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Greg Quigley takes a trip down memory lane

We found a pile of old photographs and newspaper clippings from the 70s, 80s & 90s and showed them to JMI’s Founder, Greg Quigley. What unfolded was a wonderful trip down memory lane over the earliest Summer Jazz Clinics in Australia and how Greg got 14 Americans to come through...

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Nat Bartsch’s Lullaby Quartet (03/02/22)

Thursday the 3rd of February, 2022 10 Exhibition St, Bowen Hills Doors from 7:30PM Music starts on the downbeat of 8PM $20 ENTRY Head to our EventBrite to purchase limited seated tickets ABOUT NAT BARTSCH (MELB) In 2018, Melbourne pianist/composer Nat Bartsch released her acclaimed suite of lullabies, Forever, and...

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King Street x Jazz Music Institute Takeover!

Here’s where to find all the jazz along King Street in Bowen Hills for the rest of 2021! Catch our New Orleans Street Band parade marching through King Street on the first Thursday of every month between 11:45-12:15PM! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jazz...

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Night Classes Blog

Thinking of trying out our Night Classes? We asked some of our most recent attendees what they thought of the course. JMI’s Night Classes are 8-week classes for 2 hours per week delivered by some of JMI’s esteemed faculty. The classes are held in groups of 5 to 9 people within...

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What is a ‘Pivot’ in Jazz Improvisation?

A JMI Educational Blog by Tyler Cooney For this educational blog, I’m going to discuss a simple but effective musical concept to instantly add some interest to your ideas as an improviser – a pivot. To explain what a pivot is, let’s take a look at a normal Bb dominant...

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Meet our newest Jazz Vocal Teacher, Charlotte Mclean!

We had a quick chat with our latest addition to the JMI faculty, Charlotte Mclean! We are so pleased to announce that Charlotte starts a new adventure with us as one of our Principal Study Vocal Teachers here at the Jazz Music Institute! Charlotte was kind enough to share a...

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Our Faculty Answer Your Questions

With 2021 fast approaching and auditions for next year coming to a close in January, we decided to reach out to you and see what questions you had for our faculty before the new year of learning commences! Here’s what some of our leading educators had to say in response...

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Auditions Extended to January for 2021 Entry!

Auditions are now open for entry into JMI courses in 2021! Auditions are available by appointment and you can book an audition by downloading the Application for Audition Form and sending through to JMI directly. The first round of audition offers have already gone out, but we have decided to...