Celebrate the end of the 2025 season at JMI Live with this very special concert featuring the compositions and arrangements of JMI's talented degree students. As part of their studies in...
JMI Composers & Arrangers – 27/11/25
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Nick Quigley
The Longest Gig: Ben Hauptmann on 12 Years at Jazz Music Institute
After 12 years of weekly flights from Sydney to Brisbane, acclaimed guitarist and teacher Ben Hauptmann is departing JMI. In this conversation, he reflects on what has become the longest...
Kellee Green/Samuel Vincent/John Parker – 02/11/25
Co-hosted by Brisbane International Jazz Festival Kellee Green is a jazz pianist, composer and teacher from Magan-djin (Brisbane) and has been performing regularly since the age of 14. In...
Tom Ollendorff Trio featuring JK Kim and Conor Chaplin (UK) – 31/10/25
Co-hosted by Brisbane International Jazz Festival Guitarist Tom Ollendorff embarks on a world tour throughout October and November with an all-star trio to celebrate the release of his...
Workshop with Tom Ollendorff (UK) – 31/10/25
Join us for this special workshop with Tom Ollendorf as he performs and discusses his approaches to improvisation and composition. Guitarist Tom Ollendorff is widely recognised for his...
Joshua Hatcher Quartet – 29/10/25
Co-hosted by Brisbane International Jazz Festival Fine-tuning their sound for the past year, these four musicians explore how to make the music swing even when it's not swinging. The...
Wolfert Brederode and Joost Lijbaart (NED) – 28/10/25
Co-hosted by Brisbane International Jazz Festival Wolfert Brederode and Joost Lijbaart are a renowned musical duo in the European jazz scene, known for their innovative, and emotive...
Sydney Conservatorium Big Band feat. Claudia Dőffinger – 27/10/25
Co-hosted by Brisbane International Jazz Festival Australia’s oldest and most prolific University Big Band, The Sydney Conservatorium Big Band #1 is touring the East Coast in September and...
The Art of Voice and Bass – Masterclass with Hetty Kate & Thierry Fossemalle – 26/10/25
From Ella Fitzgerald and Ray Brown, Sheila Jordan and Harvie S and Helen Merrill and Ron Carter, the voice and bass duo has always held a special place in Jazz. Intimate, exposed and full...
Hetty Kate ‘Spring’ Quartet – 26/10/25
Co-hosted by Brisbane International Jazz Festival Returning from Paris for her annual Australian tour, British/Australian vocalist Hetty Kate presents Jazz in Four Seasons “Spring” (Volume...
A World of Rhythm Workshop with Ronny Ferella (MELB) – 25/10/25
A workshop by Ronny Ferella exploring the concepts and playing strategies of poly-rhythm, cross-rhythm and odd time meters. Applicable to any instrument and musical genre. During this...
Mitch Frohman (US) Silver in the Bronx – 21/10/25
Join us for a special concert with renowned NY-based saxophonist/flutist Mitch Frohman as he performs the music of Horace Silver with a group of local Brisbane musicians. Bronx native and...