Join us, live at The Count’s for an evening with multi-faceted artist Monique diMattina as she leads us through twists and turns of Jazz/roots through to folk/indie pop to neo-classical solo piano compositions.
Composer/lyricist, pianist/vocalist, Fulbright Scholar, Yamaha Artist and mother of two, Monique diMattina is a prolific artist with an eclectic career reflecting her broad musical interests.
Monique’s seven albums (Head Records) span jazz/roots through folk/indie pop to neo- classical solo piano compositions. Monique is known for writing bespoke songs on air to listener requests (ABC /TripleR) and for her compositions for film/stage. Since returning to Melbourne from New York in 2009 Monique has toured internationally with Disney’s The Lion King, scored various film/stage productions and been Musical Director of Tapestry: The Songs of Carol King feat. Vika Bull/Debra Byrne. Recent collaborators include Clare Bowditch, Harry James Angus, Deborah Conway and Rebecca Barnard, for whom she recently produced/arranged The Night We Called It a Day. She has been the recipient of many prizes including Fulbright, Queens Trust and Australia Council awards and teaches at the VCA (Melbourne Conservatorium of Music) and Monash University jazz departments. Her current project STELLA: The Miles Franklin Story is a two hour musical telling the life story of Australian author Stella Miles Franklin. STELLA recently played a sellout workshop season at The Jazzlab featuring Alma Zygier, and is being developed towards a theatrical debut in 2024.
Doors 6.30pm, band on stage at 7.30pm.
