Bell Awards - Nominations
Nominations for the 2009 Australian Jazz Awards are open until 31st January 2009. Anyone may nominate artists for an award.
Mingus Big Band
Meaty beaty big and bouncy. The Mingus Big Band - the 14-piece group that performs the work of the legendary bass player and composer - returns to Sydney in March.
Freddie Hubbard 1938 - 2008
Freddie Hubbard, whose blazing virtuosity influenced a generation of trumpet players, has died a month after suffering a heart attack.
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2009 Melbourne Jazz Fringe Composers Commission
Posted on 24th December, 2008
Berklee College of Music’s World Scholarship Tour
Posted on 24th December, 2008
The Necks - National Tour
Posted on 15th December, 2008
Scholarship winners set to travel
Posted on 13th December, 2008
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Mikhail Rudy and Misha Alperin
Posted on 13th December, 2008
Nows the Time Summer Series FM 99.3
Posted on 9th December, 2008
A THIRD MONTH FOR THE SUBTERRANEANS AT THE EMPIRE
Posted on 1st December, 2008
Bob Barnard celebrates his 75th on NTT
Posted on 27th November, 2008
APRA Professional Development Awards
Posted on 23rd November, 2008
austraLYSIS : Sonic Textuality
Posted on 23rd November, 2008
So Many Notes! A Celebration of Jewish Jazz
Posted on 13th November, 2008
VALE WILL POSKITT
Posted on 12th November, 2008
John Shand to discuss the Australian Accent with Frank Presley
Posted on 10th November, 2008
The Live Music ® evolution
Posted on 9th November, 2008
The International Song Writing Competition
Posted on 9th November, 2008
Jazzgroove Fundraiser
Posted on 9th November, 2008
austraLYSIS : Sonic Textuality
Posted on 9th November, 2008
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WAYJO - COOKIN AT THE BAKERY
Posted on 9th November, 2008
THE SUBTERRANEANS HAVE ANOTHER MONTH AT THE EMPIRE!!
Posted on 3rd November, 2008
JIM KELLY WORKSHOP SERIES
Posted on 26th October, 2008
Unity in Diversity featuring Sandy Evans
Posted on 23rd October, 2008
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Monthly gig at Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy, Melbourne
Posted on 21st October, 2008
Vale Dave Way
Posted on 19th October, 2008
THE SUBTERRANEANS ARE BACK AT THE EMPIRE!!!
Posted on 25th September, 2008
Gerard Masters - Five-City Tour
Posted on 25th September, 2008
Murphy's Law's double CD release
Posted on 16th September, 2008
Jazz Competition Seeks Young Musicians
Posted on 16th September, 2008
Hervey Bay Jazz and Blues Festival
Posted on 14th September, 2008
NOWnow
Posted on 14th September, 2008
Joe Lovano on Frank Presley's Nows the Time
Posted on 27th August, 2008
Perth Jazz Club - Progress Report
Posted on 30th July, 2008
Broadbeach - Blends of Jazz
Posted on 30th July, 2008
Jazz in the Vines
Posted on 20th June, 2008
Use the calendar below to see listed gigs in the Jazz Australia directory.
Gerard Masters Trio - Pendulum 
14th October, 2008
Review by John McBeath
Murphy’s Law - Tanuki’s Revenge
7th October, 2008
Review by John McBeath
West End Composers Collective - Driving Hat
1st October, 2008
Review by John McBeath
Kidney
1st October, 2008
Review by John McBeath
James Le Fevre Quintet - Point A
8th September, 2008
Review by John McBeath
Tina Harrod - Worksongs
25th August, 2008
Review by John McBeath and John Shand
Sally Ford - Births, Deaths & Marriages
19th August, 2008
Review by John McBeath
Logic? - Native Strut
3rd August, 2008
Review by John McBeath
Andrew Robson Trio - Radiola
26th July, 2008
Review by John McBeath
Wanderlust - When in Rome
7th July, 2008
Review by John McBeath
Richard Maegraith Band - Free Running
7th July, 2008
Review by John McBeath
Oehlers, Grabowsky and Beck - Lost And Found
30th June, 2008
Review by John McBeath
Tim Stevens Trio - Mickets
30th June, 2008
Review by John McBeath
Julien Wilson Trio - Sound Vault
30th June, 2008
Review by John McBeath
Bunbury International Jazz Festival
26th May, 2008
Review by Peter Kenyon
Joe Chindamo - Duende: The Romantic Project
17th March, 2008
Review by John McBeath
The Vampires - South Coasting
12th March, 2008
Review by John McBeath
Matt Keegan Trio - Tone Imagination
27th February, 2008
Review by John McBeath
Melbourne Jazz 2009
18th December, 2008
Next Autumn's Melbourne International Jazz Festival will branch out to include jazz collaborations with other music genres while also celebrating jazz.
Melbourne Jazz - 2008 in Review
4th January, 2009
TWO veritable giants of jazz performed in Australia for the first time in 2008 without including Melbourne in their itinerary. Sonny Rollins and Ornette Coleman both gave unforgettable concerts, well worth an interstate trip (I saw Rollins in Sydney and...
The Best of 2008
15th December, 2008
What were the best jazz albums released this year? Everyone has an opinion but it’s always interesting to compare. Here are some lists from sources in Australia, the US and the UK.
Chick Corea in Australia
13th December, 2008
Chick Corea is one of the most prolific artists in jazz. It’s not just the volume of his output, which spans almost 50 years, but its sheer variety of format. Along with Pat Metheny, Keith Jarrett and Herbie Hancock he is one of the few jazz artists...
30th November, 2008
Tina Harrod has won the Best Australian Independent Jazz Album award for her recent CD Worksongs.
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