Barney McAll

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Barney McAll
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McAll in New York City
Background information
Birth nameBarnaby Jonathan McAll
Born Melbourne, Australia
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, arranger
Instrument(s)Piano, keyboards, bulbul tarang
Labels ABC Classics
Jazzhead
Transparent Music
Extra Celestial Arts
Website barneymcall.com

Barney McAll is a jazz pianist and composer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. McAll joined Gary Bartz's band in 1997, and has also played with the Josh Roseman Unit, Fred Wesley and the JB's, Groove Collective, and Kurt Rosenwinkel's "Heartcore".

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Early life and education

Barney McAll completed his Bachelor of Music at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, and later studied in New York with Charlie Banacos and Barry Harris, and in Cuba with Chucho Valdés.[citation needed] [ citation needed ] He is the brother of pianist John McAll.[ citation needed ]

Career

McAll's ensembles include M.O.D.A.S, GRAFT, ASIO (Australian Symbiotic Improvisers Orbit), and Non-Compliance. His most recent ensemble is Precious Energy, which features members from Hiatus Kaiyote, Laneous, and Rita Satch. He released a political Black Mirror pop album in 2018 called Global Intimacy under the pseudonym TQX which features Sia, Kool A.D., Cormega, and Sirah.

He worked as musical director for Australian vocalist Sia from 2011 to 2012.

He has played on over 100 albums as a sideman and has recorded or toured internationally with musicians such as Dewey Redman, Roy Ayers, Maceo Parker, Jimmy Cobb, Eddie Henderson, Aloe Blacc, Bernie Worrell, Peter Apfelbaum, Billy Harper, and Vernel Fournier.

Other activities

McAll curated the APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards from 2019 to 2023.

Barney authored a book titled As The Flow Cries – 365 Music Maxims, which presents 365 insights into music drawn from his experience touring and exploring the world of improvised music.

Recognition and awards

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 McAll won Best Jazz Album for Mooroolbark. [1]

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognize, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2012 GraftBest Independent Jazz AlbumNominated
2015 MooroolbarkBest Independent Jazz AlbumWon
2023 Precious EnergyBest Independent Jazz Album or EPNominated [2] [3]

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1993 "Hindered On His Way to Heaven" (with Vince Jones)Best Jazz CompositionWon

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1996 Exit Best Jazz Album Nominated [4]
2012 GraftBest Jazz AlbumNominated
2015 MooroolbarkBest Jazz AlbumWon
2018 Hearing the BloodBest Jazz AlbumNominated
2019 ZephyrixBest Jazz AlbumNominated
2022 Precious EnergyBest Jazz AlbumNominated [5]

Art Music Awards

The Art Music Awards are presented each year by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australian Music Centre (AMC) to recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian music. Art music covers activity across contemporary classical music, contemporary jazz and improvised music, experimental music and sound art.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2018 Hearing The BloodExcellence in JazzNominated

Australian Jazz Bell Awards

The Australian Jazz Bell Awards (also known as the Bell Awards or The Bells), are annual music awards for the jazz music genre in Australia.[ citation needed ]

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2006Mother of Dreams And SecretsBest Jazz AlbumNominated
2010"Flashback"Best Jazz SongNominated
2010FlashbacksBest Contemporary Jazz AlbumNominated
2012"Nostalgia for the Present"Best Jazz SongNominated
2012GraftBest Contemporary Jazz AlbumNominated
2014TRIO FERAL: DONT FEEDBest Contemporary Jazz AlbumNominated
2016"ASIO"Best EnsembleNominated
2016MooroolbarkBest Jazz AlbumWon
2016"Nectar Spur"Best Jazz SongWon
2017ASIOBest EnsembleWon
2017Hearing the BloodBest AlbumWon
2017Hearing the BloodBest Produced AlbumWon
2017"Love Is The Blood"Best Jazz SongNominated
2019ZephyrixBest Instrumental Jazz AlbumNominated
2019ZephyrixBest Produced AlbumWon

Australian Music Prize

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2018 ZephyrixBest AlbumNominated
2022 Precious EnergyBest AlbumNominated

