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Mark Fitzgibbon was born in 1963 into a strong entertainment tradition; the son of well known
Australian entertainer and restaurateur Graham "Smacka" Fitzgibbon, and nephew to actress Maggie
Fitzgibbon. A piano student from an early age, Mark studied under Fred Thomas, Marie Driscoll and
Trevor Barnard, and later with Peter Clinch.
By the time he had turned 20, Mark had already spent 3 years working and recording with many leading
Australian Jazz stars, including the Ken Schroeder Quartet, Wilbur Wilde's Blowout and Vince Jones.
In 1984 he moved to London and performed throughout Europe for the subsequent seven years. In
London he worked as a freelance pianist on London scene, regularly performing at famous London Jazz
clubs; Ronnie Scott's , 606 Club , Bass Clef , Pizza Express, and touring extensively throughout the
United Kingdom.
In 1986 he recorded the album, "Drive", with Tommy Chase, which won Wire Magazine's 'Best British
Jazz Album 1986'. Mark formed the Pizza Express modern jazz sextet with Gerard Prescencer and Alan
Barnes, led piano trio with Bryan Spring, and toured throughout Britain with with various renowned jazz
artists including Lew Tabackin, Charles McPherson, Jean Toussaint, Clarke Tracey.
During his time in Britain he also accompanied jazz singers Tina May and Claire Martin, made
appearances on BBC TV and radio, and toured with Pop groups including Simply Red, Michael
McDonald, the B52's, Blondie, and Moontwist.
In 1991 he returned to Australia and won the Australian Jazz Piano Award at the Wangaratta festival of
Jazz. A highly regarded pianist, Mark has since continued to be in high demand within Australia as a solo
artist, accompanist, composer and recording artist on stage, national television and live radio. Mark has
accompanied American jazz stars Scott Hamilton, Lee Konitz, John Stubblefield and Mark Murphy on
their Australian tours, and continues to tour Europe and Asia.
“Mark Fitzgibbon is one of the most under rated talents in the country. Always musically tasteful, a consistently sympathetic accompanist, a repository of a vast repertoire and an impeccable touch, he can produce blistering solos and "lift the music to another level" -Adrian Jackson, the AGE
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL RESIDENCIES
Dorchester Hotel, London, UK
Savoy Hotel, London, UK
Browns Hotel, London, UK
The Connaught Hotel, London, UK
Kensington Hyatt, London, UK
Shangri-La Hotel, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Park Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan
Grand Hyatt, Shanghai, China
The Hyatt, Casablanca, Morocco
TOURS
Lew Tabackin 1987
Charles McPherson 1988
Jean Toussaint 1988 - '89
Clarke Tracey 1987-91
Tina May 1987
Scott Hamilton [Australian Tour]
Lee Konitz [Australian Tour]
John Stubblefield [Australian Tour]
Mark Murphy [Australian Tour]
Claire Martin [UK & Australian Tour]
Simply Red
Michael McDonald 1986
The B52's 1987
Blondie 1987
Moontwist 85 – 88
DISCOGRAPHY
Moontwist "Talk about the Weather" [UK]
Moontwist "Sight and Sound" [UK]
Tommy Chase "Drive" [UK]
Louis Stewart BBC Broadcast
Pizza Express Modern Jazz Sextet BBC Broadcast
Mark Murphy ABC Broadcast
Claire Martin ABC Broadcast
Vince Jones "Spell"
Dale Barlow "Dale Barlow live"
Barry Humphries "So Rare Vol. II"
Jamie Oehlers "Velocity"
Michelle Nicole "Mysterioso"
Ian Chaplin Quartet "Tjapangati"
Nichaud Fitzgibbon "After hours"
Nichaud Fitzgibbon "Deep in the Night"
Fiona Burnett "Venus Rising"
Fiona Burnett "Racer"
Dave Graney Band "H & L
Emma Franz "Who?"
Red Onions "Tribute To Bill Howard"
Anton Delecca Quartet "Flow"
Chifty "Esculator Music"
Shane Hewitt "Hopeless Romantic"
Shane Hewitt "Unforgettable"
Mark Fitzgibbon "24 Hour Blues"
Mark Fitzgibbon Quintet "ABC Jazz Track; Go"
Mark Fitzgibbon Trio Theme to Radio National Show "The National Interest"
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