Melbourne International Jazz Festival

Cuban saxophonist, percussionist and composer Yosvany Terry has built an internationally acclaimed career at the intersection of Cuban musical traditions and contemporary jazz. A Doris Duke Artist Award recipient and GRAMMY-nominated bandleader, Terry has collaborated with artists including Steve Coleman, Roy Hargrove, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Vijay Iyer, Eddie Palmieri and Branford Marsalis, establishing himself as one...

Cuban saxophonist, percussionist and composer Yosvany Terry has built an internationally acclaimed career at the intersection of Cuban musical traditions and contemporary jazz. A Doris Duke Artist Award recipient and GRAMMY-nominated bandleader, Terry has collaborated with artists including Steve Coleman, Roy Hargrove, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Vijay Iyer, Eddie Palmieri and Branford Marsalis, establishing himself as one...

We’re back this year with another round of MIJF’s iconic Late Night Jams. Each weekend of the festival we shake loose and get down after hours, with spontaneous, improvised and unrepeatable festival-only sessions led by The Rookies. Consistently a highlight of the festival, these jam sessions celebrate everything we love about jazz, with Melbourne’s local...

Cuban saxophonist, percussionist and composer Yosvany Terry has built an internationally acclaimed career at the intersection of Cuban musical traditions and contemporary jazz. A Doris Duke Artist Award recipient and GRAMMY-nominated bandleader, Terry has collaborated with artists including Steve Coleman, Roy Hargrove, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Vijay Iyer, Eddie Palmieri and Branford Marsalis, establishing himself as one...

Cuban saxophonist, percussionist and composer Yosvany Terry has built an internationally acclaimed career at the intersection of Cuban musical traditions and contemporary jazz. A Doris Duke Artist Award recipient and GRAMMY-nominated bandleader, Terry has collaborated with artists including Steve Coleman, Roy Hargrove, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Vijay Iyer, Eddie Palmieri and Branford Marsalis, establishing himself as one...

We’re back this year with another round of MIJF’s iconic Late Night Jams. Each weekend of the festival we shake loose and get down after hours, with spontaneous, improvised and unrepeatable festival-only sessions led by The Rookies. Consistently a highlight of the festival, these jam sessions celebrate everything we love about jazz, with Melbourne’s local...

Celebrating 50 years of Jazztrack Multi-award-winning trumpeter, composer and arranger Eugene Ball premieres his new composition, Continuum — a personal musical reflection on the enduring influence of Jazztrack, Australia's longest running national jazz radio program. Across a career spanning more than three decades, Ball has performed, recorded and collaborated with some of the most revered artists in...

Resonance is the latest collaboration from two of Australia's finest jazz musicians; saxophonist Sandy Evans and pianist Andrea Keller, joined by exceptional vocalists Kristin Berardi and Jenny Barnes. Inspired by their shared experiences striving to be prolific, creative musicians while juggling the demands of family, care, community and artistic practice, Resonance explores what it means...

GRAMMY-winning pianist and composer Kris Davis stands at the forefront of New York’s contemporary jazz scene, described by The New York Times as a beacon for “deciding where to hear jazz on a given night.” Across her career she has collaborated with artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Holland, Craig Taborn, John Zorn and...

A supergroup for the 21st century, Asteroid Ekosystem brings together four of the country's most adventurous musical minds: acclaimed pianist Alister Spence, bassist Lloyd Swanton of The Necks, world-class percussionist Toby Hall and legendary guitarist Ed Kuepper, founding member of The Saints and LaughingClowns. This October, Asteroid Ekosystem brings its celebrated new album Sounds Have...

GRAMMY-winning pianist and composer Kris Davis stands at the forefront of New York’s contemporary jazz scene, described by The New York Times as a beacon for “deciding where to hear jazz on a given night.” Across her career she has collaborated with artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Holland, Craig Taborn, John Zorn and...

A supergroup for the 21st century, Asteroid Ekosystem brings together four of the country's most adventurous musical minds: acclaimed pianist Alister Spence, bassist Lloyd Swanton of The Necks, world-class percussionist Toby Hall and legendary guitarist Ed Kuepper, founding member of The Saints and LaughingClowns. This October, Asteroid Ekosystem brings its celebrated new album Sounds Have...