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award (stylized as GRAMMY, originally called Gramophone Award), or just Grammy, is an award presented by the Recording Academy to recognize "Outstanding Achievement in the music industry" of the United States. [ citation needed ]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2007People People, Music MusicBest Independent Jazz Album (With Groove Collective)Nominated

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2015 MooroolbarkBest Jazz AlbumWon [6] [7]
2018 Hearing The BloodBest Jazz AlbumNominated
2022 Precious EnergyBest Jazz WorkWon [8] [9]

Discography

Albums

List of albums with selected details
TitleDetails
Exit

(ft. Jimmy Cob & Vincent Herring)

  • Released: 1995
  • Format: CD
  • Label: ABC Jazz (4798192)
Widening Circles

(ft. Billy Harper, Ben Monder, Vincent Herring)

  • Released: 1998
  • Format: CD
  • Label: AIJA Recording (009)
Release the Day

(ft. Gary Bartz, Kurt Rosenwinkel & Joey Baron)

  • Released: 2000
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Jazzhead
Vivid

(with Badal Roy & Rufus Cappadocia)

  • Released: 2005
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Jazzhead (HEAD065)
Mother of Dreams and Secrets '

(ft. Kurt Rosenwinkel & Billy Harper)

  • Released: 2005
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Jazzhead (HEAD066)
Baby Winter
(with Genji Siraisi)
  • Released: 2005
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: KUFALA Recordings (KUF0129)
Flashbacks

(ft. Kurt Rosenwinkel)

  • Released: 2009
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Barney McAll
Blueprints
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Jazzhead (HEAD113)
Recollections
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Jazzhead (HEAD113)
Graft
  • Released: 2012
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Jazzhead (HEAD146)
Chucky Vol.1Swirl Cauldron Swirl
  • Released: 2013
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Extra Celestial Arts
Solo Piano Live
  • Released: 2013
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Extra Celestial Arts
Mooroolbark
  • Released: 2015
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: ABC Jazz (473 1260)
Nourriture De L'Amour
  • Released: 2015
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Extra Celestial Arts
Hearing the Blood
  • Released: October 2017
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Extra Celestial Arts
Zephyrix
(with The Monash Art Ensemble)
  • Released: 2018
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Extra Celestial Arts
An Extra Celestial Christmas
  • Released: December 2019
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Extra Celestial Arts
Lockdown Hard Drive Pearl Dive
  • Released: December 2020
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Extra Celestial Arts
Third Wing
(with Robert Vincs)
  • Released: June 2020
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Extra Celestial Arts
Transitive Cycles
  • Released: August 2021
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Heavy Machinery Records (HEVMAC009)
Precious Energy

(ft. Gary Bartz & Hiatus Kaiyote)

  • Released: 2022
  • Format: LP,Digital
  • Label: Extra Celestial Arts (ExtraArts 004)
Precious Energy Re-Up

(ft. Gary Bartz, Steve Spacek, Hiatus Kaiyote, Sampology)

  • Released: 2023
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Extra Celestial Arts (ExtraArts 005)
Piano Memoirs from Peggy Glanville-Hicks House
  • Released: 2023
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Extra Celestial Arts (ExtraArts 006)
Emerald Hands
  • Released: 2023
  • Format: Vinyl LP
  • Label: Extra Celestial Arts (ExtraArts 007)

Albums as a Sideman

Collaborator

Arranger

Producer

Solo albums producer

Film scores

Compositional works

References

  1. ARIA Music Awards for Barney McAll:
    • Search Results 'Barney McAll': "Search Results for 'Barney McAll'". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
    • 1996 winners and nominees: "Winners by Year 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
    • 2012 winners and nominees: "Winners By Year 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
    • 2015 nominations: Baroni, Nastassia (7 October 2015). "Courtney Barnett, Hermitude, Tame Impala Lead 2015 ARIA Award Nominations". musicfeeds.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
    • 2015 winners: "And the ARIA Awards Goes to..." Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. "Nominees Announced for the Australian Independent Music Awards 2023". Music Feeds . 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. "King Stingray and Genesis Owusu Win Big at 2023 AIR Awards". Music Feeds . 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. Lars Brandle (12 October 2022). "Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  8. "Music Victoria Awards 2022 Nominees for Industry-Voted Categories Announced". Music Victoria. 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  9. "Music Victoria Awards 2022 Winners". Scenestr. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.