Maddison Carter is a Melbourne-based drummer, percussionist, and composer who improvises fearlessly and sensitively, leading the charge of the next generation of jazz artists on the Melbourne scene. Carter is a versatile artist, working across the art music spectrum from free jazz to minimalism, as well as in folk, West African and pop genres. His sound is influenced by studies with Simon Barker, Andrea Keller and Danny Farrugia, incorporating a vast textural palette, quiet precision and rhythmic vocabulary.
Maddison's discography includes Nat Bartch's Aria-nominated Forever More album, along with his own quintet, and co-lead band The Rest is Silence, all of which have been featured on ABC Jazz.
He has also written commissions for the Victorian Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Beautiful Fragments project, connecting orchestral and jazz musicians together.
Maddison has taught drums and percussion for eight years, has taught across primary and secondary schools around Melbourne, and has seen students through VCE Music Performance and AMEB.
Details last updated: February 3, 2023
