Wilbur Whitta is an award-winning Australian pianist and composer.

Originally hailing from Ngunnawal/Canberra, Wilbur became mainstay of the Gadigal/Sydney jazz and improvised music community. He has performed across the globe, touring throughout Australia, the UK, Europe and Japan. He has appeared alongside some of the world’s best musicians, and as a member of legendary Australian jazz outfit 'Ten Part Invention'. 

Wilbur currently leads his band 'Wildfire', who released their debut album on ABC Jazz in 2024. Wilbur has recently recorded his second album, a collection of solo improvised pieces for piano and organ.

Wilbur was one of five musicians selected from across the world for the prestigious ‘Focusyear’ band for 2025/26 in Basel, Switzerland. He was selected as a finalist in the Australian National Jazz Awards, and, while living in London, won the UK-based Dankworth Jazz Composition Award.

Praise for Wilbur Whitta:

“He is prodigiously talented … I believe he will go on to become an important voice in the genre, both through his piano playing and through his compositions” – Kit Downes 

“Wilbur Whitta is an exceptionally talented young pianist/composer who I expect will make a substantial contribution to Australian music in the years to come” – Mike Nock

Praise for Wildfire:

“His extraordinary talent is confirmed here with the quartet Wildfire performing nine of his compositions, played with absolute authority and conviction” – The Australian  

“The recording is an exhilarating set with blue-chip collaborators on a heart-felt concept album that the pianist holds close to his heart” – Dingo Jazz