STAGES Episode 629: MONIQUE DIMATTINA
From STAGES with Peter Eyers by Peter Eyers
June 3, 2026 · 33 min · Season 9 · Episode 629
About this episode
Monique diMattina discusses her extensive career as a pianist, composer, and educator.
Acclaimed Australian pianist/composer and singer/songwriter Monique diMattina has recorded and performed extensively since the early 2000’s, working in various genres and settings. Monique has released three solo piano albums in filmic and neo-classical styles, and three jazz/pop albums as singer/songwriter, including the critically acclaimed ‘Nola’s Ark’, recorded in New Orleans with producer Mark Bingham (R.E.M. Cassandra Wilson), Leroy Jones, Matt Perrine and June Yamagishi. Monique has composed music for various film and stage projects, and is known for her ABC and Triple R radio segment ‘Shaken Not Rehearsed’, in which she wrote and performed songs within an hour, to listener requests. In her energetic live performances Monique’s larrikin lyrics are at the fore, supported by her authoritative and soulful pianism. Monique has toured her shows The Dao of Dylan and An Affair to Dismember to critical acclaim. A Fulbright Scholar, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and PhD Candidate at the University of Tasmania, Monique teaches in the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and Monash University Jazz departments, and is in demand as an artist-in-residence and clinician. In…
People in this episode
Host: Peter Eyers
Guest: Monique diMattina
Topics covered
- piano
- jazz
- composition
- live performance
- music education
- songwriting
Keywords
- Monique diMattina
- piano
- jazz
- songwriting
- live performance
- music education
- composition
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Melbourne, Monash University, ABC, Triple R, Village Vanguard Jazz Club
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