Melbourne International Jazz Festival

Welcome to the home of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival on Everything Jazz! Explore the unmissable stories of 2026 alongside features on new artists and festival alumni. Plus, check out our special Festival offer with a choice of over 150 essential albums and audiophile pressings at exceptional prices.


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Discover the stories behind your favourite jazz artists


UMISSABLE MOMENTS IN JAZZ HISTORY

Miles Davis 100

Miles Davis at 100:
The Life and Legacy of a Jazz Pioneer

In the 100 years since Miles Davis’ birth, it’s worth stepping back to consider the wider contribution that Miles Davis made, not only to jazz, but to all of music, and much of the culture of the 20th century.

John Coltrane 100

John Coltrane at 100:
Giant Steps to Ascension

Virtuosic skill as a saxophonist coupled with a vision for a new direction for what jazz could be – both harmonically and spiritually – created a wave which resonated through almost all sonic culture that followed.

Getty Images Archive x Everything Jazz

Jazz Stories on Film:
Digging the Getty Images Archive

Join us for an exclusive video tour of the Getty Images Archive in London. Find out why America’s biggest jazz stars couldn’t tour to the UK, which artists sold the most magazines, and why Miles Davis was the most stylish man in jazz.

Rediscover jazz free online course on jazz music and culture

Join us in
(Re)Discovering Jazz!

Our free online course in jazz music and culture. It consists of 20 bite-size lessons that will teach you about jazz history, influences, eras, instruments, players, labels and scenes.


NEW JAZZ, NEW TALENT, NEW VOICES

Meshell Ndegeocello, Serving The Music

To mark the release of her latest record “Synonym” bassist, singer, composer and band leader Meshell Ndegeocello discusses her deeply collaborative approach to making music

DOMi & JD BECK "Who Asked?" album cover

With the second, highly anticipated album, “WHO ASKED?” the much hyped duo DOMi & JD Beck apply their uber chops to a much expanded musical canvas.

Sparklmami

The Texan born Sparklmami draws on a wide range of jazz tinged musical influences to make an impressive debut album worthy of close attention.


FORMER MELBOURNE ARTISTS

Melissa Aldana

For “Filin”, her third Blue Note album as a bandleader, the Chilean tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana digs into an obscure part of Latin American history for an album of Cuban ballads that presents a new wrinkle on the concept of the American Songbook.

Bill Frisell

As master musician Bill Frisell – once called “The Clark Kent of the electric guitar” by writer Gene Santoro – releases his essential new Blue Note album “In My Dreams” and celebrates his 75th birthday, we round up five great tracks from his spellbinding career. 

Brandee Younger

Brandee Younger is an artist who manages to pay respect to her musical forebears whilst staying true to her own creative voice. Firmly established as a leading light in the world of jazz harp, Younger’s latest record, “Gadabout Season” tells a new chapter of her story.


HAND CURATED ALBUM COLLECTIONS

Browse our collections of must-have classics and new jazz releases

Best of Blue Note Collection
Get In To Jazz Collection
Collector Essentials Collection