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We do this by running our own jazz club, JMI Live, and presenting hundreds of performances a year throughout the community.
Keep up to date with the latest that’s happening at JMI and throughout the community here!
JMI LIVE gigs
JMI Student Ensemble Performances – 9/6/25 & 10/6/25
Join us for our end of semester 1 ensemble performances from our Bachelor and Diploma students! Our very talented students have been working hard in their...
Kenny Carrot plays Kenny Garrett Songbook – 12/6/25
Kenny Carrot has hand picked a bunch of Brisbane's finest Jazz musicians to play the music of one of the all time 24 carats of Alto Saxophone; Kenny Garrett. This...
Mèva’s Journal – 19/6/25
Mèva's Journal is a fresh Hardbop band in the Brisbane Jazz scene, modelled off of the late 50's/60's ‘Hard bop’ ensembles. The band is led by Evan J. Evans, a...
RECENT NEWS & BLOGS
Teaching Jazz: Tailoring Music Lessons for Every Student – 21/4/25
Delivered by JMI's Course Coordinator, Charlotte Mclean, this workshop is aimed towards teachers looking to develop their skills in lesson planning and development...
JMI Founder Greg Quigley to be honoured at Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala 2025
The world-renowned organisation Jazz at Lincoln Center will be celebrating Australian jazz educator Greg Quigley with an honorary award at its 2025 Gala held on...
Fundamentals of Jazz Workshop – Cannon Hill Anglican College
Cannon Hill Anglican College’s musical department hosted the “Fundamentals of Jazz” workshop, presented by senior staff and students of JMI. This workshop provided...
educational BLOGS
Teaching Jazz: Tailoring Music Lessons for Every Student – 21/4/25
Delivered by JMI's Course Coordinator, Charlotte Mclean, this workshop is aimed towards teachers looking to develop their skills in lesson planning and development...
Creative freedom through variation
We asked JMI lecturer Graeme Norris (Woodwind, Improvisation Techniques) about some of his approaches to teaching improvisation here at JMI. Have a read below...
Exploring Jazz When You’re Unsure of What to Listen to
Exploring Jazz When You're Unsure of What to Listen to By Charlotte Mclean, JMI Course Coordinator Jazz is a labyrinth of different styles, eras, and...
alumni stories
Where Are They Now? Meet Alumni, Kat Kellalea
In the following blog series of ‘Where Are They Now?’, we talk to some of our alumni who we haven’t heard from in quite some time! We find out where life has taken...
Where Are They Now? Meet Alumni, Clayton Young
The Jazz Music Institute was founded in 1996 and has been a higher education tertiary institution since 2009. In the following blog series of ‘Where Are They...
Where Are They Now? Meet Alumni, Al Wheeler
The Jazz Music Institute was founded in 1996 and has been a higher education tertiary institution since 2009. In the following blog series of 'Where Are They...
jmi videos
Why Learn Jazz at JMI? A Chat with Vincent Gardner & Sherman Irby
“I know for a fact here at JMI, that the students are happy — to be around the music, to play the music and to meet...
Meet the CEO: Nick Quigley
Meet JMI CEO, bassist Nick Quigley where he discusses how studying jazz can help you become the musician you want to...
Alumni Interview: Patrick Atkinson
Meet JMI alumni, trombonist Patrick Atkinson as he discusses what he enjoyed most about studying at JMI and his...