Matt McMahon | Piano

Album Launch

Acclaimed Australian pianist and composer Matt McMahon launches Burra Korain, a compelling new solo piano album inspired by the ancient landscapes, histories and personal memories of the Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains.

Drawing on decades of walking, camping, canyoning and exploring the valley, McMahon transforms place into sound. The music traces a journey through ridges, creeks, waterfalls and escarpments while reflecting on the rich cultural, historical and environmental stories embedded in the landscape.

At once a musical landscape, memoir and meditation on memory, Burra Korain invites listeners into a world where geography, history and personal experience become inseparable. Intimate, evocative and deeply Australian, this special album launch presents one of Australia's most distinctive musical voices in a rare solo performance.

About Matt McMahon

Sydney-based pianist and composer Matt McMahon is one of Australia's most respected improvising musicians. Winner of the National Jazz Award and the Freedman Jazz Fellowship, he has appeared on more than ninety recordings and performed with leading Australian and international artists including Wynton Marsalis, Joe Lovano, Aaron Goldberg and Mary Coughlan.

Burra Korain is released digitally on 9 October 2026 through ABC Jazz.

Doors: 7:00pm

Music: 7:30pm

Tickets: $35/$20

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