JMI Live
Live Jazz in Brisbane every week
JMI Live presents live jazz in Brisbane every week. Check out our guide below for what’s coming up!
JMI Live is renowned for its intimate setting, providing the best opportunity to listen to live jazz in Brisbane. Just like a jazz club in New York, this venue is the ideal location for great jazz music, acoustics and atmosphere.
Upcoming gigs
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Lockie Bennett Trio – 13/3/26
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 &...
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...