McMahon leads his own band 'The Matt McMahon Trio'[9] with bassist Jonathan Brown and drummer Simon Barker, and co-leads the "Band of Five Names" with trumpeter Phil Slater and drummer Simon Barker. He is the musical director for Australian jazz vocalist and trumpeter Vince Jones. He has performed at music festivals and venues in Australia and throughout the world , including the Lincoln Centre, The Cotton Club (Tokyo), Sydney Opera House, Wangaratta Festival of Jazz[10] and JazzNow Festival. He holds a PhD from Sydney University and teaches in the jazz department at Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
He is also a featured artist on the educational website for improvising musicians, jazztuition.com, alongside Simon Barker, Brett Hirst and Ken Stubbs.
Discography
As a bandleader/co-leader
Band of Five Names,1999 (co-lead with Phil Slater and Simon Barker)
Band of Five Names, Severance and Permitude, (Newmarket), 2003
Band of Five Names, Empty Gardens, (Kimnara), 2006
Paths and Streams, Kimnara 2007 (debut as a leader),
