Ashley Hutton is a Brisbane-based saxophonist, composer, and contemporary session musician working across jazz and modern commercial music. He has performed and recorded with BARKADA (VIC), Dr. Jeff Usher, Joshua Breakstone (JP/NYC), Rowan Pattinson (VIC), THNDO (VIC), and is slated to support five-time Grammy Award winner Victor Wooten on his 2026 Australian tour. As a bandleader, Ashley directs the Primetime Sextet, the Ashley Hutton Quartet, and his Trio, and is an active presence in Brisbane’s improvised music scene.
In 2024, he received the Simon Hatton Saxophone Bursary from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University, supporting study in Toronto and New York City. In 2025, he founded Found Sound, a bi-weekly Brisbane concert series and jam session, and works as an instrumental music educator and guest clinician. From April to July of 2026, he will be attending the Tribeca Jazz Institute in NYC.
Alongside his jazz work, Ashley is an in-demand session musician. His credits include touring the UK and Ireland with JUNO (QLD) in support of Drax Project (NZ), performing with LEISURE (NZ), and recording with ARIA Award–winning producer Konstantin Kersting on projects including Kita Alexander’s All Night and Keli Holiday’s ARIA #1 single Dancing2. He has also performed with Grammy-nominated artist Stonebwoy (Ghana), supported Lawrence (USA), and contributed horn arrangement and performance to JUNO’s 2025 QMA-winning single I’m the Man.
The Band:
Ashley Hutton – tenor saxophone
Eden Armstrong – piano
Connor Perkins – bass
Chris Evans – drums
GIG DETAILS:
Thursday 19th February 2026
$20 Entry (+GST & BF)
Doors open from 7:30pm
Music starts at 8pm
ALL AGES (people under 18 need to be accompanied by a guardian)
LICENSED BAR
Head to our Humanitix to purchase limited seated tickets
How do I purchase a ticket?
Tickets are being sold through Humanitix. Purchase limited seated tickets here. Due to JMI Live being an intimate space, we have a maximum number of guests allowed in the venue. We highly recommend it is best to get in early before tickets sell out.
What is JMI Live?
JMI Live presents live jazz in Brisbane every Thursday night from 8pm and a jam session after each gig. JMI Live is renowned for its intimate setting, providing the best opportunity to listen to live jazz in Brisbane. Just like a jazz club in New York, this venue is the ideal location for great jazz music, acoustics and atmosphere.
Location
JMI Live is located at 10 Exhibition Street, Bowen Hills.
Live streaming
All JMI Live concerts are live streamed to JMI’s YouTube account. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to access our free live streams.
Ticket Refund Policy
If you are experiencing flu-like symptoms and are unable to attend after having purchased a ticket, please contact the JMI office (07 3216 1110 or email play@jazz.qld.edu.au) as soon as possible during business hours (10AM-4PM) to let us know you won’t be able to attend. A full refund will be given if we are contacted prior to a performance. Refunds will not be processed if we are contacted after the gig.