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The LabJams

Designed to bring jazz musicians of all types into Australia’s best jazz club every month for a night of music, fun, and community, The Lab Jams are a new initiative hosted by The JazzLab on the first Tuesday of every month. The night will begin with a set by the house band, led by pianist...

Get Tickets $10.00 – $15.00

Phil Turcio Group

Phil’s presence in the Australian Music Industry has led him to perform with many renowned local and international artists, too numerous to mention. He has worked as a pianist, composer and producer and has penned hits for Australian Idols and icons alike. From composing music for the Sydney Olympics, The World Youth Day, Television themes...

Get Tickets $25.00 – $30.00

Barney McAll: Monkey Sonnet fourtet

A ceaseless chase, the Monkey Sonnet spirals through a labyrinth of unspoken tones—threads of sound coiled loose or tight, seeking the pulse to halt the invisible, yet at times, the notes remain always elsewhere, elusive. We reach, stretch compositions like fabric spun from the fur of unwandering minds, hands tracing nonpatterns over inkless pages; unremembered....

Get Tickets $25.00 – $30.00

Harry James Angus

Welcome to the Midnight Show The always unpredictable Harry James Angus returns with a program drawing inspiration from gospel classics, blues, and early rock n roll - a dreamscape of country dances, bakelite radio, the endless white line of the highway at night, and the great starry sky over the fields. NOTE - THIS SHOW...

Get Tickets $35.00 – $40.00

Fem Belling with The Joe Ruberto Trio

SHE’S BACK! After 328 days of touring Australia in the land of Music Theatre (Cruel Intentions) and singing national anthems (Boxing Day Test), Fem is back on the Jazzlab stage. Fem will be returning to her roots in jazz music, bringing her a wealth of experience and a unique perspective on the genre. Fem is...

Get Tickets $35.00 – $40.00

Gender Defying Jazz workshop series

Co-presented with major sponsor the University of Melbourne - MCM/VCA Gender Defying Jazz (GDJ) is a program run by Andrea Keller, Head of Jazz & Improvisation at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne. The program serves to create a safe learning environment and community for female identifying, and gender-diverse musicians interested in exploring...

Double Bill: Abi Lee Trio + Mia Barham Quintet

Co-presented with the Melbourne Jazz Co-Op Abi Lee Trio Abi Lee – piano Jack Smythe – double bass Alex Siderov – drums Abi Lee is a Naarm/Melbourne-based pianist, composer, and improviser. Abi tells intimate stories through real-time improvisation and her compositions in a trio setting. Abi’s belief and love for music is shown in every aspect of her playing and composition...

Get Tickets $20.00 – $30.00

Equity in Tertiary Jazz Education : Panel Discussion

As part of this program and the Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival, this panel will be focussing on the way forward for tertiary education, equity and gender in the jazz sector. The workshop is open to current secondary and tertiary music students and those already working in the jazz sector. Panelists: Jess Green -Sydney Conservatorium...

Double Bill: Strange Attractors: Jess Green (Syd) /Dylan van der Schyff + Andrea Keller Transients Vol 3&4 CD launch

Strange Attractors: Jess Green (Syd) and Dylan van der Schyff Jess Green - guitar Dylan van der Schyff – drums and percussion Guitarist Jess Green and Drummer Dylan van der Schyff perform spontaneously improvised music, real-time conversations in sound and emotion, evoking free jazz, free improvisation, ambient and drone music, and, occasionally, shades of 90’s...

Get Tickets $20.00 – $30.00

Composition and performance workshop with Nat Bartsch

MWIJF & Monash University Gender diverse leadership workshops An initiate of the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Monash University, the Gender Diverse Leadership Program in Jazz and Improvisation provides a safe and informal environment for students to make music together, cultivate networks and communities, and address specific challenges that commonly arise in...

Monash Sessions feat. Nat Bartsch

Nat Bartsch - piano and composer Piano - Nat Bartsch Voice - Greta Williams Voice - Francesca D'Adhemar Quinlivan Guitar - Austen Reid Uebergang Tenor Sax-- Bernice Ramos Bass - Chezz Cinquegrana Bass -Jemima Smith Drums - Alan Nguyen Nat Bartsch is a twice ARIA-nominated Australian pianist and composer known for her ethereal, meditative, lyrical...

Get Tickets $15.00 – $25.00