Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2024

Melbourne International Jazz Festival (MIJF) has been an annual celebration of jazz and improvised music in the capital of Victoria since 1998. The festival spans ten days in late October and is known as Australia's largest affair of its kind. Over the years, MIJF has pulled in famous national and international artists, who performed throughout the city in diverse art venues, concert halls, jazz clubs, and merely on the streets.

Music Lineup

Each year, the stages of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival feature both legends of jazz and up-and-coming artists of the genre, bringing the classics and fusion together. The festival will kick off with a mesmerizing performance at 4 pm on October 19th at Sidney Myer Music Bowl by Herbie Hancock, a veteran of jazz, complete with concerts by songwriter Marcus Miller and neo-soul singer Bumpy. The rest of the lineup is yet to be announced.

MIJF Venues

Popular Melbourne International Jazz Festival venues include Hamer Hall, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, and The Channel within Arts Centre Melbourne. Performances also run at Apax Warehouse, Melbourne Recital Centre, Monash University Alexander Theatre, St James, The Croxton Bandroom, The Jazzlab, Wyndham Cultural Centre, Red Stair Amphitheatre, and others. Note that venues are subject to change.

Tickets

The cost of tickets to the concerts differs depending on the lineup and venue. Tickets range from $74 to $129.

Past Lineup

Some of the top draws of the festival have been Graeme Bell, Australian Art Orchestra, Bob Barnard, Society Syncopators, The Engine Room, Jamie Oehlers, James Morrison, James Muller, The Necks, Fiona Burnett, Aron Ottignon, Vince Jones, SNAG, Keith Hounslow, Judy Jacques, Yarra Yarra Jazz Band, John Gill, Danny Moss, The Catholics, The Cat Empire, Nina Ferro, Dave MacRae & Joy Yates, Bob Sedergreen, Scott Tinkler, and Rob Burke. Among the remarkable international artists on the bill have been Gary Bartz, Ralph Sutton, Chris Potter, Pierre Dorge's New Jungle Orchestra, Andy Bey, BrAlexi Tuomarila Quartet, Mark Murphy, Raw Materials, Barbara Morrison, Yuri Honing Trio, Jim Cullum, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Pascal Schumacher Quartet, and Hugh Fraser Quintet.