranging from jazz, pop, blues, rock contemporary classical, afrobeat and theatre.

John McAll performing with the Black Sorrows at Byron Bay Bluesfest, Easter 2014.

Early life and education[edit]

John McAll graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in 1983.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

McAll launched his debut recording as band leader and composer in June 2009 with Black Money on independent label Audacity Media. The band performed at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz in October that year,[1] and the album was rated in the top albums of the year by Herald-Sun jazz reviewer Roger Mitchell in December.[2]

As a founding member of the David Chesworth Ensemble,[3] McAll has performed internationally in New York City, Slovenia, extensively through the UK, South Africa and Paris, France. He regularly tours Australia and Europe with The Black Sorrows; appears at music festivals with the Public Opinion Afro Orchestra; performs and writes for Eugene Hamilton and the Money; and performs live jazz regularly in Melbourne with Brian Abrahams' District 6, the B# Big Band, Nichaud Fitzgibbon, Alyce Platt, Rebecca Barnard, and Jane Clifton.[citation needed]

He has worked with Gregory Porter, Wycliffe Gordon, Ross Wilson, David Campbell, Debra Byrne, Renee Geyer, Nina Ferro, Ruby Carter and Vince Jones,as well as playing international concert stages with The David Chesworth Ensemble, Vika Bull and The Black Sorrows. For a time he was part of 1980s pop group I'm Talking.[citation needed]

In August 2012 John McAll joined forces with Joe Camilleri to create a big band called The Voodoo Sheiks. He subsequently became keyboardist for Camilleri's band The Black Sorrows.[citation needed]

Selected discography[edit]

Touring and Performance Highlights

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WANGARATTA JAZZ 09 — JOHN McALL'S BLACK MONEY". Ausjazz Blog. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  • ^ "Best albums of 2009". Herald Sun. 19 December 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  • ^ "Universal Power House: In the Near Future". Sonia Leber & David Chesworth. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

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