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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...
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...
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...
JMI’s Summer Jazz Clinics to go ahead in 2021!
JMI's infamous Summer Jazz Clinics will be running again in January 2021 in JMI's birthplace, Brisbane. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we will not be able to run our usual clinics in...