find your groove at jmi

unlock your musical potential at jmi

Here are five reasons why JMI is the perfect place for you to start your music career!

98.1% Student Satisfaction

JMI has the highest student satisfaction rating amongst creative arts institutions in Australia (data from qilt.edu.au)

revolutionary course design

JMI’s courses are the only one of their kind in Australia, and have been designed in a revolutionary, integrated and holistic manner.

endorsed by jazz at lincoln center

JMI has been endorsed by Jazz at Lincoln Center and Wynton Marsalis, who believes that JMI’s curriculum is the strongest he has seen.

150+ paid performances

Students at JMI get access to over 150 paid performance opportunities every year, networking with industry leaders.

best teaching faculty in australia

JMI has the finest faculty in Australia, having received a Teaching Quality rating of 98.1% (data from qilt.edu.au)

what are my study options?

JMI currently offers two fully accredited Higher Education courses specialising in jazz music:

Bachelor of music in jazz performance

JMI’s Bachelor program is a 3-year full time course endorsed by some of the biggest international jazz artists. This performance-based degree program will unlock your musical potential. Along the way you’ll become an expert on music harmony and improvisation, developing the performance skills you need for a lifelong career in the music industry.

diploma of music in jazz performance

This 1-year full time music course will give you all the foundational theory, aural and performance skills to kick-start your career as a performing musician. You will spend the majority of class time playing your instrument, developing your technique, knowledge of harmony and skills in improvisation and performance.

book your audition now

Ready to start your music career and audition for JMI’s Bachelor and Diploma courses for 2025? Fill out an application form and arrange an audition today.

career pathways

Studying at JMI will prepare you for a lifelong career in the music industry. Many of JMI’s alumni have gone on to successful careers in the following professions:

Professional musician
Producer/Recording Artist
Music Teacher
Composer/Arranger
Music Therapist

Where Are They Now? Meet Alumni, Kat Kellalea

In the following blog series of ‘Where Are They Now?’, we talk to some of our alumni who we haven’t heard from in quite some time! We find out where life has taken them since graduation, and how studying at JMI benefited them throughout their career and life. For this...

Where Are They Now? Meet Alumni, Clayton Young

The Jazz Music Institute was founded in 1996 and has been a higher education tertiary institution since 2009. In the following blog series of ‘Where Are They Now?’, we talk to some of our alumni who we haven’t heard from in quite some time! We find out where life has...

Where Are They Now? Meet Alumni, Al Wheeler

The Jazz Music Institute was founded in 1996 and has been a higher education tertiary institution since 2009. In the following blog series of 'Where Are They Now?', we talk to some of our alumni who we haven't heard from in quite some time! We find out where life has...

Where Are They Now? Meet Alumni, Angus Murrell!

The Jazz Music Institute was founded in 1996 and has been a higher education tertiary institution since 2009. In the following blog series of 'Where Are They Now?', we talk to some of our alumni who we haven't heard from in quite some time! We find out where life has...

Where Are They Now? Meet Alumni, Natalie Rogers!

The Jazz Music Institute was founded in 1996 and has been a higher education tertiary institution since 2009. In the following blog series of 'Where Are They Now?', we talk to some of our alumni who we haven't heard from in quite some time! We find out where life has...

Where Are They Now? Meet Alumni, Miguel Mendoza

The Jazz Music Institute was founded in 1996 and has been a higher education tertiary institution since 2009. In the following blog series of 'Where Are They Now?', we talk to some of our alumni who we haven't heard from in quite some time! We find out where life has...

Where Are They Now? Meet Alumni, Jesse Kupper

The Jazz Music Institute was founded in 1996 and has been a higher education tertiary institution since 2009. In the following blog series of 'Where Are They Now?', we talk to some of our alumni who we haven't heard from in quite some time! We find out where life has...

Chat with Alumni, Meredith Gentner

We talked to some of our alumni to find out where life has taken them since graduation, and how studying at JMI has benefited them throughout their career and life. For this particular blog, we spoke with Piano Alumni, Meredith Gentner. Read on for the full interview....

Where Are They Now? Meet Blair Westbrook

The Jazz Music Institute was founded in 1996 and has been a higher education tertiary institution since 2009. In the following blog series of 'Where Are They Now?', we talk to some of our alumni who we haven't heard from in quite some time! We find out where life has...

Where Are They Now? Meet Alumni, Costa Constantinou

The Jazz Music Institute was founded in 1996 and has been a higher education tertiary institution since 2009. In the following blog series of 'Where Are They Now?', we talk to some of our alumni who we haven't heard from in quite some time! We find out where life has...

post-graduate study

Completed JMI’s undergraduate programs can open up many other post-graduate study pathways for you. Our alumni have continued to study the following qualifications:

Masters of Music
Masters of Education
PhD in Music
DMA in Music
Masters of Music Therapy

JMI Alumni Stories: Kerri Buchanan

We asked some of our alumni what they have been up to since they graduated! Here's what Kerri Buchanan had to say. Graduated 2016. Tell us a bit about yourself. What do you play? Hi everyone, I'm Kerri and I'm a proud alumnus of JMI! I play saxophone and clarinet and...

JMI Alumni Stories: Lara Wilkinson

We asked some of our alumni what they have been up to since they graduated! Here's what Lara Wilkinson had to say. Graduated 2016. Tell us a bit about yourself. What do you play? I was literally born into music! Both Mum and Dad were (and still are) professional...

JMI Alumni Stories: Scott Foley

We asked some of our alumni what they have been up to since they graduated! Here's what Scott Foley had to say. Graduated 2017. Tell us a bit about yourself. What do you play? I studied on Saxophone, and still really dig doing gigs and playing that, however since...

JMI Alumni Stories: Charlotte Mclean

We asked some of our alumni what they have been up to since they graduated! Here's what Charlotte Mclean had to say. Graduated 2012. Tell us a bit about yourself. What do you play? I am a Jazz and originals vocalist and I have just started being brave enough to play...

A Chat with JMI Alumni Steve Powell

We recently reached out to JMI Alumni Steve Powell about what he's been up to since graduating from the Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance at JMI in 2016.  Steve was the recipient of the Brad Rogers Memorial Award as the highest achieving student in his graduating...

Meet alumni Erin Logan

We were thrilled to recently catch up with JMI alumni Erin Logan who completed JMI's Bachelor program in 2017! Erin has been in the Australian Army Band since 2018 and gave us an update on what she's been doing since graduating and how studying at JMI helped her...

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