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...
Workshop with Ali Jackson (US) – 29/1/26
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Ali Jackson (US) with JMI All Star Band – 29/1/26
Grammy Award-winning percussionist Ali Jackson (USA) takes the stage at JMI Live for one night only, joined by an all-star lineup of JMI faculty. For over a decade, Ali was the rhythmic...
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...
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...
Adrian Cox Trio (Europe) Club Croco album Tour – 31/3/26
Internationally acclaimed clarinetist Adrian Cox is a leading authority on New Orleans music, bringing an authentic and electrifying voice to the idiom. As a celebrated exponent of the...
Hilary Geddes Quartet – Redleaf Album Tour – 29/5/26
Hilary Geddes Quartet felt like being thrown into a pool and submerged in some aquatic bliss." - Limelight Hilary Geddes is an award-winning guitarist, composer and improviser whose work...
JMI Composers & Arrangers – 27/11/25
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...
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...