Notable New Zealand guitarist Lockie Bennett brings his trio to JMI for a single show, as part of a wider Australasian tour. Lockie will be joined by local legends Chris Evans &...
Lockie Bennett Trio – 13/3/26
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Brendan St Ledger Trio – 12/3/26
Join us for an intimate night of live Jazz at JMI featuring Brendan St Ledger (Piano), Andrew Shaw (Bass), and Paul Hudson (Drums). With an organic approach to the standard repertoire,...
Doug Weiss Workshop: Playing Well With Others, and Manifesting Your Sound in Time – 7/3/26
This interactive jazz workshop explores one of the central challenges in improvised music: how to fully express your individual voice while deeply engaging with the ensemble. Designed for...
Joshua Breakstone Workshops 6/3/26
Internationally renowned jazz musician and educator Joshua Breakstone is delivering two workshops at JMI! Vocal Workshop: Singing Bebop and Beyond (1pm to 2:15pm) What does it take to be a...
The Joshua Breakstone Trio – 5/3/26
"Fire in velvet. A fitting description of Joshua Breakstone's jazz guitar," wrote Paul Weidman in The Santa Fe New Mexican. "His flowing lines on up-tempo cookers are impeccably clean and...
Luca Ciarla (ITA) – 27/02/26
Luca Ciarla redraws the borders of jazz violin with a loop pedal, his voice and a wise use of electronics. He performs the entire score of his band in solo, playing the violin also like a...
JMI Faculty Concert – 26/2/26
Come and check out the amazing talent behind JMI’s Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance program as the faculty take to the stage at JMI Live. This gig features the very musicians who...
The Ashley Hutton Quartet – 19/2/26
Ashley Hutton is a Brisbane-based saxophonist, composer, and contemporary session musician working across jazz and modern commercial music. He has performed and recorded with BARKADA...
Steve Barry Hammond Trio – 13/2/26
Dr Steve Barry is a multi-award winning pianist, Hammond organist, composer and improviser, and the Program Leader for Jazz at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Born & raised in...
Wil Sargisson Trio – Reunion Blues – 12/2/26
Ex-pat Kiwi jazz pianist Wil Sargisson returns to JMI Live, alongside his compadres Elliott and Mitch. The boys have been playing tunes together for the best part of a decade by now, and...
The Machen/Prince Trio – 5/2/26
The Machen/Prince Trio returns to JMI for the third time, with a fresh set of eclectic jazz arrangements and originals. Following pianist Joseph Machen's recent New York musical...
Workshop with Ali Jackson (US) – 29/1/26
Grammy Award-winning percussionist Ali Jackson (USA) sits down for an in-depth Q&A workshop, sharing insights from a career spanning over 30 years at the highest levels of jazz. As the...