Barney McAll

Barney McAll is widely acknowledged as one of Australia’s most creative and influential musicians. He studied with pianists Paul Grabowsky, Tony Gould and Mike Nock before moving in 1997 to New York to join saxophonist Gary Bartz’s band. He has also worked as musical director for multi award winning vocalist Sia as well as jazz legends such as Dewey Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Fred Welsey .He leads numerous ensembles including Sylent Running, MODAS (Mother Of Dreams And Secrets), ASIO (Australian Symbiotic Improvisers Orbit) and has also written scores for a multitude of award-winning films including Liberia: An Uncivil War and Motherland Afghanistan. Barney was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2007, and was awarded a Fellowship from the Australian Council for the Arts in 2007-08. In 2015 he returned to Australia to take up the Peggy Glanville-Hicks composer residency, based in Sydney.