JMI - Jazz Music Institute

This Thursday at JMI LIVE: Andrew Butt Trio (+2)

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Award-winning saxophonist Andrew Butt returns to his favourite jazz room in the world with a program of new original compositions alongside an eclectic mix of standards and "not so" standards, reimagined through the group's distinctive contemporary jazz approach. The ensemble has received multiple Queensland Music Awards and nominations over the years, including the 2024 Jazz Award, with their latest release Peregian nominated for the 2025 Queensland Music Awards Album of the Year.

Andrew Butt – Saxophones, Compositions
Toby Wren – Guitar
Kellee Green – Piano
Nick Quigley – Bass
Aaron Jansz – Drums

Thursday 20 August | 8PM
💵 $20 + booking fee
🚪 Doors 7:30pm | Music 8pm
🍺 Licensed bar | All ages (U18 with guardian)
📍 10 Exhibition St, Fortitude Valley

Auditions for JMI's Bachelor & Diploma of Music in Jazz Performance 2027 Semester 1 are now open. 🎷

You're in a band from day one, learning tunes, playing with real musicians. Small groups, teachers who are working musicians, and a stage at our own on-campus jazz club.

Entry is by audition, not ATAR, so it doesn't matter whether you're a school leaver or in your thirties, a seasoned player or still finding your feet. What matters is that you want to play. FEE-HELP is available too, so cost doesn't have to be the thing that stops you.

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Want to look before you leap? We've got two Open Days coming up: jump online on Tuesday 25 August (6pm), or come see us on campus on Sunday 11 October. Meet the team, get your questions answered, and see what studying here is really like.

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Keen to just play? Our Spring Jazz Clinic (25–27 September) is three days of small-group playing with our faculty, finishing with a performance at JMI Live. All ages and abilities, no audition needed.

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After a massive turnout for our mid-year Open Day, we've decided to host a free Online Open day! Perfect for anyone with busy schedules, live regionally, or just want to check in to hear about studying a Bachelor or Diploma of Music in Jazz Performance 🎷

Our academic and management team will walk you through how you get in (no ATAR, just an audition), where it leads, and what student life really looks like day to day.

Join from anywhere, ask us anything, or just come and listen. No cameras if you don't want them, and pop your questions in the chat if you'd rather not speak.

🗓 Tuesday 25 August · 6pm · Online · Free

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Prefer to see it in person? On Campus Open Day - Sunday 11 October

Come check out our on-campus Open Day is on later this year: a student panel, a look around the studios, and a free BBQ and open jam with students and alumni. 🎶

🗓 Sunday 11 October, 11am–2pm at Bowen Hills.

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Spring Jazz Clinic - 3 Days Intensive Workshop, 🗓 25–27 September.

And if you'd rather play than plan, our Spring Jazz Clinic is three days of small-group playing with our faculty, finishing with a performance at JMI Live. All ages and abilities welcome.

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“Hey, is there a SWING-SET around here?” Presenting themselves at the Ruby Jazz Club this August is JMI student quartet and beloved corporate event band, Swing-Set! Bringing their elegantly smooth, soulful, relaxed but playful sound, they are sure to fulfil every hope, wish and desire you have ever had for your Saturday evening out on the town!

Checking in an oversized baggage of jazz classics and a ‘carry-on’ of sneaky/cheeky original tunes by guitarist Andy Behne and pianist Patrick Baldwin, they are sure to fill Brisbane’s RJC with an heir of class and refinement.

The band is pleased to introduce to you: Teen heartthrob, ISAAC WORLAND, on double bass. The popular girl, LOCHLAN ROBINSON, on kit. The boy next door, ANDREW BEHNE, on guitar. The misfit / outcast, PATRICK BALDWIN, on keys!

📅 Saturday 15 August · 🕗 7:30–10pm, doors at 6:30pm · 🎟 Free entry, no bookings.

Tasty bites and bar on the night. Early arrivals get the best seats. Down Mead Lane, red door at the end. Fortitude Valley.

