A round-up of our recent news reports.

Two nights of adventurous music-making and "unlikely jazz" features artists including Miroslav Bukovsky, Mike Nock and Helen Svoboda.

Foundry616 shuts its doors at the end of June – the second Sydney venue to announce closure this week.

Katy Abbott, Thomas Meadowcroft and Leah Curtis among the musicians receiving a share of $82,500 to compose a new work.

Guitar great Pat Metheny unpacks 50 years in this mind-boggling one-man magical mystery tour.

The Australian Chamber Orchestra, Nat Bartsch, the MSO and DOBBY among this year’s nominated independent artists.

A classic with a twist paired with a wonderful sonic storm – Jazz:NOW exhibits the diversity of contemporary jazz and improvised music.

Jazz polymath Vanessa Perica discusses her first-ever string quartet, about to receive its world premiere with the Australian String Quartet.

The Australian Art Orchestra and the Tatana Village Choir from PNG conduct a conversation across genres, across worlds.

London jazz mover and shaker Shabaka Hutchings helps lower the collective heartbeat.

The space and time-travelling Arkestra delivered a powerful blend of big band music, bebop and avant-garde jazz.

Keyboardist and Mad Vantage frontwoman SOLUNE to undertake "a journey of self-discovery" as the MIJF's seventh Take Note Leader.