I have the great fortune of playing with many musicians and bands! To name a few, the Quartet of Happiness, Jason Palmer, Joe Davidian, Landon Knoblock, Daniel Kinzelman, Dan Rosenthal, Noah Preminger, Carmen Staaf, Kenji Shinagawa, Pavel Rivera, Fernando Huergo, Tim Miller, Vardan Ovsepian, Rich Greenblatt, Plamen Karadonev, Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra & George Garzone, Lea Delaria, etc...
My band features: Carmen Staaf: piano, Kendall Eddy: bass, and Alec Spiegelman: clarinets.
Influences
Every time I hear music I try to learn something from it. Of course, I have my favorites that I always come back to...Theo Bleckmann, John Hollenbeck, Hanne Hukkelberg, Susanne Abbuehl, Yael Naim, Daisy May, Louis Sclavis, John Scofield, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Keith Jarrett, Thelonious Monk, Bob Brookmeyer, Jorge Drexler, Maria Joao, Drummers: Roy Haynes, Philly Joe Jones, Jimmy Cobb, Billy Higgins!, Elvin Jones, Eric Gravatt, Jack DeJohnette, Tony Williams, Idris Muhammad, Jon Christensen, Paul Motian, Jeff Hamilton, Eliot Zigmund, Peter Erskine, Jeff Ballard, Bill Stewart, Brian Blade, Jim Black, and everything I hear!
Austin McMahon is a jazz drummer/accompanist and composer of the highest caliber. His sensitivity combined with his constant pursuit of artistry, have led him to wide recognition amongst musicians and audiences alike both stateside as well as internationally. Over the years, Austin has accompanied countless notable names in the jazz world including saxophonists: Joe Lovano, Jerry Bergonzi, David Liebman & George Garzone. He is a mainstay in Warner Brothers Jazz vocalist/recording artist Lea Delaria’s quartet and has performed with the Joe Davidian trio as an opening act for Grammy award-winning vocalist Dianne Reeves and Jane Monheit.
On tour, Austin has performed at Carnegie Hall, Bar Harbor Jazz Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, and FoNT (Festival of New Trumpeters). Internationally, he has appeared at Casa de Teatro Jazz Festival -held in the Dominican Republic- Young Jazz in Town Festival -held in Foligno, Italy- and Ballydehob Jazz festival in Ireland as well as additional performances in Italy, Germany, Finland, and France. Along side of his growing career performing with established jazz artists, Austin has made great efforts to collaborate with like-minded musicians and pursue projects that artistically and musically reflect our current times. Proof of this pursuit is present in his current projects with Dan Kinzelman (CamJazz), Landon Knoblock (CamJazz), Joe Davidian Trio (Sonic Mirage), Carmen Staaf (Fractamodi), among many others.
"Many Muses" is Austin's first offering as a leader. After appearing on nearly 20 albums as a drummer/sideman, Many Muses is an album of gratitude for all of the people who have influenced and helped shape Austin's burgeoning career. It features rich, melodic music with the rhythmic intensity you'd expect from a drummer.
Please check out www.austinmcmahon.com for a complete biography and discography.
bro your record sounds beautifull!!!!!!! yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!! thanks a lot!!! great to play last week!!! take care, hope to do it again soon!!! peace leo
austin! im actually going to be in boston when youre in miami! oh no! have a great show and congrats on all of your success. moving to new york after graduation, would love to play up in the northeast soon!
hey austin - playing 2 shows in ny this week: 10/12 at southpaw in brooklyn w/Ambrose Akinmusire, jeff Fajardo, alex wintz also on the bill Landon knoblock with ben allison and ron horton. then 10/14 @smalls!! check it out
Hey buddy, it was great to hang last week. Hopefully we can do it again before another couple of years go by. All the best! -Dave (3-3) be afraid, be very afraid!
hi austin...how are you? thanks for the nice day in italy..complimenti poi per te..ma so che tusabes que eres uno bueno musicista...manana por la manana te invio un poquito de foto que he hecho..ciao ciao
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