This Friday at JMI LIVE: Tilly Street (SYD) – All At Sea Album Launch

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Tilly Street is a Sydney-based vocalist and songwriter whose work is rooted in a deep connection to the jazz tradition and the art of storytelling through song. Influenced by artists such as Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Chet Baker and Chris Connor, she has firmly established herself as a distinctive presence on the Australian jazz scene. Released in 2026, All At Sea is her debut album of original music and selected standards. Joined by her stellar band, she makes her Brisbane debut at JMI with this special live performance — spacious, sensitive, and joyfully alive.

Tilly Street – Vocals
Arthur Washington – Guitar
Andrew Scott – Piano
Max Alduca – Double Bass
Aaron Jansz – Drums

Friday 14 August | 8PM
💵 $20 + booking fee
🚪 Doors 7:30pm | Music 8pm
🍺 Licensed bar | All ages (U18 with guardian)
📍 10 Exhibition St, Fortitude Valley

This Thursday at JMI LIVE: GaHaRoBa Saxophone Quartet

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Come and bathe in the saxophonic light! A rare treat for the true saxophone aficionados out there — appreciate the saxophone in all its glory with the GaHaRoBa Quartet. A joyful meeting of four fine saxophone-playing mates, this gig features wonderfully subtle and diverse ensemble playing and soloing, alongside original compositions and arrangements that deftly use the group's unique resources. As a special treat, they'll feature the vocal stylings of Charlotte Mclean on brand new original arrangements of jazz standards and some of Charlotte and Andrew Garton's collaborative compositions.

Andrew Garton – Soprano Saxophone
Martha Baartz – Alto Saxophone
Joshua Hatcher – Tenor Saxophone
Papa Joe Roberts – Baritone Saxophone
Featuring Charlotte Mclean – Vocals

Thursday 13 August | 8PM
💵 $20 + booking fee
🚪 Doors 7:30pm | Music 8pm
🍺 Licensed bar | All ages (U18 with guardian)
📍 10 Exhibition St, Fortitude Valley

We are having Open Jazz Jams are JMI until the Ekka is over, then we'll be back at Bar Gusto!

Bear with us here, its going to be a MASSIVE week.

Andy Behne and his band takes the stage at the Brisbane Jazz Club this Wednesday with "Flying is Easy, Landing is Hard "as part of The New Generation of Jazz program.

Thursday Open Jazz Jams at JMI LIVE from 4-6pm, followed by the GaHaRoBa Saxophone Quartet at JMI LIVE. Stay tuned for more.

Friday night Tilly Street (SYD) launch their All At Sea album at JMI LIVE, more to come on that, or check out out website for more details.

James Eller and his band return to Nosferatu Friday night, 6-8pm, free entry!

And on Saturday night, the Patrick Baldwin Swing Set take the stage at The Ruby Jazz Club. If you didn't get a chance to see Pat at The Brisbane Jazz Club, now is your chance for redemption. Free entry.

Can you believe its August already? Alas, we have quite the lineup this month at JMI LIVE.

More information and tickets can be found on our website or Humanitix page. Check it out.

Announcement: For a limited time only, we are bringing open jazz jams back to JMI LIVE!

Due to the Ekka, we've had to postpone our usual jams at Bar Gusto until the 20th of August. We've now decided to host them at JMI LIVE until our return to Bar Gusto!

Don't miss your opportunity to play on the JMI LIVE stage. Piano players rejoice.

If you haven't visited the club before, find the open red door at 10 Exhibition St, Fortitude Valley. Just follow the music.

We'll see you there, and as always, make sure to keep tabs on our socials for updates.

This week at JMI!

Note: Jams are postponed at Bar Gusto till August 20 - our greatest apologies.

Did you know that Davey Romain has an Organ Quartet? did you also know that Davey Romain's Organ Quartet will be playing this Thursday at JMI LIVE? If you answered "no" to any of these questions, now is your opportunity to come and see some of Brisbane's most beloved jazz musicians playing music from the likes of George Benson, Clark Terry, Wes Montgomery and, others. And Wil Sarge on the organ. Cmmon now.

Nosferatu gigs have been changed to Saturday afternoons for the foreseeable future, and we have Trent Jordan and his band playing the debut. Saturday afternoon jazz at a gin distillery? say no more.