Barney McAll (Mel) Non Compliance Trio
Perth International Jazz Festival
Event Start Date & TIme: October 31, 2026 18:00
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Doors 6pm
Show 7pm
ARIA Award-winning and Grammy-nominated pianist and composer Barney McAll brings his Non-Compliance Trio to the Ellington Jazz Club, joined by two of Australia’s finest improvisers: drummer Ben Vanderwal and bassist Zac Grafton.
After spending 20 years living and working in New York, McAll returns with a trio that draws on jazz, gospel, soul, and spontaneous composition to create music that is lyrical, adventurous, and deeply interactive. Over his career, McAll has performed and recorded with artists including Dewey Redman, Gary Bartz, and Kurt Rosenwinkel.
Expect original compositions, collective improvisation, and a musical conversation unfolding in real time.
“McAll casts spells at the piano that bend reality itself” Sydney Morning Herald
More about Barney
Barney McAll stands as one of Australia’s most visionary and uncompromising musical voices—a GRAMMY-nominated, ARIA Award-winning pianist, composer, and producer whose work defies categorisation. He has released 28 acclaimed solo albums, performed on more than 100 recordings, and collaborated with artists including Sia, Daniel Merriweather, and jazz legends Gary Bartz, Dewey Redman, Maceo Parker, Jimmy Cobb, Billy Harper, and Roy Ayers. Yet McAll’s significance extends far beyond his technical mastery; he is equally revered as a mentor and author, challenging the commodification of creativity.
Born in Melbourne, McAll’s musical DNA was shaped by early immersion in jazz and blues records at family gatherings. His professional journey began at the Victorian College of the Arts under Paul Grabowsky and Mike Nock before relocating to New York in the 1990s, a pivotal era that saw him co-found the seminal Groove Collective while developing his singular voice at storied venues like the Village Vanguard.
McAll’s catalogue spans spiritual jazz (Mother of Dreams and Secrets, inspired by his studies in Cuba), dystopian pop-jazz (Global Intimacy under his TQX alias), and the ARIA Award-winning Mooroolbark (2015). His 2022 masterpiece Precious Energy—featuring members of Hiatus Kaiyote and Gary Bartz—was hailed as “world-class” (Rolling Stone) and “like drowning in honey” (Music Trust), exemplifying his ability to bridge avant-garde experimentation with visceral joy.
“Adventurous, innovative, super creative and just downright enthralling (and often breathtaking) listen from one of our finest musicians and a superb musical assemblage of talents“ Stuart Coupe
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