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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Melody Graves and the Hokum Redemption – 26/3/26
Fresh from their successful Woodford Folk Festival shows Melody Graves and the Hokum Redemption (MGHR) bring their red-hot eight piece ensemble to JMI Live. Rooted in the jazz, swing, and...
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...
Lachlan Alexander Septet – 2/4/26
Lachlan Alexander is a Brisbane-based clarinet/saxophone player that began his studies at the Jazz Music Institute in 2018. After graduating with a bachelor of jazz performance on the...
James Sherlock Trio – 9/4/26
James began playing classical guitar at age 7. He attended the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, studying classical guitar, and graduated in 1992. He is now based in Melbourne,...
Sherlock Albazi Quintet – 10/4/26
James Sherlock and Lillian Albazi are Naarm-based improvisers with careers spanning jazz, classical and experimental music. Lillian Albazi is an internationally acclaimed vocalist and...
More Than The Music: Gig Smart, The Business Skills Musicians Don’t Teach You – 11/4/26
Workshop facilitated by Lillian Albazi Being a great musician is only half the job. You’ve practised the notes — now it’s time to learn the rest. This workshop breaks down the unglamorous...
Talkin Jazz Big Band & Unladylike Big Band – 28/5/26
Talkin’ Jazz is a community music program hosted and supported by the Brisbane Jazz Club, providing young musicians with opportunities to meet, learn and perform. Designed for high school...
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...