Review: Dead Weight (Melbourne International Jazz Festival)
Shannon Barnett's inspired site-specific work takes its audience into an unusual aural realm to spotlight sexism and abuse.
October 25, 2023
Carla Bley, composer and pianist, has died
A pioneering figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, Carla Bley blazed a long and winding trail.
October 19, 2023
Cheryl Durongpisitkul: Take Note
2023's Melbourne International Jazz Festival Take Note fellow, saxophonist Cheryl Durongpisitkul, is determined to be "a pain in the arse".
September 25, 2023
Melbourne International Jazz Festival announces complete lineup
US stars including Hot 8 Brass Band, Nile Rodgers and Chaka Khan beef up a bill promising to hit harder than any MIJF program to date.
August 29, 2023
Melbourne International Jazz Festival reveals four headliners for 2023
Grammy winners, top improvisors, inter-cultural exchangers and high-energy groovers in the mix for MIJF 2023.
July 6, 2023
New digital jazz platform launches
A new digital performance platform, Oh! Jazz, will host a curated collection of jazz performances from around the world.
June 29, 2022
Melbourne International Jazz Festival announces new 2021 lineup
The rescheduled lineup will run over a huge weekend in December, signalling the return of live music to the city’s long-empty stages.
October 22, 2021
Melbourne International Jazz Festival announces 2021 line-up
With international borders still closed, MIJF 2021 will showcase the very best of Australian jazz – including Paul Grabowsky as the festival's very first Artist in Residence.
August 19, 2021