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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...
Tomeka Reid stands as one of the most boldly imaginative voices in contemporary music — a fiercely creative cellist, composer, and bandleader whose work blends Western classical tradition, modes rooted in the African diaspora, and the avant‑garde. A defining force in Chicago’s improvised‑music community, her boundary‑pushing artistry and sonic originality have earned major recognition, including...
Mandisi Dyantyis is a vocalist, trumpeter and composer whose powerful blend of jazz, soul and South African musical traditions has captivated audiences across the globe. A multi-award-winning artist, Dyantyis has headlined major festivals, sold out every major venue in South Africa, and earned widespread acclaim for Cwaka — winner of Best Adult Contemporary Album at...
Tomeka Reid stands as one of the most boldly imaginative voices in contemporary music — a fiercely creative cellist, composer, and bandleader whose work blends Western classical tradition, modes rooted in the African diaspora, and the avant‑garde. A defining force in Chicago’s improvised‑music community, her boundary‑pushing artistry and sonic originality have earned major recognition, including...
Celebrate extraordinary emerging talents in a night of music featuring graduating students from the Jazz and Improvisation department at the University of Melbourne.
Melbourne’s own JazzLab Orchestra presses reset on the big band tradition, creating visionary, original, genre-bending jazz music with a strong focus on diversity and inclusivity. Led by composer-arrangers Cheryl Durongpisitkul and Madison James Smith, the orchestra celebrates Melbourne’s next generation of instrumentalists. The ensemble continues the legacy of the Bennetts Lane Big Band through its monthly residency,...
Kadambawa is the original project and forthcoming debut album of Melbourne-based drummer and composer Jerush Perera, bringing together contemporary jazz, improvisation, and the rhythmic traditions of Sri Lanka into a deeply personal and immersive musical experience. Drawing from his Sri Lankan heritage alongside Melbourne's vibrant improvised music scene, Perera's compositions explore identity, cultural fragmentation, migration, memory, and...
Raw, urban, and unapologetic, Piazzolla Unleashed: Reclaiming the Edge dives headfirst into the street-smart soundworld of Astor Piazzolla; the outlaw genius who tore tango apart and rebuilt it with jazz fire, rock attitude, and Bach-level craft. This is Buenos Aires after dark: gritty, volatile, and electrically alive. TangoMundo brings to the stage Piazzolla repertoire rarely...
Formed around the turn of the century by double bassist Steve Purcell as a Count Basie-style dance band, The Pearly Shells Swing Orchestra has evolved over more than 15 years into a unique Melbourne musical institution, boasting an enormous repertoire of original charts and strong ties throughout Melbourne’s musical community. The Pearly Shells blend their own arrangements...
The red-hot jazz ensemble 32 Bars is touching down at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club in Brunswick for an unmissable Saturday night show on October 31st. 32 Bars is making waves with their ambitious project to film 32 brand-new jazz vocal showtunes across Victoria's most iconic music venues—each song composed and arranged for full jazz ensemble...
A gutsy & arresting interpretation of Leonard Cohen's powerful works. D'Arrietta and his band provide gutsy and arresting interpretations of Cohen's powerful works, framed by a personal narrative. The stories give an insight into Cohen's life and the motivations behind the songs, with a sprinkling of laconic humour. Few bodies of musical work rouse, seduce...
Peggy Lee (cello), Niran Dasika (trumpet, Dylan van der Schyff (drums) and Andrea Keller (piano)
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