The Melbourne International Jazz Festival takes the underground above ground, showcasing and celebrating jazz culture, bringing together the biggest and most respected names in international jazz leading and emerging contemporary Australian artists.
Festivals
In addition to the following, there are annual multi arts festivals in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth that program a range of musical styles including jazz, improvised and art music.
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Perth,
Australia
Perth International Jazz Festival (PIJF) celebrates jazz in its many forms and contributes to Western Australia’s growing reputation as an arts and culture destination.
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Sydney,
Australia
October
The Sydney Int’l Women’s Jazz Festival curated by SIMA (Sydney Improvised Music Association), presents magical and diverse music experiences with global artists and brings the future of female/gender-diverse new music to audiences in Sydney in October.
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Katoomba,
Australia
The Blue Mountains Music Festival of Folk Roots and Blues, takes place in Katoomba in regional New South Wales in March each year.
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Wangaratta,
Australia
October
The annual Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues is Victoria’s much loved regional music event, thrilling festival goers with inspired international and homegrown collaborations and stand-alone performances from Australia’s finest musicians.
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Sydney,
Australia
The Sydney Con Jazz Festival is presented by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Open Academy and SIMA.
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Adelaide,
Australia
Held on the traditional lands of the Kaurna People, WOMADelaide – World Of Music Arts & Dance - is an iconic open-air festival celebrating cultural discovery in the heart of Adelaide’s stunning Botanic Park / Tainmuntilla.
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Hobart,
Australia
February
Mona Foma is Mona's summer festival of art, music, and other stuff in Hobart and Launceston in Tasmania in February each year. Broad and eclectic programme the artistic director is Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes).