Meg Burstow is an Australian classically trained jazz pianist and session musician. Currently based in Berlin, she has over ten years experience as an accompanist, keys player, collaborator, and bandleader.
She has worked across jazz, musical theatre, rock, pop, cabaret, and world music, with experience spanning styles from big band to salsa to Indian fusion.
Her stage work includes musical direction for Women in Voice at Brisbane Powerhouse, keys player for tribute shows featuring the music of Neil Diamond, Adele, Joni Mitchell, and David Bowie, and musicals including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Strictly Ballroom, and Mamma Mia!. She was most recently engaged by the Queensland Ballet as a Collaborative Pianist.
Meg has performed as a solo jazz pianist and corporate events musician for clients including the Queensland Government, QANTAS, Queensland Ballet, and Griffith University. As a session musician, she has collaborated with artists such as James Morrison, Casey Donovan, and Mark Holden, and has performed in venues ranging from a jazz club in Germany to a Clown Doctor conference in rural Australia.
A confident sight-reader and a sensitive accompanist, Meg has over a decade of experience working with choirs and soloists, supporting singers and instrumentalists in rehearsals, recordings, performances, exams, and competitions.
She is the 2018 recipient of the Conservatorium Medal from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.