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Chats with current JMI student, Patrick Atkinson
We had a quick chat with one of our current Bachelor students, Pat to discuss his experience thus far studying at JMI and how it has benefited him and his future as a musician. Firstly,...
Interview with current JMI student, Tom Kakanis
We had a quick chat with one of our current Bachelor students, Tom to discuss his experience thus far studying at JMI and how it has benefited him and his future as a musician. Firstly,...
A lovely chat with current student, Chelle Janse Van Rensburg
We had a quick chat with one of our current Bachelor students, Chelle to discuss her experience thus far studying at JMI and how it has benefited her and her future as a musician. ...
Five reasons why EVERY musician should study jazz
Every genre of music has the ability to teach us something new. But there is one genre of music that will not only teach you something new, but change the way you play music entirely —...
Meet our new Jazz Vocal Teacher, Jess Spina!
We had a quick chat with our latest addition to the JMI Faculty, Jess Spina! We are so pleased to announce that Jess starts a new adventure with us as one of our Principal Study Vocal...
Meet our newest Faculty member, Lee Brackenborough!
We had a quick chat with our latest addition to the JMI Faculty, Lee Brackenborough! We are so pleased to announce that he starts a new adventure with us at the Jazz Music Institute as an...
Meet our new Piano Teacher, Wil Sargisson!
We had a quick chat with our latest addition to the JMI faculty, Piano Teacher Wil Sargisson! We are so pleased to announce that he starts a new adventure with us as a Piano Educator of...
Meet our new Trombone Teacher, Mikael Strand!
We had a quick chat with our latest addition to the JMI Faculty, Trombone Teacher Mikael Strand! We are so pleased to announce that he starts a new adventure with us as our primary...
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...
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...
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...
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...