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...
Sherlock Albazi Quintet – 10/4/26
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Past JMI Live gigs
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Pages of Mèva’s: The Evan Trio – 19/3/26
Pages of Mèva is a showcase of original music written by Evan J. Evans for the band ‘Mèva's Journal’, the twist is that instead of playing with the full sextet, the music is performed by a...
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 &...
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...