"Mark Fitzgibbon is one of the most underrated 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

Mark Fitzgibbon was born into a strong entertainment tradition. He is the son of well-known Australian entertainer, jazzman and restaurateur Graham “Smacka” Fitzgibbon, nephew to actress/singer Maggie Fitzgibbon and grandson to pianist vaudevillian Min Fitzgibbon. Mark’s sister Nichaud is a famed jazz vocalist and brother Andrew a notable drummer. A piano student from an early age, Mark studied music under Fred Thomas, Graham Rule, Marie Driscoll and Trevor Barnard but mostly learnt from going on the road like everyone else.

Mark started with many leading Melbourne bands including Vince Jones and Wilbur Wilde’s “Blowout”. In the eighties he moved to London and performed throughout Europe for the next seven years. In London worked as a freelance pianist regularly performing at the 606 club, Pizza Express and Ronnie Scotts jazz clubs. He performed as part of the following notable line-ups:  The Tommy Chase Quartet, Alan Barne’s Pizza Express Modern Jazz Sextet, Clarke Tracey's groups, The Gerard Presencer Quartet, The Anthony Kerr Quartet, Moontwist, The Moodists, The Bryan Spring Trio, The Henry Lowther Quartet, The George Coleman Junior Quartet.

Mark worked with a number of high calibre artists including: Tina May, Claire Martin, Jean Toussaint, Louis Stewart, Peter King, Charles Mcpherson, Don Weller, Dave O'Higgins, Ronnie Scott, Don Weller and Art Themen.

Mark returned to Australia in the '90s and won the Wangarratta jazz festival prize. Since then, he has worked and recorded with with many of Australia’s finest jazz performers including: Dale Barlow, Bernie McGann, Christine McNulty, Fiona Burnett, Andrew Speight, Jamie Oehlers, Scott Tinkler, Ian Chaplin, Wilbur Wilde, Sabrina Montgomery, Cam McAllister, David Rex, Willow Neilsen, Nichaud Fitzgibbon and his own trios and quartets. A highly regarded pianist, Mark has continued to be in demand within Australia as a solo artist, accompanist, composer and recording artist on stage, TV and radio. Mark has accompanied many international jazz stars including: Scott Hamilton, Lee Konitz, John Stubblefield, Curtis Lundy, Claire Martin, Mark Murphy and George Coleman Jr on their tours in Australia.

Mark is currently working in Melbourne with his jazz piano trio and quintet, The Dale Barlow and George Coleman Junior Quartet, Ruth Rogers Wright’s Nina Simone show, Dave Graney's Lurid Yellow Mist, jazz reggae group Skankin, a TV jazzshow for Channel 31 and a duo with the dynamic violinist Susannah Ng.

Discography

Vince Jones - Spell
Moontwist - Talk about the weather (UK) 
Moontwist - Sight and Sound (UK)
Tommy Chase - Drive (UK)
Louis Stewart - BBC jazz broadcast
Pizza Epress Modern Jazz Sextet - BBC jazz broadcast
Mark Murphy - ABC Broadcast
Claire Martin - ABC Broadcast
Dale Barlow - Dale Barlow live
Jamie Oehlers - Velocity
Ian Chaplin - Tjapangati
Michelle Nicole - Mysterioso
Fiona Burnett - Venus Rising
Fiona Burnett - Racer
Barry Humphries - So Rare Vol.ll
Nichaud Fitzgibbon - Deep in the night
Nichaud Fitzgibbon - After hours
Anton Delacca Quartet - Flow
Emma Franz - Who
Dave Graney - Hashish and Liquer
Chisti - Elevator music
Red Onions - Tribute to Bill Howard
Mark Fitzgibbon Trio - 24 Hour Blues
Mark Fitzgibbon theme to ABC - The national interest 

International Hotel Residencies

Dorchester Hotel, London, UK
Savoy Hotel, London, UK
Connaught Hotel, London, UK
Shangri La, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Hyatt Hotel, Casablanca, Morocco
Park Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan
Grand Hyatt, Shanghai, China