From Shanghai to Morocco, Melbourne pianist Mark Fitzgibbon has rung in the cocktail hour in Jazz clubs and piano bars the world over.

Son of well known Australian entertainer, jazzman and restaurateur Graham "Smacka" Fitzgibbon, Mark has performed with jazz greats over 25 years. With "a vast repertoire and an impeccable touch" (says The Age), Mark is your personal Blackhearts Club pianist-in-residence throughout the festival.