News - JMI

Nat Bartsch’s Lullaby Quartet (29/09/21)

Thursday the 29th of September, 2021 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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JMI Student Ensembles

JMI Student Ensembles Friday the 4th & Saturday the 5th of June, 2021 Music from 6PM to 9PM LIVE-STREAMED [FREE] ABOUT JMI STUDENT ENSEMBLES JMI’s talented students will be performing their mid-year student ensemble performances for the 2021 academic year in 2 jam packed nights of jazz on Friday 4th...

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Looking for a jazz jam? 🎵

Great news! JMI Live is hosting a weekly jazz jam! All ages and abilities welcome! Bring your instrument along and call a tune! Hosted by the amazing Davey Romain + Friends, there will be a jazz jam session in the venue of JMI Live every Friday evening. LOCATION: JMI Live...

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King Street x Jazz Music Institute Takeover!

On the 30th of April 2021, International Jazz Day celebrated its 10th anniversary as a worldwide cultural event supported by UNESCO. JMI celebrates International Jazz Day annually by putting on events around Brisbane during April. In 2020, JMI was unable to hold any physical events, however in previous years, JMI...

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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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International Jazz Day Celebrations

On the 30th of April 2021, International Jazz Day is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a worldwide cultural event supported by UNESCO. This year JMI invites you to join in on the jazz festivities this International Jazz Day. From 4-5PM our New Orlean’s Street Band will perform a parade through...

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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...